Jan. 6, 2022 Edison Grants empower researchers in uniform Edison Grants provide Air Force and Space Force uniformed personnel a year of funding for novel research experiments. The Edison Grants answer one of the Air Force and Space Force Science and Technology Strategy’s objectives – to create a pipeline of technically-proficient Airmen – by encouraging
Dec. 14, 2021 Air Force announces Spark Tank 2022 semifinalists A panel of nearly 30 subject matter experts from across the Department of the Air Force met Nov. 16, 2021 at the Basic Research Innovation and Collaboration Center in Arlington and via a virtual teleconferencing platform to conduct the Spark Tank 2022 quarterfinals.
Dec. 1, 2021 AFRL’s drone killer THOR wins Popular Science ‘Best of’ award Each year, Popular Science reviews thousands of new products and innovations, to choose the top 100 winners across 10 categories. To win, the technology must represent a significant advancement in its category.
Nov. 29, 2021 Air Force Under Secretary tours EADS Air Force Under Secretary Gina Ortiz Jones toured the Eastern Air Defense Sector operations floor and recognized Airmen for outstanding performance.
Nov. 3, 2021 AFRL’s Expeditionary Energy Campaign commences The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Transformational Capabilities Office launched the Expeditionary Energy Campaign to fund innovative energy technologies that offer needle-moving capability enhancements for the expeditionary warfighter.
Oct. 25, 2021 AFRL, industry launch revolutionary spacecraft technology The groundbreaking technology, Oscillating Heat Pipes (OHPs), provides lightweight and highly-efficient temperature control on higher-power, yet smaller spacecraft. The OHP was recently launched in the second quarter of 2021 on a Maxar Technologies-built satellite.
Oct. 20, 2021 US, UK research labs collaborate on autonomy, artificial intelligence The Air Force Research Laboratory, in partnership with United Kingdom’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, hosted an in-person and virtual demonstration highlighting the U.S and the U.K.'s ability to integrate both nation's Artificial Intelligence technologies through a common platform.
Sept. 3, 2021 India and US sign Project Agreement for Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle The main aim of the DTTI is to bring sustained leadership focus to promote collaborative technology exchange, and create opportunities for co-production and co-development of future technologies for Indian and U.S. military forces.
Aug. 26, 2021 CSAF visits Kirtland AFB Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., along with his wife, Sharene, visited Kirtland Air Force Base, Aug. 12-13.
Aug. 25, 2021 AFRL’s Entrepreneur Opportunity Program turns people, ideas into new private sector businesses The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Entrepreneurial Opportunities Program is turning scientists and engineers into business owners to speed emerging technology to warfighters.
Aug. 10, 2021 AFRL designated as Quantum Information Science Research Center for Air, Space Force This designation, signed by then Acting Secretary of the Air Force John P. Roth in an April 23 memorandum, gives AFRL the authority to achieve faster military capability based on quantum information science.
Aug. 2, 2021 AFRL’s drone killer, THOR will welcome new drone “hammer” The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy Directorate is seeking partners to build a new counter electronics weapon system, to defend against the ever increasing threat of adversarial drone activity.
July 23, 2021 Around the Air Force: Recruiting Diversity, Airmen Aid Flood Victims and Record-Breaking Satellite Today’s look around the Air Force highlights Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.’s recruiting message that emphasizes diversity, civil engineering Airmen from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, aid local communities before and after area floods, and the Air Force Research Lab’s DSX Satellite
July 18, 2021 AFRL invites new science, technology ideas through Air Force, Space Force Tech Connect On behalf of the Department, as one laboratory supporting two services, the Air Force Research Laboratory has developed the Air and Space Forces Science & Technology (S&T) Front Door, to connect potential partners with S&T experts and opportunities.
June 16, 2021 AFRL’s THOR hammers drones in new video animation The Air Force Research Laboratory has created a new video animation that realistically depicts a Tactical High-power Operational Responder, or THOR, destroying swarms of enemy drones in a base defense scenario.