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.
Dec. 12, 2022 AFRL Airmen, Guardians honor U.S. flag during Retreat ceremony Thirty-two active-duty Airmen and Guardians from the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, conducted a Retreat ceremony Dec. 5, 2022 at 5 p.m. in front of AFRL headquarters, building 15 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Col. Joel Luker, AFRL vice commander, led the formation for
Dec. 8, 2022 Two AFRL employees recognized by Military Sensing Symposia Two Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, employees were selected for induction as 2022 Military Sensing Symposia, or MSS, Fellows.
Dec. 8, 2022 AFRL celebrates new high-powered microwave laboratory The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Dec. 7, 2022, for the opening of the new High-Power Electromagnetic, or HPEM, Effects and Modeling Facility, a 12,000-square-foot, $6 million project.
Dec. 5, 2022 AFWERX Refinery supports Airman and Guardian innovators The Refinery program, an initiative of AFWERX’s Spark division, will host its seventh cohort of Airmen and Guardians for a four-week, hybrid Accelerator program in February 2023 to target grassroots efforts within the Department of the Air Force and rapidly advance innovative projects that directly