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July 31, 2024
AFWERX, MTSI evaluate electric vertical takeoff, landing aircraft for military applications

https://www.dvidshub.net/news/477431/afwerx-mtsi-evaluate-electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing-aircraft-military-applicationsSince mid-June, experts from AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm within the Air Force Research Laboratory, have been working with Beavercreek, Ohio-based
June 18, 2024
AFWERX officials to discuss advanced air mobility, small business support at EAA AirVenture 2024

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm and a directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory, will have a booth at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 July 22-28 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. During AirVenture, the
Nov. 28, 2023
AFWERX and NASA collaborate to develop digital Advanced Air Mobility operations center

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – AFWERX is partnering with NASA to develop a digital operations center for future Advanced Air Mobility, or AAM, efforts through the Civilian Commercialization Readiness Pilot Program, or CCRPP, awardee, ResilienX.With the fast-growing field of AAM
Feb. 24, 2023
AFWERX to attend South by Southwest conference

Representatives from all four core divisions of AFWERX – Prime, Spark, AFVentures, and SpaceWERX – will be at the South by Southwest, or SXSW, conference March 10-19, 2023 in Austin, Texas. The Capital Factory, an entrepreneurial firm aimed at connecting innovative technologists and startups to a
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.
Sept. 19, 2022
AFWERX releases Autonomy Prime RFI

The Department of the Air Force’s innovative engine, AFWERX, announced the release of its Autonomy Prime Request for Information, or RFI, Sept. 9, 2022. AFWERX will formally begin industry-facing research as it prepares to launch a new “Prime” program focused on the collaborative development of
Sept. 1, 2022
National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence breaks ground in Springfield

The Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence, or NAAMCE, Aug. 23, 2022, in Springfield, Ohio.
May 17, 2022
As AFWERX Agility Prime celebrates two years, partner Joby Aviation announces acoustic data from NASA testing

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – AFWERX Agility Prime partner Joby Aviation, a California-based company developing an all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, recently completed developmental testing with NASA to help understand Joby’s vehicle’s performance
May 12, 2022
AFWERX attends AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2022 convention

AFWERX representatives from all divisions attended the Association for Uncrewed Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) XPONENTIAL 2022, an advanced air mobility convention in Orlando, Florida, April 25-28 with an estimated 6,500 attendees.
April 13, 2022
AFRL to highlight innovative weapons, UAS technology and AFWERX at AUVSI XPONENTIAL

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory will showcase programs and technologies in several areas including weapons and unmanned aerial systems, plus avenues for sharing ideas or capabilities with the lab during the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems

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AFWERX, MTSI evaluate electric vertical takeoff, landing aircraft for military applications

AFWERX officials to discuss advanced air mobility, small business support at EAA AirVenture 2024

AFWERX and NASA collaborate to develop digital Advanced Air Mobility operations center

AFWERX to attend South by Southwest conference

AFRL, AFTC collaborate on future technology via weeklong autonomy summit

AFWERX releases Autonomy Prime RFI

National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence breaks ground in Springfield

As AFWERX Agility Prime celebrates two years, partner Joby Aviation announces acoustic data from NASA testing

AFWERX attends AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2022 convention

AFRL to highlight innovative weapons, UAS technology and AFWERX at AUVSI XPONENTIAL