Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)

Sep- 2024 -

11 September

Land

US Air Force Launches Space Vehicle Laboratory Construction in New Mexico

The US Air Force has conducted a groundbreaking ceremony in New Mexico to begin the development of a Re-Entry Vehicle Integration Laboratory.

Aug- 2024 -

8 August

Americas

Insight – multi-intelligence sensor fusion. Image: BAE Systems

Inder Singh Bisht

BAE Wins $48M USAF Data Analytics Tool Contract

The US Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a $48-million contract to BAE Systems to further develop an existing data analytics tool used by military intelligence analysts.

6 August

Technology

From left: Darrell Phillipson, director, Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate; Dr. Sean Donegan, Digital Manufacturing Research Team lead; Timothy Sakulich, AFRL executive director; and Dr. Charles Ormsby, Manufacturing, Industrial Technologies and Energy division chief observe as Boston Dynamics robot Astro cuts a ceremonial ribbon, officially opening the new Collaborative Automation for Manufacturing Systems Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, July 23, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo / Sarah Perez)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Launches Collaborative Manufacturing Research Laboratory in Ohio

The US Air Force Research Laboratory has opened a Collaborative Automation for Manufacturing Systems facility in Ohio.

2 August

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm within the Air Force Research Laboratory, and Beavercreek, Ohio-based defense contractor Modern Technology Solutions Inc. evaluate Pivotal’s BlackFly electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft at Springfield-Beckley Airport, Ohio, July 12, 2024. The effort is part of the AFWERX Agility Prime program, which focuses on assessing the aircraft and its supporting ecosystem through an operational leasing initiative to accelerate innovative and emerging technologies that can be transitioned to the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse).

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Trials BlackFly eVTOL Aircraft for Military Applications

The US Air Force is testing a BlackFly electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in Ohio for the Agility Prime program.

Jul- 2024 -

17 July

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

MacDill Air Force Base, Florida – Tech. Sgt. Tyler Beck, 6th Security Forces Squadron flight sergeant, reviews constraints on Collaborative Low-Altitude Unmanned Aircraft System Integration Effort, or CLUE, June 6, 2024, to plan an operational intent for a drone flight at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. The Air Mobility Command in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Information Directorate, is evaluating the AFRL CLUE UAS Traffic Management system at the base. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Begins Operational Test of Drone Traffic Control System in Florida

The US Air Force has begun tests of a traffic management solution in Florida as part of the service's drone utility expansion project.

Jun- 2024 -

27 June

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Inder Singh Bisht

DARPA Unveils Hybrid Electric Stealth Drone Project

DARPA has unveiled XRQ-73, a flying-wing drone project featuring hybrid electric propulsion that converts fuel to electricity

10 June

Technology

Firefighters from the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron Kaiserslautern Military Community Fire Emergency Services stand by after transporting a wounded warrior from a C-17 Globemaster III to an ambulance on Aug. 9, 2015, on Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Ramstein fire and medical personnel from the 10th Aeromedical Evacuation Operations Team and the 455th Critical Care Air Transport Team assisted with the aeromedical evacuation out of Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Leslie Keopka)

Rojoef Manuel

AFRL to Open Critical Care Simulation Hub in Ohio

The Air Force Research Laboratory is developing a simulation hub in Ohio to train Critical Care Air Transport teams.

5 June

Americas

Joe Saballa

Leidos Announces Key Milestone for America’s ‘Mayhem’ Hypersonic Missile

Leidos has announced two critical milestones for the US Air Force’s “Mayhem” hypersonic air-breathing missile program.

3 June

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Air Force Wants New, Advanced Sensors for All-Weather ISR Missions

The US Air Force Research Laboratory has asked industry partners to develop new, advanced sensors that can support all-weather intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.

Apr- 2024 -

23 April

Air