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Nov. 6, 2019Air Force tests plasma reactor to degrade, destroy synthetic chemical compounds in groundwater
        Clarkson and GSI Environmental were awarded this research project to demonstrate the effectiveness of a plasma reactor for the treatment of water containing PFOS and PFOA. Wright-Patterson AFB was the installation chosen for the field demonstration. 

    Nov. 5, 2019Project NEXUS graduates first class with focus on technology problem solving
        Project NEXUS, a beta test program expected to fuel organic technology problem solving efforts for Airmen in their day-to-day workplaces, graduated its first class in Austin, Texas, Nov. 4, 2019. 

    Nov. 4, 2019AFRL experts collect aircraft shelters' acoustics data to ensure aircraft, personnel safety
        Hardened aircraft shelters provide protection for personnel inside to perform necessary maintenance on aircraft, but the fifth-generation fighters, like the F-35, have very different sound profiles. This creates the need for acoustics testing to ensure the safety of the aircraft and crew. 

    Nov. 3, 2019AETC announces 2020 Spark Tank winner
        The 381st Training Group’s idea to transform low-fidelity training into a student-centered, solid foundation for space warfighters and Air University’s “give makerspace” idea that enables creative, innovative Airmen to devise solutions in a dedicated makerspace by providing physical space to work 

    Oct. 31, 2019AFIMSC seeks ideas for Innovation Rodeo
        The campaign, open through Dec. 15, gives military and civilian members of mission support groups worldwide a chance to win part of $1 million in funding and resources to implement their ideas. 

    Oct. 30, 2019University students help JSTARS innovate scheduling
        Operators of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System are teaming up with Mercer University’s computer science department in Macon, Georgia, to advance an antiquated software system. 

    Oct. 27, 2019Innovation advances test operations at Arnold AFB hypersonic propulsion facility
        Arnold Engineering Development Complex Aerodynamics and Propulsion Test Unit team members at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, recently improved software to detect unsafe conditions preventing damage to expensive equipment. 

    Oct. 24, 2019Pitch to develop tech for colorblind pilots wins 1st place at Academy innovation competition
        A junior cadet at the Air Force Academy took to the stage Oct. 18 during Falcon Tank, an innovation-themed competition, to present an idea on modifying commercially available technology to correct color blindness in Air Force-issued pilot visors. 

    Oct. 24, 2019Air Force demonstrates rocket engine preburner for advanced liquid rocket engines
        The preburner was designed, developed and tested under the AFRL Hydrocarbon Boost program with prime contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne and supported by the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. Testing was conducted at NASA Stennis Space Center facilities. 

    Oct. 22, 2019ACC recognizes innovation, announces Spark Tank finalists
        Air Combat Command announced their two 2020 Spark Tank finalists moving on to compete in the finals in Washington, D.C. 

    Oct. 15, 2019“Project da Vinci” transforms rotary-wing helicopter pilot training
        The first six students to complete the experimental specialized undergraduate pilot training - helicopter, using virtual reality technology graduated Oct. 11, six weeks earlier than normal. 

    Oct. 12, 2019Air Force Academy launches new Airmanship Next program
        Launched at the start of the fall semester, Airmanship Next augments live-flight at the airfield with virtual reality training to reach cadets who may have been excluded in the past by scheduling conflicts and infuses more aviation training into the four-year cadet developmental model. 

    Oct. 10, 2019Environmentally friendly treadmills save money, energy for 786th FSS
        Treadmills recently purchased by the 786th Force Support Squadron require no energy to function and as an individual runs on the treadmill, the machine actually transmits energy back into the power grid. 

    Oct. 9, 2019420th FLTS reactivates to support B-21 Raider testing
        The 420th Flight Test Squadron was reactivated following an assumption of command ceremony, Oct. 4. The squadron will plan, test, analyze and report on all flight and ground testing of the B-21 Raider. 

