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Autonomous aviation transforms logistics during AGILE FLAG 24-3 exercise

From left, Senior Airman Hailey Jackson, 9th Logistics Readiness Squadron decentralized materiel support, Senior Airman Shenice McCormick, 9th Logistics Readiness Squadron flight service center technician, and Capt. Mackenzie Thompson, 480th Fighter Squadron flight commander, load cargo onto Joby's autonomous Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, an AFWERX Autonomy Prime partner, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., during AGILE FLAG 24-3 on Aug. 6, 2024. AFWERX Autonomy Prime invited Joby 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. ACE is a proactive and reactive operational scheme of maneuver executed within threat timelines to increase survivability while generating combat power. (U.S. Air Force photo/Matthew Clouse)

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Autonomous aviation transforms logistics during AGILE FLAG 24-3 exercise

Chad Russell, AFWERX Agility Prime engineer, and Airman 1st Class Justin Lopez, a logistics readiness ground transportation specialist with the 23rd Wing, load cargo onto the autonomous Cessna 208B Grand Caravan from Reliable Robotics, an AFWERX Autonomy Prime partner, during AGILE FLAG 24-3 at Mojave Air and Space Port, Calif., Aug. 8, 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. ACE is a proactive and reactive operational scheme of maneuver executed within threat timelines to increase survivability while generating combat power. (U.S. Air Force photo/Matthew Clouse)

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Autonomous aviation transforms logistics during AGILE FLAG 24-3 exercise

Staff Sgt. Michael Hall, left, and Staff Sgt. Clayton Johnson, fuel specialists from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, weigh supplies before loading into the autonomous Cessna 208B Grand Caravan from Reliable Robotics, an AFWERX Autonomy Prime partner, during AGILE FLAG 24-3 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 5, 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. ACE is a proactive and reactive operational scheme of maneuver executed within threat timelines to increase survivability while generating combat power. (U.S. Air Force photo/Giancarlo Casem)

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Autonomous aviation transforms logistics during AGILE FLAG 24-3 exercise

Tech. Sgt. Keith Whitter, left, 192nd Maintenance Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Miguel Sarmiento, 633d Logistics Readiness Squadron aircraft parts store supervisor, load a tire onto Joby's autonomous Cessna 208B Grand Caravan during AGILE FLAG 24-3 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 7, 2024. AFWERX Autonomy Prime invited Joby 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. ACE is a proactive and reactive operational scheme of maneuver executed within threat timelines to increase survivability while generating combat power. (U.S. Air Force photo/Matthew Clouse)

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Autonomous aviation transforms logistics during AGILE FLAG 24-3 exercise

Reliable Robotics, an AFWERX Autonomy Prime partner, takes off from Mojave Air and Space Port, Calif., in its autonomous Cessna 208B Grand Caravan to deliver cargo to Travis Air Force Base, Calif., during AGILE FLAG 24-3 Aug. 8, 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. ACE is a proactive and reactive operational scheme of maneuver executed within threat timelines to increase survivability while generating combat power. (U.S. Air Force phot / Matthew Clouse)

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Autonomous aviation transforms logistics during AGILE FLAG 24-3 exercise

Joby, an AFWERX Autonomy Prime partner, takes off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., in its autonomous Cessna 208B Grand Caravan to deliver cargo to Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, Calif., during AGILE FLAG 24-3 on Aug. 7, 2024. AFWERX Autonomy Prime invited Joby 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. ACE is a proactive and reactive operational scheme of maneuver executed within threat timelines to increase survivability while generating combat power. (U.S. Air Force photo/Matthew Clouse)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Logan Pheng, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, ties down cargo inside a C-5M Super Galaxy at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, July 1, 2024. AFWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Department of the Air Force and powered by the Air Force Research Laboratory, is advancing cross-training for technical experts through its Traditional Fellowship program and is accepting applications for the next cohort through Aug. 16, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo/Amanda Jett)

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SpaceWERX launches second Innovate to Accelerate cohort focused on aerospace technology

Arthur Grijalva, SpaceWERX Director welcomes the Defense Spaceport of the Future cohort during the Challenge Showcase event at the SpaceWERX hub in El Segunda, CA, June 10, 2024. SpaceWERX recently announced the launch of its latest I2A cohort, focused on two specific topics: advancing Alternative Positioning, Navigation and Timing, or AltPNT solutions and pioneering the Digital Spaceport of the Future. These initiatives underscore SpaceWERX's commitment to accelerating technological innovations in aerospace operations. (Courtesy Photo)

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SpaceWERX launches second Innovate to Accelerate cohort focused on aerospace technology

Challenge Showcase attendees discuss project capabilities during the I2A kick off event June 9 and 10, in El Segundo, CA. SpaceWERX recently announced the launch of its latest I2A cohort, focused on two specific topics: advancing Alternative Positioning, Navigation and Timing, or AltPNT solutions and pioneering the Digital Spaceport of the Future. These initiatives underscore SpaceWERX's commitment to accelerating technological innovations in aerospace operations. (Courtesy Photo)

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SpaceWERX launches second Innovate to Accelerate cohort focused on aerospace technology

Drew Busbee, DTI COO, kicks off the AltPNT I2A cohort during the Challenge Showcase held at the SpaceWERX hub in El Segundo, CA, June 9th 2024. SpaceWERX recently announced the launch of its latest I2A cohort, focused on two specific topics: advancing Alternative Positioning, Navigation and Timing, or AltPNT solutions and pioneering the Digital Spaceport of the Future. These initiatives underscore SpaceWERX's commitment to accelerating technological innovations in aerospace operations. (Courtesy Photo)

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AFWERX, MTSI evaluate electric vertical takeoff, landing aircraft for military applications

Experts from AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm within the Air Force Research Laboratory, and Beavercreek, Ohio-based defense contractor Modern Technology Solutions Inc. observe a Pivotal BlackFly electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft test flight at Springfield-Beckley Airport, Ohio, July 12, 2024. The effort is part of the AFWERX Agility Prime program, which focuses on assessing the aircraft and its supporting ecosystem through an operational leasing initiative to accelerate innovative and emerging technologies that can be transitioned to the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse).

