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Dec. 20, 2022
AFRL division wins award for cold spray robot

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, teamed with the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute to win the Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award at the 2022 Defense Manufacturing Conference for the creation of an augmented reality-enabled cold spray robot, nicknamed
Dec. 19, 2022
AFWERX appoints new director, Col. Elliott Leigh to lead AFWERX 3.0 efforts

Col. Elliott Leigh became director of AFWERX, a directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm, during a change of leadership ceremony Dec. 15, 2022, at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Dec. 19, 2022
AFRL Guardian software team reports busy year

When disaster strikes in the world, chaos can ensue, but Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, scientists are working on software applications that provide clear situational awareness to help response teams bring calm to the chaos.
Dec. 16, 2022
AFRL reveals Advanced Munitions Technology Complex at Eglin Air Force Base

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 15, 2022, for the lab’s new Advanced Munitions Technology Complex, or AMTC, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
Dec. 15, 2022
US Space entities examine future space technology

Seventy professionals from the space ecosystem gathered for the Space Futures Workshop, Nov. 29-30, to examine future technologies and forge a path towards ensuring the U.S. maintains its advantage in the increasingly congested and contested space domain.
Dec. 14, 2022
DAF transitions from AFWERX 2.0 to 3.0 during livestreamed event

AFWERX outgoing Director Col. Nathan Diller and Col. Elliott Leigh, the incoming director, discussed the imminent launch of AFWERX 3.0, the next iteration of the innovation organization coming in 2023, during a livestreamed event with 500 virtual attendees at the AFWERX hub in Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 14.
Dec. 14, 2022
AFRL launches wearable biomolecular sensors program for DOD, transfers technology to Sensate Biosystems

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, has partnered with the Nano Bio-Materials Consortium, or NBMC, and Case Western Reserve University to create wearable sensors that measure biomarkers in Airmen and Guardians. The term “biomarker” refers to any physiological or molecular information that
Dec. 14, 2022
AFRL/AFOSR awards $25 million via Young Investigator Research Program

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research, or AFOSR, the basic research arm of the Air Force Research Laboratory, will award approximately $25 million in grants to 58 scientists and engineers from 44 research institutions and businesses in 22 states under the fiscal year 2023 Young Investigator
Dec. 13, 2022
AFRL, AFTC collaborate on future technology via weeklong autonomy summit

Leaders and personnel from Air Force Materiel Command organizations collaborated virtually during the fall Air Force Research Laboratory-Air Force Test Center, or AFRL-AFTC, Summit Nov. 14-18, 2022, to discuss the future of autonomy.
Dec. 12, 2022
Renovation of AFRL space earns award for 88th Civil Engineer Group

The 88th Civil Engineer Group will receive the 2022 Citation Award, part of the U.S. Air Force Design Awards Program, for their work renovating building 45 on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, which is part of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Aerospace Systems Directorate.