    Oct. 9, 2019Incirlik AB Medics improve outdated process
        The 39th MDSS medics created a new patient travel-request form process and contributed to saving the wing approximately $34,000 and 1,300 man-hours annually. This process improved overall patient satisfaction and was recognized as the 39th Air Base Wing’s key innovation for the third quarter. 

    Oct. 9, 2019AFRL team enhances safety for survival specialists through wearable health monitoring technology
        With SHARK, sensors are embedded into shirts to transmit key metrics including heart rate and estimated core temperature from smartphones to a server the system allows instructors to monitor the data in real-time and issues alerts for heart rate spikes and significant increases in temperature. 

    Oct. 6, 2019Air Force scientists discover unique stretchable conductor
        Conductive materials change their properties as they are strained or stretched. Typically, electrical conductivity decreases and resistance increases with stretching. 

    Oct. 3, 2019Air Force stands up new Advanced Aircraft PEO
        The new office was created to transform the Next Generation Air Dominance program into the Air Force’s Digital Century Series initiative, using digital engineering, modular open systems architecture, and agile software development to design advanced airplanes faster and enter production with a 

    Oct. 3, 2019DoD, industry collaboration part of Spark Collider 2.0
        The event, dubbed Spark Collider 2.0, invited representatives from Silicon Valley-based tech firms onto Travis AFB with the interest of gleaning firsthand accounts of specific problems facing the base and finding ways in which their companies’ resources could help to solve the problems. 

    Oct. 2, 2019The sky's the limit: Sheppard AFB innovation goes from ground up
        Mixed reality used by the 80th Flying Training Wing is a flying environment in a controlled setting that enables students to learn and make mistakes with a safety net. It was created through the use of 360-degree cameras, skilled pilots and actual images from flights over north Texas and southern 

    Oct. 1, 2019AFRL team selected for innovation award
        According to McIntire, these door locks are designed to be portable, strong, quick to deploy and infrastructure-free with no permanent installation needed. They are also designed to fit both right and left-handed doors, for both in-swinging and out-swinging doors. 

    Sept. 29, 2019Ascension Island's hydroponics lab is revitalizing life on the volcanic island
        Supplies, including food, are flown to the island because Ascension’s water cycle, soil and topography make it very difficult for anything to grow on the island – what does grow, you cannot or would not want to eat, until recently. Introducing Ascension Island’s own personal ‘garden’, the 

    Sept. 27, 20194th Space Operations Squadron gains Enhanced Polar System
        EPS adds two satellites to 4th SOPS, increasing the squadron’s arsenal to 25 satellites. 

    Sept. 26, 2019Air Force releases unique new call to action for ideas
        Air Force Explore is a product of collaboration between the Air Force Acquisition Executive, Air Force Warfighter Integration Capability and the Air Force Research Laboratory. 

    Sept. 26, 2019DLA national account managers adapt to Air Force goals
        DLA’s seven-member Air Force National Account Manager team works with logisticians and planners at Air Force headquarters to increase service readiness. 

    Sept. 26, 2019Civil Air Patrol to provide IT training to Keesler AFB technical school graduates
        A memorandum of understanding between the Air Force and its auxiliary was signed earlier this month by the CAP national commander, Maj. Gen. Mark Smith and Rich Aldridge, CEO and program executive officer for Business and Enterprise Systems, at Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex. 

    Sept. 24, 2019Robins AFB sparks innovation: Spark Cell hosts inaugural Pitch Day
        The event is an initial prototype effort to assess the capabilities of current commercially available virtual reality training systems when used in a military environment, particularly within the 461st and 116th Air Control Wings at Robins AFB. 

    Sept. 24, 2019Air Force creates futuristic fighters
        The 7th Security Forces Squadron is implementing the newly-improved Multiple Interactive Learning Objectives training simulator as part of their regular training curriculum. 

