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  • Wright State University student intern Alexander Vehre explains his poster. Vehre is an undergraduate majoring in mechanical engineering. (U.S. Air Force photo/Micah Hung)

    AFRL interns showcase their work in annual poster session at Wright-Patterson

    After canceling 2020’s event because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate’s annual student poster session was back on again for 2021. In previous years, as many as 70 student researchers have participated; however, this year’s event was considerably smaller. Because COVID-19 is still with us, this year’s event was a “hybrid” one to ensure safe social distancing, with 27 students distributed over two in-person sessions, and 11 presenting virtually.
  • 210730-F- F3963-1001 Indian Air Force Air Vice Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari, Assistant Chief of Air Staff for Plans, joined by U.S. Navy Captain Michael Farmer, Chief, Office of Defense Cooperation, New Delhi, counter-signs a landmark agreement to co-develop air-launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicles under the U.S.-India Defense Technology and Trade Initiative, at Indian Air Force Headquarters in New Delhi, India, on July 30, 2021.

    AFRL to collaborate with India on Air Launched UAVs

    The U.S. Air Force has signed an agreement for joint development of Air Launched UAVs with India’s Defence Research and Development Organization. The milestone agreement is the first such technical project agreement under the DTTI for joint cooperative research and co-development activities
  • Capt. Cristian Hernández-Rivera’s wife, Joanne Ortiz Merced, places his new Space Force insignia on his sleeve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Spencer Deer)

    First Guardians from AFRL’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate inducted into Space Force

    Two Air Force Research Laboratory Company Grade Officers were recently inducted into the U.S. Space Force, the nation’s newest branch of the military. On July 23, Capts. Kenneth Ehrenberg and Cristian Hernández-Rivera became Guardians in the Space Force during a swearing-in ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
  • Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, Air Force Research Laboratory commander, passes the 711th Human Performance flag to Brig. Gen. (Dr.) John Andrus during an assumption of command ceremony July 19, 2021 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)

    AFRL’s 711th Human Performance Wing welcomes new commander

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – Brig. Gen. (Dr.) John Andrus assumed command of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing during a hybrid ceremony July 19, 2021, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force here, and streamed virtually. Andrus took the reins from Darrell Phillipson, who served as the wing’s
  • An artist’s rendering of the Air Force Research Laboratory Demonstration and Science Experiments spacecraft on-orbit with its 80-meter and 16-meter antenna booms extended. (U.S. Air Force Illustration//W. Robert Johnston)

    AFRL conducts 1,300 experiments on record-breaking satellite

    KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N. M. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory is celebrating the completion of the Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) satellite mission, and processing a treasure trove of valuable data that will be studied by scientists for many years to come. The spacecraft was launched June 25, 2019 from Cape Canaveral Space
  • The Top Ten finishers in the qualification round of the Hack-A-Sat 2 competition. (Courtesy graphic)

    World’s top security researchers qualify for Hack-A-Sat 2 Finals

    ROME, N.Y. – The Department of the Air Force, in collaboration with the security research community, returned for the second year in a row this month, inviting a global community of researchers to hack in an open and collaborative online environment with the goal of improving the security and resilience of next generation space systems. Over 1,000
  • The Automatic Integrated Collision Avoidance System (AUTO ICAS) takes this AFRL-developed safety initiative to the ultimate stage, blending the benefits of ground collision avoidance with the air-to-air element, thus addressing the two highest reasons for fighter jet crashes: controlled flight into terrain and air-to-air collisions. Currently, just one technical gap is preventing transition. Additional development, lab demonstration and flight test efforts are required to get Auto ICAS across the goal line. For two fighter jets alone, the F-16 and the F-35, the Office of the Secretary of Defense projects that Auto ICAS would save 18 aircraft, eight pilots and $2.2 billion by 2040 (U.S. Air Force graphic by Patrick Londergan)

    Congressional report commends AFRL for life-saving collision avoidance technology; integrated air and ground system remains near transition

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – A congressionally mandated investigative report concerning military aviation safety has recognized the work of the Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology team from the Air Force Research Laboratory's Aerospace Systems Directorate. The National Commission on Military Aviation Safety compiled its
  • National Commission on Military Aviation Safety commissioner Gen. Raymond E. Johns, (USAF, Ret.) looks over testing equipment at the 711th Human Performance Wing’s On-board Oxygen Generation Systems (OBOGS) Laboratory Sept. 11, 2019 during the commission’s visit to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (National Commission on Military Aviation Safety photo/Bryan Whitman)

    Commission recognizes AFRL, AFLCMC and NAMRU-Dayton while emphasizing the importance of physiological monitoring

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A congressionally mandated investigative report concerning military aviation safety has recognized two organizations headquartered here, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, plus the Naval Medical Research Unit – Dayton for their
  • A General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger unmanned vehicle returns to El Mirage Airfield, Calif. June 24, 2021. The MQ-20 successfully participated in Edwards Air Force Base’s Orange Flag 21-2 to test the Skyborg Autonomy Core System. (Photo courtesy of General Atomics)

    Second iteration of successful Vanguard incubation process approaches summit

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – As the Department of the Air Force stands up Rocket Cargo, its recently announced fourth Vanguard program, the WARTECH incubator process that birthed Rocket Cargo continues onward with the upcoming WARTECH 2.0 Summit July 15-16, where more future Vanguards could be fresh in the making.On June 15, a
  • Col. Michael Warner, on right, accepts “Awesome Boss” award from team leader Charlie Sanner. (U.S. Air Force photo/Spencer Deer)

    AFRL staff gives departing deputy director a special surprise

    On Friday, June 18, as a going-away surprise for departing AFRL Materials and Manufacturing (AFRL/RX) Deputy Director Col. Michael Warner, staff members treated him to an exclusive visit to the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument in Wilberforce, Ohio. At the end of his visit, Warner was able to add yet another stamp to his National Park Passport. Warner “collects” National Parks, in a manner of speaking, having visited 362 of the 411 he has on his bucket list.
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