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Aug. 17, 2023
AFWERX reaches out to academia for new technologies

DAYTON, Ohio (AFRL) – AFWERX, the innovation arm for the Department of the Air Force, met with entrepreneurs, educators and researchers at a recent Academia Days outreach event in Dayton, Ohio, to hear about their dual-use and defense-specific technologies. “Some of America’s most disruptive and
Aug. 14, 2023
AFRL opens state-of-the-art Extreme Computing facility, announces $44 million in additional funding

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s, or AFRL, new Extreme Computing Facility at the Information Directorate in Rome, New York, is a vital component to national defense research, and AFRL is using the most cutting-edge Quantum Computing technology available to protect the nation and deliver
Aug. 10, 2023
AFRL recognizes 2023 New Mexico Excellence in STEM at annual awards event

Teachers, students, businesses and volunteers were recognized as winners at the 2023 New Mexico Excellence in STEM Awards, or STEMYS, an event hosted by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s, or AFRL, Tech Engagement Office in June. The annual awards honor individuals and organizations in New Mexico
Aug. 8, 2023
AFRL’s new joint-use Secure Corporate Facility increases collaboration, communication

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, hosted a ribbon-cutting event for AFRL’s new joint-use Secure Corporate Facility July 28, 2023. The facility, conceptualized in 2015 and housed within AFRL’s Aerospace Systems Directorate at Wright-Patterson
Aug. 8, 2023
Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate dedicates room to Tuskegee Airman, former Electrical Engineer Herbert Thorpe

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Information Directorate in Rome, New York, is pleased to announce the renaming and dedication of the Information Directorate Heritage Room in honor of Herbert Thorpe, a former Rome Air Development Center employee, Tuskegee Airman and veteran of World War
Aug. 2, 2023
AFRL artificial intelligence agents successfully pilot XQ-58A Valkyrie uncrewed jet aircraft

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – To reduce risk to the development and maturation of artificial intelligence capabilities, the Air Force Research Laboratory led a successful three-hour sortie, July 25, 2023, demonstrating the first-ever flight of AFRL-developed, machine-learning
July 28, 2023
USAFSAM Visits MAFB to Continue Cancer Study

Airmen from the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, the 5th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, and the 742nd Missile Squadron pose for a photo at a missile alert facility (MAF), near Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 25, 2023. The team assessed indoor air quality at each
July 25, 2023
AFMC Spark Tank open through Aug. 27

Air Force Materiel Command uniformed and civilian Airmen and Guardians are invited to submit their game-changing ideas now to compete in the AFMC Spark Tank: Integrated Capabilities Challenge, with the submission window open through Aug. 27.
July 21, 2023
AFRL team wins AFCEA’s annual writing contest on CHSS

AFRL, team won first place in the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association International, or AFCEA’s, Cyber Edge Writing Contest for SIGNAL Magazine titled “Holding the High Ground.” Joseph “Dan” Trujillo, space cyber resiliency lead, AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate, at Kirtland Air
July 20, 2023
USAFSAM continues Missile Community Cancer Study for 90 MW

U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine teams visited all of F.E. Warren Air Force Base’s missile alert facilities as part of the ongoing missile community cancer study at all three intercontinental ballistic missile wings in Air Force Global Strike Command, July 13, 2023. While there, the teams