AFRL completes successful precision airdrop flight test

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Researchers with the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate reached new heights during a precision airdrop (PAD) flight test, Nov. 16-19, 2020, in Yuma, Arizona. This flight test studied AFRL’s precision...

AFRL spacecraft collects never before seen data

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) spacecraft has been operating since its launch in June 2019, conducting unique studies into the interactions of radio waves, space plasma and the...

AFRL researchers recognized as early career leaders

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) – Air Force Research Laboratory commander, Brig. Gen. Heather L. Pringle, recently announced the 2020 AFRL Fellows and the newest class of AFRL Science and Engineering Early Career Award (S&E ECA) recipients. She welcomed 11...
2020 AFRL Fellow motivates future innovators

2020 AFRL Fellow motivates future innovators

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) – Air Force Research Laboratory commander Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle recently announced the selection of the 2020 AFRL Fellows and AFRL Science and Engineering Early Career Award winners. From among the 20 honored researchers, the...
AFRL Technology traveling to Mars

AFRL Technology traveling to Mars

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — The Red Planet, Mars, will soon be receiving more visitors when NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover accompanied by its flight companion, a 4-pound Mars Helicopter named Ingenuity, touches down in February 2021. The Air Force...