AFWERX In the News

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Team Eglin participants gathered at the University of Florida’s Research and Engineering Education Facility for Software Defined Radio Day, a hands-on workshop fostering continuous learning and technical innovation under a combat innovation initiative July 21.

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Airman 1st Class Reid Richardson, a contracting specialist, assigned to the 509th Contracting Squadron, has been assigned to join Project Arc, a selective Air Force program focused on solving operational challenges through creative, cross-disciplinary solutions.

The 374th Air Expeditionary Wing Innovation Lab produced more than fifty 3D-printed bomblets to support explosive ordnance disposal Airmen from the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 10, 2025, during exercise REFORPAC 25.

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – AFWERX welcomed its new director and chief commercialization officer for the Department of the Air Force, Col. Nathan Stuckey, during a change of leadership ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 17, 2025.

TRAVIS AIR FORCE, Calif. -- Phoenix Spark hosted a STEAM event, bringing together student teams from four different Solano County school districts who presented innovative solutions to two real-world challenges the Air Force is facing at Travis Air Force Base, California, May 9, 2025.

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- The Air Force Reserve Command has officially launched its fiscal year 2025 Reserve Innovation Campaign, an initiative aimed at accelerating innovation and enhancing operational readiness through the power of frontline Airmen.

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – A select group of Team Eglin Airmen gathered at the Emerald Spark Incubator March 10-14 to collaborate in the first-ever Combat Innovation Cohort.

AUSTIN, Texas -- AFWERX and SpaceWERX the innovation arms of the Department of the Air Force and U.S. Space Force, respectively, have selected 23 small businesses with Phase II contracts awarded within the last two years to apply for funding through a Program Year 2025.1 Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) annual notice of opportunity.

Austin, Texas (March 11) – For three days, more than 3,500 representatives from companies, government, academia and capital came together as part of joint programming powered by DIU, AFWERX, NavalX and other DOD organizations at the Capital Factory House in Austin.