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2024-09-23
Small Business Summit – AFRL on track to exceed 2023 small business performance metrics
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, is on track to meet or exceed its small business performance metrics from the previous fiscal year, according to Brian McJilton, director of the AFRL Small Business Office, who recently spoke at the enterprise-wide Small Business Summit held at Dayton Tech Town located in downtown Dayton, Ohio.

2024-09-19
McGhee Tyson ANGB Embraces Cutting-Edge Technology with New Robotic Mower
MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. -- McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base continues to pave the way for new innovations across the Air National Guard. The 134th Air Refueling Wing is the first ANG unit to test a robotic mower, with the goal to compensate for high temperatures and rugged terrain that make lawn maintenance challenging.

2024-09-19
Innovative mobile app streamlines airfield assessment for airborne operations
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- The U.S. Air Force has introduced a new tool designed to streamline the process of assessing and certifying airfields for aircraft landings, particularly in austere environments. Developed by members of the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing Innovation Team, the new mobile application enhances efficiency, reduces human error, and provides real-time data to support rapid decision-making in the field.

2024-09-12
AFIMSC partnership accelerates technology for I&MS capabilities
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is leveraging the AFWERX Expedient Basing Challenge to capitalize on industry expertise to rapidly address urgent Air Force needs.

2024-09-10
AFWERX tests DINSTAAR composite ramps at Robins
An AFWERX Refinery logistician at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, has found a project that could save the DoD money and could be used by Air Force cargo aircraft around the world. As the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force and powered by the Air Force Research Laboratory AFWERX brings cutting-edge American ingenuity from small businesses and start-ups to address the most pressing challenges of the DAF.

2024-09-09
AFRL to highlight tech to ‘achieve decisive advantage in an age of growing threats’ at 2024 Air, Space and Cyber Conference
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, will showcase war-winning technologies to drive the future fight in an era of Great Power Competition at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference, or AFA ASC, Sept. 16-18, 2024, at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

2024-08-27
Strategic improvements unveiled for AFWERX’s Open Topic program
DAYTON, Ohio (AFRL) - Members from across AFWERX met in person for a process improvement off-site event to focus on making critical changes to the Open Topic program here June 25-26, 2024. The two-day exercise incorporated AFWERX cross-divisional teams to address the solicitation schedule, automation needs and additional requirements.

2024-08-23
Autonomous aviation transforms logistics during AGILE FLAG 24-3 exercise
MOJAVE, Calif. (AFRL) — AFWERX Autonomy Prime partners Joby and Reliable Robotics demonstrated how autonomous aviation can contribute to the Agile Combat Employment concept by flying daily autonomous logistics missions during the Air Force exercise AGILE FLAG 24-3 at Mojave Air and Space Port, California, Aug. 5-9, 2024.

2024-08-22
SpaceWERX announces Program Year 24.2 STRATFI selections at Fed Supernova
AUSTIN, Texas (AFRL) – SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force and a unique division within AFWERX, announced the Program Year 2024.2 Strategic Funding Increase, or STRATFI, contract award selections from its Phase II-eligible applicants at the Fed Supernova conference in Austin, Texas, Aug. 22, 2024.