    Sept. 22, 2019AFRL invents cargo aircraft tire change tool
        The 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, part of the Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, California, who maintains the U. S. Air Force’s largest aircraft, the C-5M Super Galaxy, contacted the AFRL's JFWORX team seeking assistance to increase the safety and decrease the manpower requirements 

    Sept. 21, 2019548th ISRG, 9th SFS partner with Hivemapper program to utilize drone capabilities
        Beale AFB is currently the first base to beta-test the Hivemapper program, an artificial drone capability that records and senses change detection, as a way to save time and manpower, while improving security and operational risk measures for the installation. 

    Sept. 20, 2019Tunnel 9 personnel provide guidance for hypersonic experiment
        Earlier this year, personnel from Tunnel 9 provided instrumentation installation training to members of the research team from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, or JHU-APL, in Laurel, Maryland, working on the Boundary Layer Transition, or BOLT, flight experiment. 

    Sept. 18, 2019Roper: Air Force of the future is faster, smarter, bolder
        “To become a more competitive acquisition system, the Air Force needs to be aware of trends in technology,” said Dr. Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics. “The world is changing, we have to change with it. The key is to decide which technology 

    Sept. 16, 2019Innovation Hub: Travis AFB partners with VR company to enhance training
        A team from Sketchbox Inc., an augmented and virtual reality prototyping company based in San Francisco, took six hours Sept. 6 to obtain multiple 3D scans of the C-5M Super Galaxy at Travis Air Force Base. 

    Sept. 16, 2019CMSAF to engage with ACC Airmen about resiliency through video games
        Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright will play a football video game with three Airmen on this live-stream platform to discuss how Airmen can influence each other and develop a resilient organizational culture. The ACC Airmen will be chosen through a video contest that ends on 

    Sept. 12, 2019Air Force releases 2019 Artificial Intelligence Strategy
        The strategy provides definition, context and purpose for artificial intelligence in the Air Force, and is the service’s annex to the Department of Defense Artificial Intelligence Strategy. 

    Sept. 11, 2019OEA introduces Energy StoryMap
        OEA, with its team of team of energy experts including engineers, project managers and policy analysts, serves as the single point of entry for all Air Force strategic facility energy and resiliency initiatives. 

    Sept. 10, 2019AFH1 phone app available now on Apple and Google Play
        The AFH1 app includes the “The Air Force Handbook 1,” and study guide, as well as Air Force Instruction 36-2618, The Enlisted Force Structure, known as the “The Little Brown Book.” There is also access to the “The Little Blue Book” which focuses on the profession of arms. Other tools such as flash 

    Sept. 5, 2019CDO, AFIMSC enable readiness through cloud-based visualization tool
        The VAULT Platform is the data office-sponsored platform that provides cyber-secure, cloud-based tools to connect, find, share and learn from Air Force data. It was implemented to be fully compliant with the Air Force Data Services Reference Architecture (Air Force released in February 2019). The 

    Aug. 22, 2019BESPIN-AFIMSC alliance improves mission support capabilities
        BESPIN and AFIMSC are partnering to develop two mobile applications: an app connecting the military community to base events and an app to improve contractor accountability. The apps were two of the top three ideas chosen during AFIMSC’s inaugural Innovation Rodeo March 1. 

    Aug. 21, 2019Air Force advances innovation at “Spark Collider”
        In Air Force-speak, the Spark Collider “will accelerate the matching of Air Force problems with viable solutions” by being equal parts speed dating, tech showcase and pitch sessions. The Air Force’s effort to innovate is part of a central tenet for defending the United States as outlined in the 

    Aug. 21, 2019Airmen, companies tackle mission pain points during AFWERX "Spark Collider"
        Over the span of two days, more than 150 Airmen representing 50 bases and 200 entrepreneurs representing 100 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I companies joined together to see which missions could match up to an associated business product. 

    Aug. 20, 2019DoD agency keeps file swaps safe
        Now in the wheelhouse of DISA, the file transfer capability has been rebranded DoD SAFE, or secure access file exchange. The DoD SAFE capability is part of DISA's Defense Collaboration Services suite of applications. 

