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  • Solomon Duning, Research Engineer from The University of Dayton Research Institute, uses laser scanning technology to inspect an F-16 vertical tail on a depot fixture. (Courtesy photo)

    AFRL and partners reclaim obsolete aircraft parts using advanced manufacturing technology

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The average age of Air Force aircraft is over 28 years according to Assessment of Military Power, 2018. This creates a constant requirement for components needing repair or replacement. Parts can be difficult to acquire when original suppliers are no longer in existence and new suppliers have no desire to
  • The Air Force Research Laboratory University and Service Academy Challenges harness the talents of students and cadets to develop real-world solutions to complex problems. This year’s winning University Challenge team from the University of Minnesota Duluth used technologies including Doppler radar to locate and identify hidden people. (Courtesy photo)

    AFRL student challenges inspire innovation

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Teams of emerging scientists and engineers are developing solutions to some of the Air Force’s most challenging problems, thanks to an Air Force Research Laboratory competition that harnesses the talents of students and cadets from throughout the country.The AFRL University and Service Academy Challenges are
  • Air Force Research Laboratory employees take time to help colleagues clean up tornado damage. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Matt Berent)

    AFRL employees offer helping hand to those affected by recent tornadoes

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Many surrounding areas of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base were damaged from tornadoes that struck Mercer, Montgomery, and Greene County, Ohio on Memorial Day.As Air Force Research Laboratory Material and Manufacturing Directorate employees realized their coworkers were affected by the tornadoes, they quickly
  • Dr. Keisuke Umezawa and Dr. David Mollenhauer partner to research usability, capability and needs of research software. (U.S. Air Force photo/Donna Lindner)

    US and Japanese scientists conduct joint composites study

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Dr. Keisuke Umezawa of the Air Systems Research Center in the Japanese Ministry of Defense recently joined the Air Force Research Laboratory on an engineers and scientists exchange program.The JMoD chose Umezawa for the ESEP based on his experience as a stress analysist of polymer matrix composite materials.
  • Senior leaders from across the Air Force were at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for the Basing and Logistics Board. While here, they attended an AFRL Tech Expo with specific interest in agile combat support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Karen Schlesinger)

    AFRL Tech Expo showcases readiness technologies

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Senior leaders from across the Air Force were at WPAFB April 15-17 for a Basing and Logistics Board. While here, they attended an Air Force Research Laboratory Tech Expo with specific interest in technologies that improve Air Force base logistics or break the constraints to readiness. This included
  • Dr. Adam Pilchak has emerged as the United States Air Force’s leading expert in microstructural fatigue and damage tolerance of titanium alloys, which are used worldwide in military and commercial aerospace systems. (U.S. Air Force photo/Donna Lindner)

    US senior research materials engineer wins international award

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The Jaap Schijve Award is an international award presented by The Netherlands Aerospace Centre NLR and Delft University of Technology to promote the disciplines of fatigue and damage tolerance for aerospace applications. Dr. Adam Pilchak of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
  • Direct ink printing is performed with a 3D printer using epoxy with chopped fiber. The pressure pump provides pressure to force the resin through the nozzle. (Courtesy photo)

    AFRL, university partners make a push in printable composites

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory hosts a diverse group of professors and students from across the country each year.In 2018 AFRL’s Composites Branch combined forces with the University of Arkansas, the University of Miami, Louisiana Tech University and the University of Texas at El Paso to demonstrate
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