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May 14, 2024
SpaceWERX completes Innovate to Accelerate workshop

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - SpaceWERX completed the capstone event for its inaugural Innovate to Accelerate (I2A) program at the SpaceWERX hub at the BR-DGE, in El Segundo, California, April 25, 2024. I2A was a free 12-week intensive education program for SpaceWERX Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) Small
May 7, 2024
AFWERX Spark Crossflow event spurs innovation and collaboration

SPOKANE, Wash. — The AFWERX Spark team launched the first Crossflow event of the year, April 23-25, 2024. Crossflows offer the Department of the Air Force Innovation and Process Improvement ecosystem a chance to concentrate on development, collaboration and strategic alignment toward operational
April 29, 2024
Commander, test pilots evaluate new electric aircraft

Test pilots flew the twin-seat Electro with an instructor for approximately 45 minutes each consisting of pattern work, area maneuvering, and stalls.
April 24, 2024
Project Arc: Delivering tailored innovations to 435th AGOW warfighters

The 435th Air Ground Operations Wing hosted the first Project Arc team October 2023 - April 2024 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The team integrated with 435th AGOW units, and conducted a broad range of technological support and advancements to improve mission accomplishment and solve problems
April 17, 2024
SpaceWERX, The Aerospace Corporation collaborate to guide technologies through the 'Valley of Death'

SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force and a unique division within AFWERX, has partnered with the Aerospace Corporation to establish a cutting-edge “Technology Readiness Level”, or TRL, bootcamp lab in El Segundo, California. This collaborative effort aims to guide promising
April 3, 2024
AFWERX to discuss efforts to safely field Advanced Air Mobility systems at XPONENTIAL 2024

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – AFWERX will spotlight efforts to safely integrate Advanced Air Mobility into the national airspace system during the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International XPONENTIAL 2024 convention April 22-25, 2024, at the San Diego Convention Center
March 26, 2024
AFWERX, SpaceWERX Ventures divisions launch Notice of Opportunity for space applicable technology submissions

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – AFWERX AFVentures, the commercial investment arm of the Department of the Air Force, issued a Notice of Opportunity within the Strategic Funding Increase and Tactical Funding Increase (STRATFI/TACFI) program for its U.S. Space Force division, SpaceWERX. The
March 13, 2024
AFWERX director discusses role of tech startups, quick innovation in Great Power Competition

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm, met with technologists, startups and venture capitalists at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, March 8-11, 2024, to discuss national and global security challenges and the role AFWERX plays in
March 12, 2024
AFWERX funds successful kitted maintenance enclosure product for improved DAF fleet sustainment

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) — AFWERX, the DAF’s innovation arm and a functional directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research, or SBIR, Direct to Phase II contract of approximately $1M to Miamisburg, Ohio-based
March 8, 2024
AFWERX, SpaceWERX announce Strategic Funding Increase selections at South by Southwest

AUSTIN, Texas – AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force and powered by the Air Force Research Laboratory, and SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force and a unique division within AFWERX, announced the Program Year 2024 Strategic Funding Increase, or STRATFI, a

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SpaceWERX completes Innovate to Accelerate workshop

AFWERX Spark Crossflow event spurs innovation and collaboration

Commander, test pilots evaluate new electric aircraft

Project Arc: Delivering tailored innovations to 435th AGOW warfighters

SpaceWERX, The Aerospace Corporation collaborate to guide technologies through the 'Valley of Death'

AFWERX to discuss efforts to safely field Advanced Air Mobility systems at XPONENTIAL 2024

AFWERX, SpaceWERX Ventures divisions launch Notice of Opportunity for space applicable technology submissions

AFWERX director discusses role of tech startups, quick innovation in Great Power Competition

AFWERX funds successful kitted maintenance enclosure product for improved DAF fleet sustainment

AFWERX, SpaceWERX announce Strategic Funding Increase selections at South by Southwest