    Aug. 19, 2019AFCYBER presents, participates in DEF CON 27
        Throughout the four-day event, attendees could learn new skills from industry professionals, test those skills during capture-the-flag competitions, network with others, interview for jobs and test out products and simulators, among other things. 

    Aug. 19, 2019Travis AFB produces first certified 3-D printed aircraft parts
        The Stratasys F900 3D printer, which is capable of printing plastic parts up to 36-by-24-by-36 inches, uses a material called Ultem 9085 that is more flexible, dense and stronger than typical plastic. 

    Aug. 15, 2019AFRL licenses second technology to local firm
        This marker, along with a second patent by Brott and his team involving infrared phosphor technology, has recently been licensed to Battle Sight Technologies, which expands to their existing collection of infrared technologies. This technology works similarly to the dials on a watch, absorbing 

    Aug. 9, 20197th EMS receives augmented reality welding system, improves real-world welding
        The 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron metals technology section recently received an augmented reality welding system to improve real-world welding. 

    Aug. 7, 2019AFSPC rolls out new enterprise data strategy
        The command’s enterprise data strategy will provide the means to ensure greater mission success. It is a framework that integrates space enterprise data sources into a common, resilient and agile architecture optimized for space domain awareness and responsive multi-domain operations at speed and 

    Aug. 6, 2019AFRL’s Digital Hangar to support lifecycle management of aerospace systems
        The Air Force Research Laboratory’s “Digital Hangar,” a concept created by Dr. Rick Graves, an Air Force Research Laboratory’s design and analysis branch aerospace research engineer, is a virtual repository containing digital surrogates of aerospace systems that have been gated through rigorous 

    Aug. 6, 2019Squadron Officer School revamps Think Tank model, AI-aided PCS proposal draws attention
        One of the steps taken recently in redesigning the elective was to enroll select Squadron Officer School faculty members in various courses that excel in teaching innovative techniques to solve complex issues. Some of the courses were Stanford University’s Design School, the Joint Special Operations 

    Aug. 6, 2019Speed wins: MacDill AFB contracting awards 100k in swift fashion
        With the success of its first Pitch Day, MacDill AFB showcased how partnerships with local businesses are an integral part of advancing innovation to improve warfighting capabilities. Even further, Pitch Day was a testament to the base’s efforts to open their doors even more to small businesses in 

    Aug. 5, 2019AFWERX Fusion, MDO Challenge drive collaboration between industry, military, academia
        To better foster a culture of collaboration and innovation within the Air Force, AFWERX Fusion brought more than 1,200 people from business, military and academia as well as close to 120 Multi-Domain Operations Challenge teams and companies together under one roof July 23-24. 

    Aug. 5, 2019Academy cadets’ invention to support battlefield Airmen awarded patents
        A team of Air Force Academy cadets took on this exact challenge while completing their mechanical and systems engineering degrees in 2016 and now their technology has been awarded three patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. 

    Aug. 1, 2019Eglin AFB pilots receive ratings for new helicopter
        Maj. Zach Roycroft and Tony Arrington completed the five-week contracted course on the civilian counterpart to the Air Force’s new MH-139 helicopter. The helicopter will replace the Air Force’s aging UH-1N Huey. 

    Aug. 1, 2019Evolution of space: 2nd SOPS celebrates GPS Block III on-orbit test
        Lockheed Martin presented the 2nd Space Operations Squadron with a GPS Block III model satellite to celebrate the successful on-orbit testing of the new GPS III satellite at Schriever Air Force Base, July 29.Staff Sgt. Joseph Wood, 2nd SOPS mission chief, said the model is a physical representation 

    July 31, 2019International, technical partnership continues to flourish
        Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization Preparatory Commission executive secretary, Dr. Lassina Zerbo, traveled from his headquarters in Vienna to meet with Air Force Technical Applications Center commander, Col. Chad Hartman, in Florida July 25, to discuss modernization of the National 

    July 30, 2019Air Force brings defense planning into 21st century through modern software
        For much of the defense community, the ease and functionality of modern technology is not translated to military planning systems. While cumbersome acquisitions processes, funding issues and security concerns are often valid causes, many Department of Defense processes (and any software associated 

    July 27, 2019Simulators prepare Airmen for real-world scenarios
        “They blink, they breathe,” said Raymond Jernigan, 633rd MDG simulator operator. “Even the baby simulators have motion. They cry. I can program it to talk. They can be programmed to have physiological responses – I’ll set the vital signs.” 

