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Mission
The Academy's research mission is to plan and execute research programs in Air Force-relevant technology. This includes basic and applied research in aeronautics, biomimetic sensors, nanosatellites, rocket propulsion and space physics, lasers and optics, hydrogen fuel cells and ionic liquids, aging aircraft structures and materials, modeling and simulation, human effectiveness, molecular biology, unmanned aerial vehicles, information technology applications, and robotics. The laboratory carries out a number of programs sponsored by other agencies (e.g., Air Force Office of Scientific Research, DoD High-Performance Computing Modernization Office, etc.) and provides technology-literate officers to the Air Force Research Laboratory, product divisions, and other AF agencies.
Facilities:
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Institute for Information Technology Applications
- Institute for National Security Studies
- Wind tunnels and jet engine test facilities
- Lasers & optics laboratory
- Supercomputing facilities
- Computer-controlled fatigue testing and structural instrumentation laboratory
- Electron microscopy, chemistry and metallurgy laboratory
- Machining, sheet metal, woodworking and welding shops