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AFWERX, MTSI evaluate electric vertical takeoff, landing aircraft for military applications

Cameron Smock, Sinclair College unmanned aircraft systems program technician, plugs-in the Pivotal BlackFly electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft at Springfield-Beckley Airport, Ohio, July 12, 2024. Experts from AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm within the Air Force Research Laboratory, and Beavercreek, Ohio-based defense contractor Modern Technology Solutions Inc. are evaluating the BlackFly and its supporting ecosystem through an operational leasing initiative to accelerate innovative and emerging technologies that can be transitioned to the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse).

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AFWERX, MTSI evaluate electric vertical takeoff, landing aircraft for military applications

Joshua Bohun, Sinclair College associate director for advanced air mobility training and the remote pilot in command, flies the Pivotal BlackFly electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft at Springfield-Beckley Airport, Ohio, July 12, 2024. Experts from AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm within the Air Force Research Laboratory, and Beavercreek, Ohio-based defense contractor Modern Technology Solutions Inc. are evaluating the BlackFly and its supporting ecosystem through an operational leasing initiative to accelerate innovative and emerging technologies that can be transitioned to the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse).

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AFWERX, MTSI evaluate electric vertical takeoff, landing aircraft for military applications

Joshua Bohun, left, Sinclair College associate director for advanced air mobility training and the remote pilot in command, and Cameron Smock, Sinclair College unmanned aircraft systems program technician and ground control station operator, conduct a Pivotal BlackFly electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft test flight at Springfield-Beckley Airport, Ohio, July 12, 2024. Experts from AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm within the Air Force Research Laboratory, and Beavercreek, Ohio-based defense contractor Modern Technology Solutions Inc. are evaluating the BlackFly and its supporting ecosystem through an operational leasing initiative to accelerate innovative and emerging technologies that can be transitioned to the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse).

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AFWERX, MTSI evaluate electric vertical takeoff, landing aircraft for military applications

Joshua Bohun, Sinclair College associate director for advanced air mobility training, operates the remote control for the DANNAR Mobile Power Station and follows a pickup truck towing a Pivotal BlackFly electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft out to the flightline at Springfield-Beckley Airport, Ohio, July 12, 2024. Experts from AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm within the Air Force Research Laboratory, and Beavercreek, Ohio-based defense contractor Modern Technology Solutions Inc. are evaluating the BlackFly and its supporting ecosystem through an operational leasing initiative to accelerate innovative and emerging technologies that can be transitioned to the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse).

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AFWERX, MTSI evaluate electric vertical takeoff, landing aircraft for military applications

AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm within the Air Force Research Laboratory, and Beavercreek, Ohio-based defense contractor Modern Technology Solutions Inc. evaluate Pivotal’s BlackFly electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft at Springfield-Beckley Airport, Ohio, July 12, 2024. The effort is part of the AFWERX Agility Prime program, which focuses on assessing the aircraft and its supporting ecosystem through an operational leasing initiative to accelerate innovative and emerging technologies that can be transitioned to the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse).

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AFWERX, MTSI evaluate electric vertical takeoff, landing aircraft for military applications

AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm within the Air Force Research Laboratory, and Beavercreek, Ohio-based defense contractor Modern Technology Solutions Inc. evaluate Pivotal’s BlackFly electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft at Springfield-Beckley Airport, Ohio, July 12, 2024. The effort is part of the AFWERX Agility Prime program, which focuses on assessing the aircraft and its supporting ecosystem through an operational leasing initiative to accelerate innovative and emerging technologies that can be transitioned to the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse).

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AFWERX, MTSI evaluate electric vertical takeoff, landing aircraft for military applications

Experts from AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm within the Air Force Research Laboratory, and Beavercreek, Ohio-based defense contractor Modern Technology Solutions Inc. observe a Pivotal BlackFly electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft test flight at Springfield-Beckley Airport, Ohio, July 12, 2024. The effort is part of the AFWERX Agility Prime program, which focuses on assessing the aircraft and its supporting ecosystem through an operational leasing initiative to accelerate innovative and emerging technologies that can be transitioned to the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse).

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AFRL aims to accelerate development of software-enabled weapons

Dr. David Lambert, Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate chief scientist, briefs the audience at the AFWERX Collider event aimed at exploring commercial solutions for software-enabled weapons at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, July 17-18, 2024. Colliders give Air Force leaders the opportunity to share the same room with industry to spark interaction and unleash American ingenuity to solve warfighter problems. More than 60 industry professionals attended to address the problem proposed by the Munitions Directorate located at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., which involves the years-long process of improving weapon performance and the difficulty of analyzing and exploiting vast operational data. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dennis Stewart)

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AFRL aims to accelerate development of software-enabled weapons

Dr. Will Curtis, Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate science and technology advisor, briefs the audience at the AFWERX Collider event aimed at exploring commercial solutions for software-enabled weapons at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, July 17-18, 2024. Colliders give Air Force leaders the opportunity to share the same room with industry to spark interaction and unleash American ingenuity to solve warfighter problems. More than 60 industry professionals attended to address the problem proposed by the Munitions Directorate located at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., which involves the years-long process of improving weapon performance and the difficulty of analyzing and exploiting vast operational data. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dennis Stewart)

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