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BETA’s ALIA electric aircraft arrives at Eglin Air Force Base for testing

AFWERX Airmen and several local media outlets gathered at Duke Field on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, to witness the delivery of BETA's ALIA electric aircraft to the Air Force for testing Oct. 26, 2023. AFWERX first partnered with BETA, an electric aerospace company, in December 2019 and has since awarded them several contracts. Located 10 miles north of Eglin Air Force Base, Duke Field was strategically selected as the test field for ALIA. The field is home to the Air Force’s rotary wing test squadron, the 413th Flight Test Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jennifer Bryant)

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Col. Elliott Leigh, AFWERX director and chief commercialization officer for the Department of the Air Force, shakes the hand of Kyle Clark, founder and CEO of BETA Technologies, to celebrate the delivery of BETA's ALIA electric aircraft for testing at Duke Field, Florida, Oct. 26, 2023. AFWERX first partnered with BETA, an electric aerospace company, in December 2019 and has since awarded them several contracts. Located 10 miles north of Eglin Air Force Base, Duke Field was strategically selected as the test field for ALIA. The field is home to the Air Force’s rotary wing test squadron, the 413th Flight Test Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jennifer Bryant)

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John Maffei, the Federal Aviation Administration’s acting director of Portfolio Management and Technology Development, gives remarks at the AFWERX and FAA Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony at Duke Field, Florida, Oct. 25, 2023. AFWERX and the FAA announced they have agreed to share flight-test data to accelerate the safe integration of Advanced Aircraft Mobility platforms into the National Airspace System. The MOU will also support AFWERX Prime’s efforts to advance the integration and maturation of AAM, including the electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and autonomous systems industries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

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Col. Elliott Leigh, AFWERX director and chief commercialization officer for the Department of the Air Force, and John Maffei, the FAA’s acting director of Portfolio Management and Technology Development, sign the AFWERX and Federal Aviation Administration Memorandum of Understanding at Duke Field, Florida, Oct. 25, 2023. AFWERX and the FAA announced they have agreed to share flight-test data to accelerate the safe integration of Advanced Aircraft Mobility platforms into the National Airspace System. The MOU will also support AFWERX Prime’s efforts to advance the integration and maturation of AAM, including the electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and autonomous systems industries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

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Col. Elliott Leigh, AFWERX director and chief commercialization officer for the Department of the Air Force, gives remarks at the AFWERX and Federal Aviation Administration Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony at Duke Field, Florida, Oct. 25, 2023. AFWERX and the FAA announced they have agreed to share flight-test data to accelerate the safe integration of Advanced Aircraft Mobility platforms into the National Airspace System. The MOU will also support AFWERX Prime’s efforts to advance the integration and maturation of AAM, including the electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and autonomous systems industries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

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AFWERX participates in the Department of Transportation's Interagency Working Group to foster innovation and collaboration

Darshan Divakaran, AFWERX head of Airspace Innovation and Prime Partnerships, briefs at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Advanced Air Mobility Interagency Working Group at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport, New York, Oct. 11-13. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ciska Bloemhard)

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AFWERX participates in the Department of Transportation's Interagency Working Group to foster innovation and collaboration

Lt. Col. John Tekell, AFWERX Agility Prime branch chief, gives a presentation highlighting how AFWERX brings cutting edge American ingenuity from small businesses and start-ups to address the most pressing challenges of the Department of the Air Force, Syracuse, New York, Oct. 11-13, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ciska Bloemhard)

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Former AFWERX fellow named one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

Senior Airman Ryan Hospelhorn, 52nd Security Forces Squadron small unmanned aircraft systems program manager, pilots a simulated foreign drone during a Paladin drone overview assessment, July 21, 2022, on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The Paladin drone is being assessed to become another countermeasure for sUAS here at Spangdahlem. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Sanchez-Chen)

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Former AFWERX fellow named one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

Senior Airman Ryan Hospelhorn, 841st Missile Security Forces Squadron flight security controller, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, was recognized as one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference, National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 11, 2023. (Contributed photo)

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Former AFWERX fellow named one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

Senior Airman Ryan Hospelhorn fires a M4 carbine at an indoor shooting range. (Contributed photo)

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Former AFWERX fellow named one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

The 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2023 pose in front of the Capital building before a tour, Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2023. The Airmen were selected based on their leadership, job performance and personal achievement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Olivia Stecker)

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First aircraft charging station construction.

Construction begins on DOD’s first ever electric aircraft charging station Sept. 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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First aircraft charging station construction.

Construction workers create a path for electrical cables Sept. 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The electrical cables will connect to the DOD’s first ever electric aircraft charging station. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Duke Field breaks ground on first electric aircraft charging station

AFWERX and one of its Prime division partners, BETA Technologies, an electric aerospace company, broke ground on the first electric aircraft charging station on a military installation at Duke Field, Florida, Sept. 18, 2023. The expected completion date for the Level 3 direct current electric vehicle fast charging station construction project is Oct. 13, 2023, weeks before BETA’s electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft arrives for testing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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AFWERX Spark Street takes over the Air, Space and Cyber Conference

2nd Lt. Ian Roberts, Spark Street booth exhibitor, gives a technology demonstation to Col. Robert Vidoloff, 691st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group commander, at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 12, 2023. Stealthwerx is an innovation lab developed to take steps toward a more technologically advanced and efficient Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

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AFWERX Spark Street takes over the Air, Space and Cyber Conference

Tech. Sgt. Alberto Rodriguez, Spark Street booth exhibitor, gives a virtual reality demonstation to an Air, Space and Cyber Conference attendee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 12, 2023. Spark Street, a custom set of four booth spaces, showcased nearly 20 Spark Cells from around the world. Spark, an AFWERX division, connects Airmen and Guardian operators to commercial innovators and acquisition processes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

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AFWERX Spark Street takes over the Air, Space and Cyber Conference

Gen. CQ Brown Jr., Air Force Chief of Staff, listens to Tech. Sgt. Kristine Lopez, Spark Street LibertyWERX booth exhibitor, give a technology demonstation at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 12, 2023. Spark Street, a custom set of four booth spaces, showcased nearly 20 Spark Cells from around the world. Spark, an AFWERX division, connects Airmen and Guardian operators to commercial innovators and acquisition processes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

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AFWERX Spark Street takes over the Air, Space and Cyber Conference

Tech. Sgt. Kristine Lopez, Spark Street LibertyWERX booth exhibitor, gives a technology demonstation to Gen. CQ Brown Jr., Air Force Chief of Staff, at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 12, 2023. Spark Street, a custom set of four booth spaces, showcased nearly 20 Spark Cells from around the world. Spark, an AFWERX division, connects Airmen and Guardian operators to commercial innovators and acquisition processes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

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AFWERX Spark Street takes over the Air, Space and Cyber Conference

Tech. Sgt. Kristine Lopez, Spark Street LibertyWERX booth exhibitor, gives a technology demonstation to Gen. CQ Brown Jr., Air Force Chief of Staff, at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 12, 2023. Spark Street, a custom set of four booth spaces, showcased nearly 20 Spark Cells from around the world. Spark, an AFWERX division, connects Airmen and Guardian operators to commercial innovators and acquisition processes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

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Capt. Blake Gillund, AFWERX Spark Street booth exhibiitor, briefs Col. Elliott Leigh, AFWERX director and the Chief Commercialization Officer for the Department of the Air Force, at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 11, 2023. Spark, an AFWERX division, connects Airmen and Guardian operators to commercial innovators and acquisition processes. Spark Street, a custom set of four booth spaces, will showcase nearly 20 Spark Cells from around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)

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