    July 25, 2019100th surgical team completes robotic surgery training
        This milestone is significant for Keesler’s InDORSE program, showing how far the curriculum has come since the program first stood up in March 2017 with just one robot. Now, InDORSE has acquired a second robot, allowing them to train more military surgical teams across the Department of Defense as 

    July 21, 2019Air University hosts AFITC Education and Training Event on multi-domain operations
        Hosted by Air University and themed “Cyberpower: Critical to Multi-Domain Operations,” the emphasis of this year’s AFITC will be on education and training in the realm of multi-domain command and control. 

    July 18, 2019Project NEXUS tests developing technologically ready Airmen
        From July to November 2019, 18 Airmen will study data science, software development, or UI/UX design in Project NEXUS, an Air Force beta program created by AETC’s Technology Integration Detachment and hosted by AFWERX-Austin. 

    July 17, 2019Air University elective broadens SOS students’ research experience
        The Air University Advanced Research Elective was first introduced to students in 2018 as a vehicle to foster collaboration between SOS and the rest of the university. 

    July 17, 2019Air Force pilot flies HH-60W for first time
        The unit embedded Air Force personnel with the contractor, Sikorsky, to provide early warfighter involvement and operationally relevant developmental testing. 

    July 16, 2019Air Force contracting process enhanced with new hybrid funding opportunity announcement
        The new hybrid FOA is a two-part announcement offering an alternative acquisition strategy for the DPA Title III Program. One path is the open FOA, in which white papers may be submitted at any time by industry. These must be submitted in one of three broad topic areas: sustainment of critical 

    July 15, 2019AFMC conducts focus groups across enterprise
        The AFMC We Need enterprise-wide initiative, launched in late June 2019, seeks inputs and recommendations from AFMC civilian and military Airmen that can help posture the command to best support the National Defense Strategy today and in the decades to come. 

    July 11, 2019Vice President Pence visits Vandenberg AFB
        Vice President Michael R. Pence made his way to the Combined Space Operations Center where he was greeted by Maj. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, 14th Air Force commander, and received briefings on the evolution of launch operations at the Western Range and CSpOC operations, which concluded with an 

    July 10, 2019JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst hosts first-ever base-level Pitch Day event
        The two-month process, which started in April, began when the 87th Contracting Squadron published problem statements from the 87th Air Base Wing, 305th Air Mobility Wing, 621st Contingency Response Wing and Expeditionary Operations School, requesting innovative solutions from small businesses to 

    July 8, 2019LEGACY youth program builds interest in STEM careers
        The Leadership Experience Growing Apprenticeships Committed to Youth, or LEGACY, program is an Air Force program aimed at building interest in science, technology, engineering and math through summer craftsman camps and paid summer apprenticeships while showing how STEM applies to the world around 

    July 5, 2019Air Force gathers innovators for Tyndall AFB rebuild
        To that end, members of the Tyndall Program Management Office, along with Air Force experts, industry and community leaders participated in an AFWERX-sponsored workshop June 25-26 in Las Vegas to rebuild the installation as a “base of the future.” 

    July 4, 2019Aircrew gets new anti-smoke goggles
        With innovation, the new ASGs are now a three-part system. The suspension frame itself is still made the same with the nape pad attached, while the goggles and oxygen mask portion have been upgraded. 

    July 4, 2019AFMC launches “AFMC we need” initiative
        The command-wide activity will seek the input of military and civilian Airmen across the headquarters and center footprints to recommend changes to posture the command for mission success in the decades to come. 

