VENOM program progresses to piloted flights, autonomy tests

by Kenneth McNulty | Jul 16, 2026 | AEROSPACE, ARTICLE, NEWS

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — A solo F-16 Fighting Falcon test pilot taxis through the Florida humidity toward a mission take off for the 96th Test Wing.  From the outside, this is just another F-16 sortie on another day on the Eglin flight line.  However, on the...

Air Force Research Laboratory initiatives strengthen warfighting connections

by Kenneth McNulty | Jul 14, 2026 | ARTICLE, NEWS

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio —  The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is transforming how it connects scientists and engineers with the operators who depend on the lab’s technologies. Chief Master Sgt. Timothey C. Hodgin, Command Chief, Air Force...

AFRL honors 2025 Fellows, Early Career Award winners

by Patrick Londergan | Apr 28, 2026 | ARTICLE, NEWS

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio  — The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) recognized 20 of its top scientists and engineers who each received the 2025 AFRL Fellows or Science and Engineering Early Career Awards (ECA) honors during an award...

AFRL redesigns for strategic advantage, positions research enterprise to accelerate delivery of war-winning systems

by Patrick Londergan | Apr 27, 2026 | ARTICLE, NEWS

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) announced a major redesign of its organizational structure to integrate and align research and development around key mission areas to speed the delivery of war-winning...