20 Jul 2021

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

16 Jul 2021

Air Force awards airworthiness approval to Kitty Hawk through AFWERX Agility Prime electric aircraft program

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – AFWERX Agility Prime partner Kitty Hawk has been awarded an airworthiness approval by the U.S. Air Force. With this award, the Heaviside aircraft is able to enter its next phase of flight testing under Air Force direction.These flight tests aim to explore the unique attributes of the eVTOL (electric

14 Jul 2021

Air Force Research Laboratory invites new science, technology ideas through Air Force and Space Force Tech Connect

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – Everybody has ideas. Many people have had an idea for a new product or technology only to have it dismissed or neglected. Sometimes we later find that others had the same idea, but were able to get it in front of the right people, resulting in their product on the market, not ours.Ideas are relatively

14 Jul 2021

Rapid Dragon experimentation campaign evaluates delivering long-range strike weapons via military cargo aircraft at Northern Edge 21

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFRL) – The Air Force Rapid Dragon Experimentation Program, along with partners from Air Force Special Operations Command, have successfully demonstrated beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) Command and Control of a Palletized Weapon System. This milestone was achieved while participating in U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Northern

6 Jul 2021

AFRL senior engineer nominated for AFMC 2021 National Public Service Award

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Dr. Edmund Moore, a senior engineer with the Air Force Research Laboratory's Aerospace Systems Directorate, was nominated for the 2021 National Public Service Award at the Air Force Materiel Command level, an accolade bestowed on individuals who improve service to the public, take risks to achieve change,

1 Jul 2021

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

1 Jul 2021

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

1 Jul 2021

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

1 Jul 2021

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

30 Jun 2021

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.