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U.S. Air Force demonstrates low-cost capability to defeat surface vessels from the air

The M/V Monarch Countess slips below the surface after an operational demonstration in July in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico near Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. (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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AFRL aims to accelerate development of software-enabled weapons

Industry professionals present their ideas and solutions aimed at exploring commercial solutions for software-enabled weapons at the AFWERX Collider event 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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AFWERX Integration Prime accelerates innovation at USEUCOM's BRAVO 101 Hackathon

More than 250 data scientists, coders and developers referred to as “hackers,” gathered to develop prototypes within set timeframes to initiate and validate innovative concepts in Stuttgart Germany, June 7, 2024. BRAVO Hackathons, sponsored by senior Department of Defense leaders, foster innovative environments where government and industry collaborate to test bold ideas using real DOD data. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Daugherty)
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AFWERX Integration Prime accelerates innovation at USEUCOM's BRAVO 101 Hackathon

More than 250 data scientists, coders and developers referred to as “hackers,” gathered to develop prototypes within set timeframes to initiate and validate innovative concepts in Stuttgart Germany, June 7, 2024. BRAVO Hackathons, sponsored by senior Department of Defense leaders, foster innovative environments where government and industry collaborate to test bold ideas using real DOD data. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Daugherty)
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AFWERX Integration Prime accelerates innovation at USEUCOM's BRAVO 101 Hackathon

More than 250 Department of Defense civilian and military data scientists, coders and developers pose for a group photo after the completion of the U.S. European Command BRAVO 101 Hackathon in Stuttgart, Germany, June 7, 2024. BRAVO Hackathons, sponsored by senior DOD leaders, foster innovative environments where government and industry collaborate to test bold ideas using real DOD data. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Daugherty)
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MacDill Air Force Base, Florida – Tech. Sgt. Tyler Beck, 6th Security Forces Squadron flight sergeant, reviews constraints on Collaborative Low-Altitude Unmanned Aircraft System Integration Effort, or CLUE, June 6, 2024, to plan an operational intent for a drone flight at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. The Air Mobility Command in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Information Directorate, is evaluating the AFRL CLUE UAS Traffic Management system at the base. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
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MacDill Air Force Base, Florida – Senior Airman Brooks Dingman, 6th Operations Group air traffic controller, or ATC, uses Collaborative Low-Altitude Unmanned Aircraft System Integration Effort, or CLUE, June 6, 2024, to establish constraint to let small Unmanned Aircraft System, or UAS, operators know where ATC approval is required to fly drones at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. The Air Mobility Command, in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Information Directorate, is evaluating the AFRL CLUE UAS Traffic Management system on the base. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
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MacDill Air Force Base, Florida – The Air Mobility Command, in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Information Directorate, is evaluating the AFRL Collaborative Low-Altitude Unmanned Aircraft System Integration Effort, or CLUE, UAS Traffic Management, or UTM, system at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. The CLUE program, initiated in 2016, aims to prepare the Air Force and Department of Defense to use UAS on their installations. It provides air domain awareness, situational awareness and UTM operational capabilities for UAS operators, air traffic control personnel, Security Forces and others. (U.S. Air Force graphic / Keri Burkhart)
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AFRL Munitions Directorate fuels ‘Engine to Accelerate’ with induction of new commander

Col. Matthew Caspers assumes command of the Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate June 28, 2024, at a change of command ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. AFRL Commander Gen. Scott A. Cain officially inducted Caspers as the directorate’s new commander and director. “Right now, my top priority is getting to know the organization and the people doing the amazing work here at RW,” Caspers said. (Courtesy photo / Brian Mitchell)
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AFRL, University of Texas – Arlington collaboration yields break-through in thin film technology

From left: University of Texas in Arlington, or UT Arlington, team members Dr. Stathis Meletis, Dr. Jiechao Jiang, Enrique Ramirez, Dr. Joseph Ngai and Nonso Martin Chetuya gather for a photo at UT Arlington May 16, 2024 to celebrate the successful conclusion to a collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Sensors Directorate. The collaboration was made possible through the Minority Leaders Research Collaboration Program and resulted in a significant breakthrough in the development of thin film technology, as a potential lower-cost alternative to be used in infrared light detection. (Courtesy photo / Dr. Yi Shen)
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