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  • From left to right, AFRL Vice Commander Col. Paul Henderson, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Chief Scientist Dr. Richard Vaia, and Deputy Director Col. Michael Warner cut the ribbon to open the renovated Materials Characterization Facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Spencer Deer)

    AFRL Materials Characterization Facility pushes state of the art

    The Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has recently renovated their materials characterization facility (MCF) to meet the ever-advancing needs of materials research. By renovating 3,700 square feet of existing laboratory space, the facility has been designed to keep pace with analytical research technology, thereby “future-proofing” it for the next generation of instrumentation, according to program manager Dr. Todd Butler. A ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 26 officially opened the new facility.
  • Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs (CSDBs) are carried on the wing of an F-16 fighter from the Air Force Test Center’s 96th Test Wing at Eglin AFB Feb. 19, 2021 during the second flight test of collaborative weapon technologies. Six of the bombs were dropped from two 96TW aircraft during the third and final flight demonstration of the Air Force Golden Horde Vanguard May 25. (Courtesy photo)

    AFRL successfully completes Golden Horde Collaborative Small Diameter Bomb flight demonstrations

    EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFRL) – The Department of the Air Force Golden Horde Vanguard program successfully completed the three objectives of the final flight test of its modified Boeing Small Diameter Bomb I (CSDB) on May 25, 2021 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The Golden Horde program is an initiative focused on advancing Networked,
  • Dr. Kelly Hammett, director of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy Directorate and deputy technology executive officer for Air Force space science and technology, spoke virtually to Ohio Space Forum attendees on May 18 about the many ways AFRL is supporting the space mission. (Photo screenshot by Leslie Heck, AFRL Public Affairs)

    Air Force Deputy Technology Executive Officer for Space Science and Technology addresses Ohio Space Forum

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Dr. Kelly Hammett spoke at the annual Ohio Space Forum May 18, joining several aerospace leaders who discussed their organizations’ contributions to the space mission and Ohio politicians who lauded Ohio’s contributions and their economic impact.Facilitated by the
  • Dr. Stephen Clay, a principal aerospace engineer with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Aerospace Systems Directorate, was named an American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Fellow, April 15, 2021 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

    AFRL engineer named as American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fellow

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – Dr. Stephen Clay, a principal aerospace engineer with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Aerospace Systems Directorate, was named an American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Fellow, April 15, 2021 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.Clay has worked for AFRL for 27 years, where he has
  • Lisa Fitzgerald, a senior technical advisor with the Aerospace Systems Directorate, smiles in her work environment, May 7, 2021. Fitzgerald's diverse career experiences inspired her daughter to attend the Air Force Academy and follow in her mother's footsteps by serving in the military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Simones)

    AFRL senior technical advisor inspires daughter to follow in her footsteps

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – A senior technical advisor with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Aerospace Systems Directorate inspired her daughter to embark on a military career full of adventure and multicultural experiences.Lisa Fitzgerald raised four children who all ended up in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
  • The Air Force Research Laboratory held a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the Space Warfighting Operations Research and Development laboratory May 20 at Kirtland AFB, N.M. Left to right: April Fitzner, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Mark Roverse, AFRL Spacecraft Technology Division chief; Col. Eric Felt, AFRL Space Vehicles director; Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, AFRL commander; Maj. Katrina Johns, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Brian Engberg, AFRL Space Control Branch chief, and Bradley Rieck, AFRL senior facility engineer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jenna Bigham)

    AFRL opens Space Warfighting Operations Research and Development (SWORD) Laboratory

    KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) - The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate held a ribbon cutting ceremony May 20 to celebrate the opening of its newest facility, the Space Warfighting Operations Research and Development, or SWORD, laboratory. Col. Eric Felt, the director of AFRL’s Space Vehicles Directorate, hosted the
  • Air Force Research Laboratory engineer Evelyn Kent holds her Space Test Fundamentals course diploma with the AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate headquarters at Kirtland AFB, N.M in the background. Kent graduated from the inaugural space test course earlier this year. (Courtesy photo)

    AFRL engineer graduates from first-ever Space Test course

    KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) – Air Force Research Laboratory astronautical engineer Evelyn Kent is among the graduates of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School’s inaugural Space Test Fundamentals course. The new program for space professionals included 15 students made up of Airmen and Guardians. Kent was one of two civilians selected to

  • Innovare Advancement Center to announce kickoff of annual Aspire Series at Ask Me Anything event

    ROME, N.Y. – Innovare Advancement Center, in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate and AFWERX, and supported by the Griffiss Institute, announced it will host the Innovare Aspire Ask Me Anything event 1-4 p.m., May 13, during which the Innovare Aspire Series, as well as five research challenges, will be revealed
  • Skyborg ACS First Flight

    Skyborg ACS has Successful First Flight

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) – The Skyborg leadership team conducted a two-hours and ten minute flight test April 29 of the Skyborg autonomy core system (ACS) aboard a Kratos UTAP-22 tactical unmanned vehicle at Tyndall AFB, Florida.  Termed Milestone 1 of the Autonomous Attritable Aircraft Experimentation (AAAx) campaign, the ACS performed
  • Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. John E. Hyten speaks during the Joint Requirements Oversight Council’s visit to Austin, Texas April 9 for an event showcasing commercial and military collaboration, including the Air Force Research Laboratory’s AFWERX program. (Photo courtesy of Joint Requirements Oversight Council)

    AFWERX presents to Joint Requirements Oversight Council at commercial-military partnership event

    AUSTIN, Texas – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s AFWERX program co-organized and participated in an event April 9 at Austin’s Capital Factory and UT-Austin, that championed commercial-military innovation and collaboration to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council.As a statutory council to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the JROC
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