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AFRL helps NASA wrap up equipment testing for Artemis II mission

A U.S. Air Force volunteer tests the next replica of a flight suit and seat for the Orion space capsule in the drop tower facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Nov. 3, 2023. Researchers with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Human Effectiveness Directorate tested equipment along with NASA for the Orion space capsule’s upcoming mission to the moon. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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AFRL helps NASA wrap up equipment testing for Artemis II mission

A U.S. Air Force volunteer, who tests the next replica of a flight suit and seat for the Orion space capsule, is strapped into the seat in the drop tower facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Nov. 3, 2023. Researchers with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Human Effectiveness Directorate tested equipment along with NASA for the Orion space capsule’s upcoming mission to the moon. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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AFRL helps NASA wrap up equipment testing for Artemis II mission

An Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, team and NASA prepare a U.S. Air Force volunteer on the horizontal sled test facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 23, 2023, to test the next replica of a seat and flight suit for the Orion space capsule. Researchers with the AFRL Human Effectiveness Directorate tested equipment for the Orion space capsule’s upcoming mission to the moon. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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AFRL helps NASA wrap up equipment testing for Artemis II mission

A U.S. Air Force volunteer with the Biodynamics Laboratory tests the next replica of a seat and flight suit for the Orion space capsule and NASA on the horizontal sled test facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 23, 2023. Researchers with the Air Force Research Laboratory Human Effectiveness Directorate tested equipment for the Orion space capsule’s upcoming mission to the moon. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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AFRL helps NASA wrap up equipment testing for Artemis II mission

Max Grattan, Biodynamics Laboratory technical support contractor with Infoscitex, conducts 3D surface scanning of a U.S. Air Force volunteer on the horizontal sled test facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 23, 2023, to test the next replica of a seat and flight suit for the Orion space capsule. Researchers with the AFRL Human Effectiveness Directorate tested equipment for the Orion space capsule’s upcoming mission to the moon. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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AFRL helps NASA wrap up equipment testing for Artemis II mission

An Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, team works with NASA and a U.S. Air Force volunteer on the horizontal sled test facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 23, 2023, to test the next replica of a seat and flight suit for the Orion space capsule. Researchers with the AFRL Human Effectiveness Directorate tested equipment for the Orion space capsule’s upcoming mission to the moon. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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AFMC’s digital transformation efforts aim to unleash the potential of AI innovation

Aaron Williamson, right, AI training facilitator, observes training attendees as they familiarize themselves with various AI tools and technologies during the Artificial Intelligence for Acquisition Training Program at the University of Dayton Research Institute Feb. 6, 2024. Sponsored by the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, the three-day training focused on understanding, identifying, procuring, leveraging, and implementing AI solutions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Brian Dietrick)

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AFWERX Autonomy Prime partners demonstrate autonomous flight capabilities, make history at AGILE FLAG

David O’Brien, left, Reliable Robotics senior vice president of government solutions, briefs Airmen about their autonomous flight capabilities during AGILE FLAG 24-1 at McClellan Airfield in Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 30, 2024. AFWERX Autonomy Prime invited Reliable Robotics to conduct autonomous flight demonstrations during AGILE FLAG and show Air Force leaders how autonomous aviation can contribute to the Agile Combat Employment, or ACE, concept. The ACE concept is to disperse aircraft and equipment between major hub bases and smaller airfields to improve resilience and survivability. AFWERX has awarded Reliable Robotics two Small Business Innovation Research contracts, a Phase Two in April 2022 and a Phase Three in October 2022 to demonstrate the capability in an operationally relevant environment. (U.S. Air Force photo / Matthew Clouse)

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AFWERX Autonomy Prime partners demonstrate autonomous flight capabilities, make history at AGILE FLAG

Maxime Gariel, left, Xwing co-founder and chief technology officer, briefs Airmen about their autonomous flight capabilities in the Xwing ground control station during AGILE FLAG 24-1 at McClellan Airfield in Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 30, 2024. Xwing successfully completed multiple autonomous logistics missions during AGILE FLAG, Air Combat Command’s contributing certifying event for its expeditionary air base force elements throughout the AFFORGEN cycle, ensuring they are ACE-capable forces that meet Combatant Commanders’ needs. AFWERX has awarded Xwing two Small Business Innovation Research contracts, a Phase Two in March 2023 and a Phase Three in December 2023 to demonstrate the capability in an operationally relevant environment. (U.S. Air Force photo / Matthew Clouse)

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AFWERX Autonomy Prime partners demonstrate autonomous flight capabilities, make history at AGILE FLAG

Chad Russell, left, AFWERX Prime flight test engineer, and Kate Brown, right, AFWERX Autonomy Prime deputy branch chief, brief Maj. Gen. David Lyons, 15th Air Force commander, about Autonomy Prime, an AFWERX innovation branch focused on the development and implementation of emerging autonomous technologies during AGILE FLAG 24-1 at McClellan Airfield in Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 31, 2024. AGILE FLAG is Air Combat Command's contributing certifying event for its expeditionary air base force elements throughout the AFFORGEN cycle, ensuring they are ACE-capable forces that meet Combatant Commanders’ needs. Lyons also watched autonomous flight demonstrations from two AFWERX partners, Reliable Robotics and Xwing Inc., to see how autonomous aviation can contribute to the Agile Combat Employment, or ACE, concept, which is to disperse aircraft and equipment between major hub bases and smaller airfields to improve resilience and survivability. (U.S. Air Force photo / Matthew Clouse) )

