Jan. 22, 2024 New system seeks to upgrade explosive ordnance disposal robots, aid technicians A new system seeks to aid explosive ordnance disposal, or EOD, technicians by adding a simple and inexpensive system to improve depth detection while controlling disposal robots to manage counter-improvised explosive device, or C-IED, operations. The system, which increases precision and safety for
June 13, 2023 AFRL collaborates with industry partner on in-theatre alternative to GPS The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, partnered with Luminous Cyber Corp. to develop a more resilient alternative to GPS for regions where coverage is not as reliable or where there is a risk of interference or jamming by malicious actors. Luminous develops alternative-position navigation and
Dec. 8, 2022 Two AFRL employees recognized by Military Sensing Symposia Two Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, employees were selected for induction as 2022 Military Sensing Symposia, or MSS, Fellows.
Sept. 27, 2022 AFRL Sensors Directorate holds 9/11 memorial stair climb The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Sensors Directorate held a memorial stair climb to commemorate the victims and first responders of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the building 620 tower on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base September 12, 2022.
Aug. 4, 2022 AFRL Sensors Directorate hosts Air Camp students The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Sensors Directorate staff recently hosted 44 Air Camp students to tour their facility and learn about science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, careers within AFRL.
June 16, 2022 AFRL branch chief honored with Dayton Business Journal Forty Under 40 Award Benjamin Tran has been selected as a member of the Dayton Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 class for 2022. Tran, who has worked for AFRL for 20 years, is the eighth person from the lab to be recognized with this award since DBJ’s inaugural class in 1998.
Feb. 22, 2022 AFRL's Lightfoot named Black Engineer of the Year WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – Dr. Leonard Lightfoot received the 2022 Black Engineer of the Year Award in STEM for Professional Achievement, after being nominated by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Sensors Directorate. “Dr. Lightfoot is an exceptional leader in the Sensors
Feb. 10, 2022 AFRL Sensors Directorate begins New Year with focus on professional development The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Sensors Directorate kicked-off 2022 with a professional development course led by Ms. Amanda Gentry, the Director of the Sensors Directorate.
Oct. 22, 2021 Sensors Directorate partnership creates avenue to AFRL careers For the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), attracting world-class and diverse talent is key to solving the Air Force’s most challenging scientific and technological problems. The Autonomy Technology Research (ATR) Center summer internship program is a vital piece to that puzzle.
Oct. 21, 2021 AFRL Sensors Directorate Mentee Network hosts Q&A session with key leaders The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Sensors Directorate Mentee Network recently hosted a Q&A with Ms. Amanda Gentry, the Director of the AFRL Sensors Directorate.