The Roll-Out Solar Array, or ROSA, developed at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) will be used in the NASA Lunar Gateway program, which aims to land U.S. women and men on the moon by 2024. Developed with industry partner Deployable Space Systems (DSS), ROSA uses high-strain composites (HSCs...

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Advanced Power Technology Office (APTO) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB), Ohio, collaborated with Dover AFB, Delaware, and private companies on programs to make the entire C-17 Globemaster III fleet lighter, safer and more fuel-efficient for the...

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds delivered an awe-inspiring performance at the Vectren Dayton Air Show June 22-23, captivating young and old alike with jaw-dropping aerial maneuvers and impressive feats of skill. While these daring pilots and their impressive aircraft are the stars of the show, Air...

AFRL’s Composites Performance Team Develops New Approaches to Composites Materials Research Today’s advanced Air Force technologies require greater material performance for exacting applications. To meet this need, the AFRL Composites Performance team develops new tools to make modern...

The Air Force has designated the GOLauncher1 (GO1) hypersonic flight research vehicle as X-60A. The vehicle is being developed by Generation Orbit Launch Services, Inc., under contract to the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Aerospace Systems Directorate, High Speed Systems Division. The...

Firefighters have only their wits and five senses to rely on inside a burning building. But research developed in part by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) may change that by introducing artificial intelligence (AI) that could collect data on temperatures, gases and other danger signals...

Laboratory : U.S. Air Force 711 th Human Performance Wing ~1@BODYIMAGE[id=162DWcfl667&align=left]@ Technology : Mobile Device Arm Mount Opportunity : The Air Force’s 711 th Human Performance Wing is seeking licensees for its mobile device arm mount. There is the potential for collaboration...

Experts at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) continue to expand the scope of their technological expertise, rising above the Earth’s surface to meet the power needs of next-generation military spacecraft. A collaborative effort between the AFRL Materials and Manufacturing and Space Vehicles...

Speaking at the Air Force Association's annual Air, Space and Cyber conference, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson announced the Air Force will conduct a 12-month Science and Technology review to update its research priorities and strategy. The review will focus on how the Air Force conducts...

Ames Laboratory senior metallurgist Iver Anderson and postdoctoral research associate Emma White have been awarded a $325,000 grant from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). Anderson and White’s grant is for their project, Manufacturing of Alnico (...