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AFWERX Autonomy Prime partners demonstrate autonomous flight capabilities, make history at AGILE FLAG

Danah Tommalieh, Reliable Robotics commercial pilot and engineer, monitors an autonomous flight from a control station during AGILE-FLAG 24-1 at McClellan Airfield in Sacramento, California, Jan. 30, 2024. AFWERX Autonomy Prime invited Reliable Robotics to conduct autonomous flight demonstrations during AGILE FLAG and show Air Force leaders how autonomous aviation can contribute to the Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concept. The ACE concept is to disperse aircraft and equipment between major hub bases and smaller airfields to improve resilience and survivability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

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AFWERX Autonomy Prime partners demonstrate autonomous flight capabilities, make history at AGILE FLAG

Airmen load weather equipment into Xwing's autonomous Cessna 208B Grand Caravan during AGILE FLAG 24-1 at McClellan Airfield in Sacramento, California, Jan. 27, 2024. The cargo was delivered to March Air Reserve Base, California, and was the second autonomous logistics mission during an Air Force exercise. Xwing's autonomous flight technology allows its aircraft to taxi, takeoff, fly to a destination, avoid airborne and ground threats, and land, without any human input. AFWERX has awarded Xwing two Small Business Innovation Research contracts, a Phase Two in March 2023 and a Phase Three in December 2023 to demonstrate the capability in an operationally relevant environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

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Mentors inspire tomorrow’s innovators through STEM outreach

(From left) Jose Camberos, an associate professor of aerospace engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology, and Kara Combs, an associate computer engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory and AFIT doctoral student, hosted six local high school students for a day, offering insights into their work and exposing them to various STEM aspects within the military context. (Contributed photo)

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Mentors inspire tomorrow’s innovators through STEM outreach

Jose Camberos (first from left), an associate professor of aerospace engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology, and Kara Combs (far right), an associate computer engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory and AFIT doctoral student, served as co-mentors for two local high school students as part of the Wright Scholar Research Assistant Program—an AFRL initiative designed to expose juniors and seniors to various engineering and science disciplines. (Contributed photo)

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AFWERX launches new Prime program

Craig Milliard, Xwing flight test manager, monitors an autonomous flight from the Xwing ground control station at McClellan Airfield in Sacramento, California, Jan. 27, 2024. AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force, has awarded Xwing two Small Business Innovation Research contracts, a Phase Two in March 2023 to conduct autonomous flight trials and optimize the technology for future missions and a Phase Three in December 2023 to demonstrate the capability in an operationally relevant environment. Xwing's autonomous flight technology allows its aircraft to taxi, takeoff, fly to a destination, avoid airborne and ground threats, and land, without any human input. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

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Field training exercise demonstrates value of deployable engineers

An Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Scientist and Engineer Demand Force Team, or SEDFT, based in AFRL's Munitions Directorate, constructs a makeshift portable weather station as a solution to simulated damaged or destroyed weather monitoring and reporting technologies at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 9, 2023. A SEDFT is a forward deployable team of scientists and engineers trained and equipped to solve problems, said Lt. Garrett Demeyer, project lead, AFRL Munitions Directorate. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Field training exercise demonstrates value of deployable engineers

A Scientist and Engineer Demand Force Team, or SEDFT, based in the Air Force Research Laboratory's Munitions Directorate, constructs a self-driving vehicle to transport supplies at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 9, 2023. The team built the vehicle as a solution to a simulated base attack challenge resulting in a decrease in manpower, demonstrating the value of adding a specialized team of deployable scientists and engineers to high-action air bases. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AFWERX Autonomy Prime, Xwing partner for autonomous flight demonstration

Xwing's autonomous aircraft, N101XW, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, receives fuel before taking off at McClellan Airfield in Sacramento, California, Jan. 27, 2024. Xwing's autonomous flight technology allows its aircraft to taxi, takeoff, fly to a destination, avoid airborne and ground threats, and land, without any human input. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

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AFWERX Autonomy Prime, Xwing partner for autonomous flight demonstration

Gabriele Di Francesco, Xwing safety pilot, prepares for takeoff in N101XW, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan that flies autonomously, at McClellan Airfield in Sacramento, California, Jan. 27, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

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AFWERX Autonomy Prime, Xwing partner for autonomous flight demonstration

Craig Milliard, Xwing flight test manager, monitors an autonomous flight from the Xwing ground control station at McClellan Airfield in Sacramento, California, Jan. 26, 2024. Xwing's autonomous flight technology allows its aircraft to taxi, takeoff, fly to a destination, avoid airborne and ground threats, and land, without any human input. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

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