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AFWERX and USAFA Spark partner to offer training and networking to innovators

Airmen, cadets and Department of Defense partners participate in innovation training and networking exercises during the AFWERX sponsored Innovation Week event at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., March 22, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo / Kacey Napier)

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Air Force pilots reach new program milestones in electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

Capt. Terrence McKenna, test and experimentation lead for Agility Prime with the 370th Flight Test Squadron (FLTS), an Air Force Reserve Command unit out of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., takes notes during a meeting. McKenna was one of four Air Force pilots that remotely flew a Joby S4 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at the company’s Marina, California, manufacturing facility April 20. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force pilots reach new program milestones in electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

The Joby S4 is a five-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. AFWERX Agility Prime announced April 25, 2023, that it has entered into a third extension of its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract with Joby. The extension enables options for Joby to deliver up to nine of its low acoustic signature, zero-operating emissions S4 aircraft to the Air Force and other government partners. The first two Joby aircraft will be delivered to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., before March 2024. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force pilots reach new program milestones in electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

Capt. Terrence McKenna, test and experimentation lead for Agility Prime with the 370th Flight Test Squadron (FLTS), an Air Force Reserve Command unit out of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., trains in a Joby S4 simulator. The Joby S4 is a five-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force pilots reach new program milestones in electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

George "Hank" Griffiths Jr., AFWERX chief of airworthiness and test, trains in a Joby S4 simulator. The Joby S4 is a five-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force pilots reach new program milestones in electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

Maj. Mike Corson (left), 418th Flight Test Squadron commander, and Capt. Terrence McKenna, AFWERX Agility Prime test and experimentation lead, perform a pre-flight check on a Joby S4 aircraft. The Joby S4 is a five-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. (Courtesy photo)

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AFWERX

As the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force and powered by the Air Force Research Laboratory, AFWERX accelerates agile and affordable capability transitions by teaming innovative technology developers with Airman and Guardian talent.

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AFWERX Refinery program accelerates Airman and Guardian initiatives

U.S. Air Force Airmen receive training for the Laser Foreign Object/Debris detection system at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Nov. 23, 2021. The LFOD detection system was developed through the partnership between contractors and F-15 Flight Safety NCO Tech. Sgt. Jacob Garcia, who credits the Refinery with the success of the project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Jacob Wood)

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AFWERX to attend South by Southwest conference

All AFWERX divisions will attend the South by Southwest, or SXSW, conference March 10-19, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Agility Prime, an AFWERX program advancing electric vertical takeoff and landing technologies, will host a panel session while AFVentures and Spark representatives interact with attendees. AFWERX will also present the AFWERX 3.0 framework, introduce AFWERX Director Col. Elliott Leigh and discuss pathways toward alignment with the Secretary of the Air Force’s operational imperatives. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

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AFWERX Refinery Program postured to address CSAF’s Action Orders, SECAF’s Operational Imperatives

Airmen and Guardians of Refinery cohort 6 gather in Dayton, Ohio, November 9, 2022 to workshop their projects. The AFWERX Refinery four-week accelerator program’s principal objective is to target grassroots efforts and further develop tactical project prototypes that directly aid warfighters and ultimately adopt the right operational capabilities into the larger force. (U.S. Air Force photo / Michael Madero)

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

Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Commander Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, left, participates in a change of leadership ceremony with Col. Nathan Diller, center, and Col. Elliott Leigh, right, Dec. 15, 2022, at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Leigh assumed the role of AFWERX director from 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 appoints new director, Col. Elliott Leigh to lead AFWERX 3.0 efforts

Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Commander Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, left, passes the flag to Col. Elliott Leigh, right, during a change of leadership ceremony Dec. 15, 2022, at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Leigh became the director of AFWERX, 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 appoints new director, Col. Elliott Leigh to lead AFWERX 3.0 efforts

Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Commander Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, left, participates in a change of leadership ceremony with Col. Nathan Diller, center, and Col. Elliott Leigh, right, Dec. 15, 2022, at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Leigh assumed the role of AFWERX director from 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 appoints new director, Col. Elliott Leigh to lead AFWERX 3.0 efforts

Col. Nathan Diller, former 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. Col. Elliott Leigh assumed the role of AFWERX director from 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 appoints new director, Col. Elliott Leigh to lead AFWERX 3.0 efforts

Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Commander Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, left, participates in a change of leadership ceremony with Col. Nathan Diller, center, and Col. Elliott Leigh, right, Dec. 15, 2022, at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Leigh assumed the role of AFWERX director from 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 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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