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<p class="summary summary-hidden">WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm, met with technologists, startups and venture capitalists at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, March 8-11, 2024, to discuss national and global security challenges and the role AFWERX plays in</p>
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<p class="summary summary-hidden">WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) — AFWERX, the DAF’s innovation arm and a functional directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research, or SBIR, Direct to Phase II contract of approximately $1M to Miamisburg, Ohio-based</p>
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<p class="summary summary-hidden">AUSTIN, Texas – AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force and powered by the Air Force Research Laboratory, and SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force and a unique division within AFWERX, announced the Program Year 2024 Strategic Funding Increase, or STRATFI, a</p>
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<p class="summary summary-hidden">Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, scientists and engineers met with strategic partners from the Department of Defense, other U.S. government agencies, academia, industry and state organizations to share progress and collaborate at the third AFRL Biotech Days Summit Feb. 27-28, 2024, at</p>
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<p class="summary summary-hidden">KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL’s, Space Vehicles Directorate held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new University of New Mexico, or UNM, COSMIAC Radiation Effects Lab, or CREL, Dec. 8, 2023.The DVIDS link for this story is:</p>
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<p class="summary summary-hidden">The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, will hire entry-level to expert positions across multiple AFRL locations at a hiring event at the Holiday Inn, 2800 Presidential Drive, Fairborn, April 2-3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. DVIDS link:</p>
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<p class="summary summary-hidden">Drs. Charles J. Cross and Gregory W. Reich, of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, were recognized as 2024 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, or AIAA, Fellows, in a Feb. 8, 2024, news release. DVIDS Link:</p>
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<p class="summary summary-hidden">WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) — Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Commander Maj. Gen. Scott A. Cain announced in a letter addressed to the Air Force Materiel Command Feb. 29, 2024, that AFRL will host the AFRL Commander’s Challenge this year. The event, which is open to junior</p>
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ABOUT THE AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY
09/21/2023 | Video by Bradley Bowman, Allegra Czerwinski, John James, Ryan Law,
Keith Lewis
* AFGSC, USAFSAM HOLD MISSILE COMMUNITY CANCER STUDY VIRTUAL TOWN HALL
AFGSC Commander Gen. Bussiere held a virtual town hall Feb. 23 with current
and former missile community members currently serving throughout several
organizations to provide updates on environmental sampling results,
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) mitigation efforts, and the results from the
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* AFWERX DIRECTOR DISCUSSES ROLE OF TECH STARTUPS, QUICK INNOVATION IN GREAT
POWER COMPETITION
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – AFWERX, the Department of the
Air Force’s innovation arm, met with technologists, startups and venture
capitalists at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, March 8-11, 2024, to
discuss national and global security challenges and the role AFWERX plays in
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* AFWERX FUNDS SUCCESSFUL KITTED MAINTENANCE ENCLOSURE PRODUCT FOR IMPROVED DAF
FLEET SUSTAINMENT
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) — AFWERX, the DAF’s innovation
arm and a functional directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, or
AFRL, has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research, or SBIR, Direct to
Phase II contract of approximately $1M to Miamisburg, Ohio-based
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* AFWERX, SPACEWERX ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC FUNDING INCREASE SELECTIONS AT SOUTH BY
SOUTHWEST
AUSTIN, Texas – AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force
and powered by the Air Force Research Laboratory, and SpaceWERX, the
innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force and a unique division within AFWERX,
announced the Program Year 2024 Strategic Funding Increase, or STRATFI, a
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* AFRL BIOTECH DAYS SUMMIT UNITES SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, scientists and engineers met with
strategic partners from the Department of Defense, other U.S. government
agencies, academia, industry and state organizations to share progress and
collaborate at the third AFRL Biotech Days Summit Feb. 27-28, 2024, at
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* ACADEMIA AND WORKFORCE MUTUALLY BENEFIT FROM NEW RADIATION EFFECTS AND
TESTING LAB
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL’s,
Space Vehicles Directorate held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new
University of New Mexico, or UNM, COSMIAC Radiation Effects Lab, or CREL,
Dec. 8, 2023.The DVIDS link for this story is:
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* AFRL LOOKS TO FILL MULTIPLE POSITIONS AT HIRING EVENT APRIL 2-3
The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, will hire entry-level to expert
positions across multiple AFRL locations at a hiring event at the Holiday
Inn, 2800 Presidential Drive, Fairborn, April 2-3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. DVIDS
link:
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* 2 AFRL SCIENTISTS SELECTED AS AIAA CLASS OF 2024 FELLOWS
Drs. Charles J. Cross and Gregory W. Reich, of the Air Force Research
Laboratory, or AFRL, were recognized as 2024 American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics, or AIAA, Fellows, in a Feb. 8, 2024, news
release. DVIDS Link:
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* AFRL COMMANDER URGES “AFMC TEAMMATES” TO PARTICIPATE IN 2024 AFRL COMMANDER’S
CHALLENGE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) — Air Force Research Laboratory,
or AFRL, Commander Maj. Gen. Scott A. Cain announced in a letter addressed to
the Air Force Materiel Command Feb. 29, 2024, that AFRL will host the AFRL
Commander’s Challenge this year. The event, which is open to junior
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* DAF SUCCESSFULLY TESTS NEW AGILE AIRCRAFT POWER LIGHTCART
The Department of the Air Force, or DAF, completed testing of the 400Hz
Aircraft Power Lightcart, or 400 APL in January 2024. The tests, which were
conducted with the 174th Attack Wing at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base
in Syracuse, New York, saw the prototype successfully power an MQ-9, or
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AFRL IN THE NEWS
* AFGSC, USAFSAM hold Missile Community Cancer Study virtual town hall
* AFWERX director discusses role of tech startups, quick innovation in Great
Power Competition
* AFWERX funds successful kitted maintenance enclosure product for improved DAF
fleet sustainment
* AFWERX, SpaceWERX announce Strategic Funding Increase selections at South by
Southwest
* AFRL Biotech Days Summit unites scientific community
* Academia and workforce mutually benefit from new radiation effects and
testing lab
* AFRL looks to fill multiple positions at hiring event April 2-3
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