July 17, 2022 How drones will transform battlefield medicine, save lives The use of drones for future near-peer conflicts is starting to filter down into the operational forces as a potential solution in the near term.
Aug. 13, 2021 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
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.
Nov. 8, 2019 Around the Air Force: Swearing In, New Medal, NCO Career Status Program Today's look Around the Air Force features the selection of the 25th Secretary of the Air Force, the activation of the Sixteenth Air Force and how the Air Force is using virtual reality to train helicopter pilots faster. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Greg Cerny)
July 25, 2019 Air Force targets drones during latest Pitch Day The day-long event began with thirteen pitches from businesses, followed by deliberations by Air Force junior officers and civilians, who chose to award Phase 1 small business contracts to every Pitch Day participant.
April 19, 2019 Lt. Col. Dick Cole, the Doolittle Raiders made history, planted the seeds for today’s Air Force When Lt. Col. Dick Cole pushed the throttles forward April 18, 1942 to coax the lumbering, indecisive B-25 Mitchell bomber off the rolling deck of the USS Hornet for an audacious raid on Tokyo, he had no conception of space as a warfighting domain. “Cyber” would not be a word for several more
July 20, 2018 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
July 14, 2017 Researcher, security forces bring new counter-UAS program to Bagram Air Field As the use of unmanned aircraft systems rises across the world, researchers from around the Defense Department are testing new ways to counter the new threats they could present. The 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron teamed up with a researcher from the Air Force Research Laboratory to
March 19, 2015 Air Force funds research for remotely piloted aircraft Although the development of remotely piloted aircraft began in the 1950s, they are increasingly used by both military and commercial customers and provide a promising new chapter in the history of aviation.