June 29, 2021 Test Flag Enterprise integrates autonomy into Orange Flag Orange Flag 21-2 brought in two new objectives to the large force test event: autonomy and Emerald Flag collaboration. The test event hosted by Air Force Test Center’s 412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB, California, occurred June 24, 2021.
April 21, 2021 Testing done at AFRL made Perseverance and the search for life on Mars possible On February 18, 2021, NASA’s rover Perseverance touched down on the surface of Mars to begin searching for evidence of past life. The success of this touchdown would not have been possible without the work of a team of researchers who operate unique erosion testing equipment in a windowless bunker
April 15, 2021 Team from Air Force Research Lab finds a way to use packaged snow as explosion protection In March 2021, a team from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Junior Force Warfighter Operations in the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (designated “JFWORX”) led a collaborative, live-fire test with explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) personnel from the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron at Eielson
March 31, 2021 The 355th Wing flies toward the future A LIFT Aircraft electronic vertical takeoff and landing aircraft was transported from Springfield, Ohio to Austin, Texas, March 23 – 24, 2021.
March 10, 2021 The Air Force seeks to accelerate efficiency As modern warfare continues to evolve, the Air Force has renewed its focus on maintaining secure fuel networks and optimizing operations for maximized combat capability. Over the past year, the Air Force Operational Energy office targeted specific initiatives that aim to increase operational
March 2, 2021 To train medics to save lives, fuselage travels to WPAFB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The fuselage of a Boeing 767 is being delivered from Wilmington Air Park in Wilmington, Ohio, to the 711th Human Performance Wing’s U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine around 2 p.m. on March 3. After its three-day journey through Clinton and
Nov. 26, 2019 Two AFRL technologies honored with Laureate award WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Two groundbreaking teams from the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate have been recognized with the 2020 Aviation Week Network Laureate Award in the category of Defense.The Medium Scale Critical Components team has been honored in the