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AFWERX officials to discuss advanced air mobility, small business support at EAA Airventure 2024

AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm and a directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory, will have a booth at EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2024 July 22-28 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jennifer Bryant)

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

Kitty Hawk, Agility Prime, and AETC/Det62 teams jointly support syllabus development and the first Air Force flight of an eVTOL aircraft. From left to right: Dr. Stephen Ellis (AETC/Det62), Parker Downey (Kitty Hawk), Capt. Terrence McKenna (Agility Prime), Brittney Tough (Kitty Hawk), Lt. Col. Andrew Anderson (AETC/Det62), Eric Miller (Kitty Hawk), Allan Austria (Kitty Hawk), Maj. Nicholaus Carrea (AETC/Det62), Bill Gregg (Kitty Hawk), not pictured) (Courtesy photo)

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

Parker Downey, left, of Kittyhawk, and Terrence McKenna, an Air Force Reserve pilot with the 370th Flight Test Squadron and the Test and Experimentation Lead for AFWERX Agility Prime, (right) conduct preflight checks in anticipation of the first Heaviside flight by an Air Force pilot. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force operators and engineers assess the BETA Technologies ALIA flight simulator. (Photo courtesy BETA Technologies)

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