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2 AFRL scientists selected as AIAA Class of 2024 Fellows

Dr. Gregory W. Reich, Principal Research Aerospace Engineer at AFRL’s Aerospace Systems Directorate, is recognized as a 2024 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, or AIAA Fellow. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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DAF successfully tests new agile aircraft power lightcart

An aircraft maintainer at the 174th Attack Wing at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, Syracuse, New York, connects the power cable from the 400 Hz Aircraft Power Lightcart, or 400 APL prototype to an MQ-9, or Reaper, to test its ability to power the aircraft through a series of technical orders on the flightline.
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DAF successfully tests new agile aircraft power lightcart

Crew chiefs assigned to the successful of the testing of the 400 Hz Aircraft Power Lightcart, or 400 APL prototype, noted added benefit of reduced noise and emissions which improved their ability to perform their mission. The tests, which were conducted at the MQ-9 174th Attack Wing at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, Syracuse, New York, saw the 400 APL prototype successfully power an MQ-9 or Reaper, through a series of technical orders.
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DAF successfully tests new agile aircraft power lightcart

The Department of the Air Force recently successfully tested the 400 Hz Aircraft Power Lightcart, or 400 APL prototype. The tests, which were conducted at the 174th Attack Wing at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York, saw the 400 APL prototype successfully power an MQ-9, or Reaper, through a series of technical orders.
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AFRL's XQ-67A Makes 1st Flight

AFRL’s XQ-67A Off Board Sensing Station, or OBSS, designed and built by General Atomics, took its maiden flight Feb. 28 from Gray Butte Field Airport, Palmdale, California. XQ-67A completed several test points and safely recovered on the first of a series of flight tests. The XQ-67A is the first of a second generation of autonomous collaborative platforms, or ACP.(Courtesy photo.)
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AFRL's XQ-67A Makes 1st Flight

AFRL’s XQ-67A Off Board Sensing Station, or OBSS, designed and built by General Atomics, took its maiden flight Feb. 28 from Gray Butte Field Airport, Palmdale, California. XQ-67A completed several test points and safely recovered on the first of a series of flight tests. The XQ-67A is the first of a second generation of autonomous collaborative platforms, or ACP.(Courtesy photo.)
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AFRL's XQ-67A Makes 1st Flight

AFRL’s XQ-67A Off Board Sensing Station, or OBSS, designed and built by General Atomics, took its maiden flight Feb. 28 from Gray Butte Field Airport, Palmdale, California. XQ-67A completed several test points and safely recovered on the first of a series of flight tests. The XQ-67A is the first of a second generation of autonomous collaborative platforms, or ACP.(Courtesy photo.)
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AFWERX to highlight its mission with American entrepreneurs at South by Southwest

AFWERX Director and Chief Commercialization Officer for the Department of the Air Force Col. Elliott Leigh will deliver a keynote speech at South by Southwest titled, “Chasing Innovation: Lessons Learned,” March 8 at noon Central Standard Time. (U.S. Air Force photo / Matthew Clouse)
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AFWERX showcases innovation at AFA Warfare Symposium; Spark Tank Finalist voting open until March 21

Airmen, Guardians and industry leaders visit the AFWERX booth to learn more about the organization during the Air and Space Forces Association’s Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado, Feb. 14, 2024. Representatives from each AFWERX division - AFVentures, Prime, Spark, and SpaceWERX - were on-hand to discuss how small businesses and start-ups can team-up with Airman and Guardian talent to address the most pressing challenges of the Department of the Air Force, or DAF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rob Bardua)
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AFRL scientists to receive national science and technology awards

Dr. Marcus Smith, specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound, or SMART, Deputy Program Manager and Phase 2 SMART Scholar, is the winner of the 2024 Black Engineer of the Year Award, or BEYA, Stars and Stripes Federal Agency Leadership Award. The awards will be presented during the BEYA science, technology, science and mathematics, or STEM, Conference at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland, Feb. 15-17, 2024 (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo).
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AFRL engineer awarded Military Additive Manufacturing Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Mark Benedict, Additive Manufacturing lead for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate and chief technical adviser at America Makes, is the 2023 recipient of the Military Additive Manufacturing 3D Printing Lifetime Achievement Award. (U.S. Air Force photo / Jonathan Taulbee)
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AFRL scientists to receive national science and technology awards

Col. Janelle Jackson, Detachment 14 commander at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, will receive the Black Engineer of the Year Awards, or BEYAs 2024 Science Spectrum Trailblazer Award at the BEYA STEM Conference Feb. 16, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo).
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AFRL scientists to receive national science and technology awards

Dr. Nathaniel Bridges, AFRL research biomedical engineer and special assistant to the Chief Scientist of the Air Force, will receive the 2024 Black Engineer of the Year Awards, Outstanding Technical Contribution in Government Award at the BEYA Gala Feb. 17, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo).
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AFRL helps NASA wrap up equipment testing for Artemis II mission

Max Grattan, right, 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, Nov. 3, 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 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 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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