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AFWERX appoints new director, Col. Elliott Leigh to lead AFWERX 3.0 efforts

Col. Elliott Leigh, AFWERX director, speaks to the audience during a change of leadership ceremony Dec. 15, 2022, at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Leigh assumed the role of AFWERX director from Col. Nathan Diller. AFWERX is an AFRL directorate and the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm. (U.S. Air Force photo / Michael Madero)

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AFWERX Refinery supports Airman and Guardian innovators

Airmen and Guardians from the Refinery program meet virtually with Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass Oct. 13, 2022, to discuss their projects. The Refinery’s fifth cohort met with Bass to discuss innovative projects focused on improving systems, operations and processes. The Refinery, an initiative of AFWERX’s Spark Division, targets grassroots innovation efforts within the Department of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo / Dennis Stewart).

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AFWERX Refinery supports Airman and Guardian innovators

Airmen and Guardian team members discuss their project during the third week of the Refinery program in Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 29, 2022. During the third week of the Refinery, founders were brought together to connect with relevant Program Execution Offices, Special Program Offices and the broader science and technology ecosystem. The Refinery program, an initiative of AFWERX’s Spark Division, targets grassroots efforts within the Department of the Air Force, or DAF, and rapidly advances innovative projects focused on improving DAF systems, operations and processes. (U.S. Air Force photo / Michael Madero).

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AFWERX releases Autonomy Prime RFI

AFWERX Director Col. Nathan Diller, center, announces Autonomy Prime during AFA Air, Space and Cyber Conference, National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 19, 2022 along with. Maj. Jared Evans, far left, Lt. Col. Thomas Meagher, Lt. Col. Walter McMillan and Ian Clowes, far right. AFWERX will now formally begin industry-facing research to launch this new Prime program focused on the collaborative development of autonomy technologies with industry to accelerate military adoption. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence breaks ground in Springfield

Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, Air Force Research Laboratory commander, delivers remarks on day one of the National Advanced Air Mobility Industry Forum at the Clark State Performing Arts Center Aug. 22, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo / Dennis Stewart)

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National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence breaks ground in Springfield

Local, state and federal leaders break ground for the National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence on day two of the National Advanced Air Mobility Industry Forum at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport, Aug. 23, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo / Dennis Stewart)

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National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence breaks ground in Springfield

Helmets and shovels lined up for the groundbreaking ceremony for the National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence on day two of the National Advanced Air Mobility Industry Forum at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport, Aug. 23, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo / Dennis Stewart)

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Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones presents Senior Master Sgt. Brent Kenney, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, the Spark Tank 2022 trophy at the Air Force Association’s Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla., March 4, 2022. Kenney’s winning idea, Project ArcWater, is a simple, green, expedited way to save energy and provide drinking water by using solar fabric and environmental water harvesting in an agile combat employment. Kenney worked with the AFWERX Refinery team via the Accelerator program to make connections and grow this project. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales)

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As AFWERX Agility Prime celebrates two years, partner Joby Aviation announces acoustic data from NASA testing

Joby’s eVTOL is a piloted, four-passenger aircraft that has a maximum range of over 150 miles powered fully by electricity, with a maximum speed of over 200 miles per hour and zero operating emissions. (Courtesy photo/Joby Aviation)

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As AFWERX Agility Prime celebrates two years, partner Joby Aviation announces acoustic data from NASA testing

Joby’s full-scale pre-production prototype eVTOL, which features six electric motors powering propellers placed around the model. (Courtesy photo/Joby Aviation)

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AFWERX attends AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2022 convention

AFWERX’s Darshan Divakaran is recognized as AUVSI's Chapter Leader of the Year for his role as the founder and president of the AUVSI North Carolina branch at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2022, an advanced air mobility convention in Orlando, Fla., April 28, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo / Ciska Bloemhard)

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AFWERX attends AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2022 convention

AFWERX Prime Division Chief Lt. Col. Thomas Meagher highlights recent Agility Prime successes during a panel discussion on U.S. Air Force partnerships and the future of advanced air mobility at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2022 in Orlando, Fla., April 27, 2022. Agility Prime is an electric vertical lift aircraft program that seeks to accelerate emerging dual-use vertical lift markets for rapid and affordable development. (U.S. Air Force photo / Kacey Napier)

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AFWERX attends AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2022 convention

Darshan Divakaran moderates an AFWERX team panel featuring Verenice Mondragon-Jaimes from Spark, Nicole Quattrociocchi from Orbital Prime and Maj. James Colraine from AFVentures at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2022, an advanced air mobility convention in Orlando, Fla., April 26, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo / Ciska Bloemhard)

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AFWERX attends AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2022 convention

Sterling Alley, Agility Prime program manager and technology transition lead, introduces Agility Prime during a panel discussion on vertical flight operations at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2022, an advanced air mobility convention in Orlando, Fla., April 25, 2022. Agility Prime is an electric vertical lift aircraft program that seeks to accelerate emerging dual-use vertical lift markets for rapid and affordable development. (U.S. Air Force photo / Ciska Bloemhard)

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U.S. Air Force and BETA Technologies make history with first Airman flight of an electric aircraft through AFWERX Agility Prime program

AFWERX Airworthiness Test and Safety Lead Hank “HOG” Griffiths flies BETA’s simulator in preparation for the test flight mission. (BETA Technologies photo/Brian Jenkins)

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U.S. Air Force and BETA Technologies make history with first Airman flight of an electric Aircraft through AFWERX Agility Prime Program

U.S. Air Force and BETA Technologies team members walk toward an ALIA aircraft for a flight test. (BETA Technologies photo/Brian Jenkins)

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U.S. Air Force and BETA Technologies make history with first Airman flight of an electric aircraft through AFWERX Agility Prime Program

Members of the BETA team lead extensive flight academics courses to train USAF pilots pre-flight. (BETA Technologies photo/Brian Jenkins)

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U.S. Air Force and BETA Technologies make history with first Airman flight of an electric aircraft through AFWERX Agility Prime Program

BETA test pilot Lochie Ferrier, right, congratulates Hank "HOG" Griffiths on successfully completing AFWERX’s first Airman flight of an eVTOL. (BETA Technologies photo/Brian Jenkins)

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U.S. Air Force and BETA Technologies make history with first Airman flight of an electric aircraft through AFWERX Agility Prime Program

Maj. Jonathan Appleby, left, and BETA test pilot Camron Guthrie in the ALIA cockpit, mid-flight test. (BETA Technologies photo/ Brian Jenkins)

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AFWERX Agility Prime completes first USAF-piloted flight of an eVTOL vehicle with partner Kitty Hawk

Parker Downey, with Kitty Hawk, (left) and Air Force Reserve Capt. Terrence McKenna (right) manually operate the Heaviside as External Pilots through all phases of vertical lift and fixed-wing flight. (Courtesy photo)

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