    July 3, 2019Air Force stands up Air Force Medical Readiness Agency
        Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, and incoming AFMRA commander Brig. Gen. Mark Koeniger, spoke at the ceremony, heralding a new era in Air Force Medicine. 

    July 3, 2019Rapid acquisition leads to rapid success for Air Force small business partner
        Rapid success in contracting has earned Air Force representatives an invite to the opening of the Nasdaq Stock Market July 3 in New York City. 

    July 2, 2019First virtual reality training arrives at Keesler AFB
        The 334th Training Squadron incorporated the first virtual reality training for airfield management students in the Air Force at Keesler Air Force Base, June 28, so they can get more of a “hands-on” learning experience. 

    July 1, 2019AFRL puts new technologies into space aboard world’s most powerful launch vehicle
        The rocket carried 24 experimental satellites into space, including the Green Propellant Infusion Mission spacecraft, which enables the first ever on-orbit demonstration of the AFRL developed Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-toxic Propellant. 

    June 28, 2019Air Force announces Compute and Store agreement
        The Air Force has taken another step toward Acting Secretary Matthew Donovan’s goal of becoming a digital Air Force through the award of a Compute and Store agreement June 21. 

    June 28, 2019Air Force BRAC program reaches innovation milestone
        AFCEC’s Base and Realignment Closure team developed and transferred geospatial data for 39 BRAC installations onto the Air Force GeoBase program and was the first organization to complete the Air Force wide task. 

    June 25, 2019Air Force Research Laboratory prepares DSX spacecraft for launch
        The DoD Space Test Program mission, or STP-2, managed by the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, June 24. 

    June 25, 2019US, Australia new C-17 maintenance arrangement enhances readiness, cooperation
        The C-17 Aircraft Repair and Maintenance Services Implementing Arrangement advances U.S. and Australian interoperability. 

    June 21, 2019Simulators Division seeking proposals from small businesses
        The division is asking small businesses to “pitch” how they can help the Air Force in certain areas or topics. 

    June 21, 2019Hanscom AFB contracting director shares plan for acquisition culture change
        Tony Braswell, the Hanscom Air Force Base director of contracting, shared details of a strategic plan aimed to change the acquisition culture at a Hanscom Representatives Association’s monthly meeting. 

    June 21, 2019AMC Phoenix Spark Tank establishes new submission guidance
        Airmen who wish to submit ideas to Phoenix Spark Tank can do so through the U.S. Air Force Ideation Platform website, which not only facilitates idea submission, but also serves as a way to view, vote and provide inputs for submissions Airmen would like to see implemented by AMC and the Air Force. 

    June 17, 2019AFRL XQ-58A UAV completes second successful flight
        The Air Force Research Laboratory developed a low-cost unmanned air vehicle together with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. The joint effort falls within AFRL’s Low Cost Attritable Aircraft Technology portfolio, which has the goal to break the escalating cost trajectory of tactically 

    June 14, 2019Radar survey team uses innovation for faster surveys
        As the nation’s only long-range radar evaluation unit, the 84th RADES mission is to monitor, evaluate and optimize long-range radars located across the United States, ensuring perimeter security of the borders and within the country. 

    June 12, 2019Air Force looks at faster, smarter hardware acquisition and big data to help solve T-6 OBOGS issues
        While many of the OBOGS issues are markedly better than last year, the Air Force is looking at ways to procure hardware upgrades like the enhanced OBOGS faster and smarter, increase basic science and research and collect and apply new research data into acquisitions standards in order to properly 

    June 11, 2019Units compete in NAF-wide cyber competition
        “This competition provides our cyber community the opportunity to showcase their talents in a cyber environment, as well as teach and learn from others across the 24th Air Force,” said Tech. Sgt. Andrew Gogue, 688th Cyberspace Wing weapons and tactics noncommissioned officer in charge. 

