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Aug. 12, 2024
AFWERX cultivates innovation experts through fellowship program; applications accepted through August 16

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – AFWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Department of the Air Force and powered by the Air Force Research Laboratory, is advancing cross-training for technical experts through its Traditional Fellowship program and is accepting applications for the next
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
Jan. 5, 2024
AFWERX Agility Prime program demonstrates mobile battery charging station for eVTOL aircraft

The AFWERX Agility Prime program, launched by the Air Force in April 2020, is partnering with the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) commercial industry to develop a new class of air mobility systems. The program recently received a demonstration of a mobile battery care station developed
Sept. 25, 2023
Emerging Technologies Integrated Test Force Takes Delivery of First eVTOL Aircraft

Joby Aviation, Inc. officially delivered its first experimental electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft to the Air Force during a ceremony held at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 25. The ceremony showcased the unique multi-party collaboration between private industry, AFWERX, the
Sept. 19, 2023
Duke Field breaks ground on first electric aircraft charging station

DUKE FIELD, Florida (AFRL) – AFWERX and one of its Prime division partners, BETA Technologies, an electric aerospace company, broke ground on the first electric aircraft charging station on a military installation at Duke Field, Florida, Sept. 19, 2023. The expected completion date for the Level 3
April 25, 2023
Air Force pilots reach new program milestones in electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – Four Air Force pilots remotely flew a Joby electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at the company’s Marina, California, manufacturing facility April 20. They were the first Air Force personnel to assume remote pilot-in-command
Jan. 12, 2023
AFWERX, Army partner in first multiservice contracting sprint

The AFWERX contracting team partnered with two Army organizations to execute the first multiservice Small Business Innovation Research, or SBIR, and Small Business Technology Transfer, or STTR, contracting sprint. The exercise, in which AFWERX partnered with the Army Futures Command, or AFC, and
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.
Oct. 7, 2022
Air Force’s Mobility Flex Procurement to release eVTOL Request for Information

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, or AFLCMC, Mobility and Training Directorate’s Heavy Airlift Division, Mobility Flex Procurement, released a Request for Information, or RFI, Oct. 6, 2022, to understand the maturity of electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing vehicles, or eVTOLs, for
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.

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AFWERX cultivates innovation experts through fellowship program; applications accepted through August 16

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

AFWERX Agility Prime program demonstrates mobile battery charging station for eVTOL aircraft

Emerging Technologies Integrated Test Force Takes Delivery of First eVTOL Aircraft

Duke Field breaks ground on first electric aircraft charging station

Air Force pilots reach new program milestones in electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

AFWERX, Army partner in first multiservice contracting sprint

AFRL, AFTC collaborate on future technology via weeklong autonomy summit

Air Force’s Mobility Flex Procurement to release eVTOL Request for Information

National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence breaks ground in Springfield