    June 11, 2019Best with what they’ve got: A new life for old parts
        One detachment at Barksdale Air Force Base has developed a way to take those unusable parts and create hands-on training opportunities for maintainers. 

    June 10, 2019SOS students pitch ideas to solve Air Force issues using artificial intelligence
        The ideas pitched were a part of the SOS elective Think Tank, which challenges SOS students to create solutions for the Air Force’s major issues and then present them to senior leaders. 

    June 7, 2019Civil engineer Airmen participate in IRT project
        The mission for the two-week period was to provide a concrete slab for a new science, technology, engineering and math lodge facility, clear and grade the surrounding area and begin building walls, if time allowed. 

    June 6, 2019IHA tool goes live in the cloud
        The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center first launched the IHA in 2017 as a first-of-its-kind, metrics-based framework to integrate information from authoritative databases across the I&MS enterprise. 

    June 4, 2019Technology, AFWERX, helping SF Academy graduates become more lethal, ready
        Arguably the most critical skills a Defender must possess – how and when to employ the use of force – the 343rd Training Squadron schoolhouse recently acquired six Multiple Interactive Learning Objectives simulators or MILO, as well as a VR-based training system facilitated through an AFWERX 

    June 4, 2019Mountain Home AFB: First to use Portable Doppler Radar for CONUS Ops
        Keeping constant surveillance on weather patterns and their potential hazards is an important step in enhancing readiness and safety of Airmen. Until recently, this often proved to be a challenge when local radars needed to undergo routine maintenance or upgrades. 

    May 29, 2019USAFRICOM hosts APORA 2019
        The AFRICOM-facilitated program promotes an exchange of best practices between 27 African nations and representatives from U.S. government agencies to increase communication, discuss ongoing challenges, identify gaps and needs and promote regional stability and security. 

    May 22, 2019Inspiring speakers, technologies welcome attendees to AFRL Inspire, Tech Expo
        Sponsored by AFRL’s Learning Office, Inspire showcases the innovative ideas and passionate people AFRL has to offer as they provide entertaining and thought-provoking talks. 

    May 21, 2019AFRL launches ARCNet, autonomy R&D portal
        ARCNet, or the Autonomy Research Collaboration Network, is a new electronic platform and business opportunity which facilitates collaborative research and development related to autonomous technologies for AFRL. 

    May 21, 2019University of Florida set to become home for Air Force research in assured autonomy
        The Air Force is interested in this research area because it needs its autonomous systems to be able to execute high-level mission plans with verifiable assurances despite uncertain adversarial environments. In these contested environments, the integrity and availability of sensor information and 

    May 20, 2019Air Force announces artificial intelligence research with MIT
        Beginning this summer, the combined officer and enlisted team representing various Air Force career fields, is expected to work with researchers at MIT to harness the university’s student talent, renowned faculty and state-of-the art facilities and laboratories. The partnership will address a broad 

    May 18, 2019365th TRS rides the AF innovation wave
        Instructors from the 365th TRS coordinated to do away with traditional, antiquated paper training materials and transitioned to teach an entire course using tablets, a teaching method today’s Airmen are accustomed to. The first class to use the tablets will graduate in August. 

    May 16, 2019Air Force leaders strengthen community ties, engage students at JB Andrews Air & Space Expo
        Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson delivered opening remarks for this year’s biennial three-day event, which focused on JB Andrews’ partnership and mentorship with local schools against a backdrop of more than 30 STEM exhibits designed to engage and inspire some 7,000 students. 

    May 14, 2019Hanscom AFB software teams decode F-35 maintenance
        Software teams from Hanscom Air Force Base are fielding applications that help aircraft maintainers at Nellis AFB, Nevada, plan for successful operational testing of the Air Force’s newest fighter, the F-35 Lightning II. 

    May 14, 2019Air Force completes test of combat support innovation
        The Combat Support Wing proof-of-concept capstone exercise developed by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center and hosted by Air Combat Command’s 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, tested the ability of three teams of about 30 Airmen each to establish3

        


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