by AFRL PA | Jun 23, 2020 | AFOSR Blog, Success Stories
During our first ever #BasicResearch Chatter hour, we introduced you to some of the program officers who joined AFOSR this year! Let’s do a quick recap first, #BasicResearch Chatter is an opportunity for us to host chats about basic research, grants, and doing...
by AFRL PA | Aug 29, 2019 | Aerospace
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – An Air Force Research Laboratory-developed product that repels water from aircraft transparencies will soon be available to the entire United States Air Force F-16 community. The product, called HydroSkip, addresses the issue of...
by AFRL PA | Aug 21, 2019 | Munitions, News
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Parts additively manufactured with AF-9628, an Air Force steel, are about 20 percent stronger than conventional AM alloys, in terms of ultimate tensile strength, according to research conducted by Capt. Erin Hager, an Air Force...
by AFRL PA | Jun 11, 2019 | Munitions, News
EGLIN AFB, FL – The BLU-137/B penetrating munition will enter into production this year; thus providing warfighters with a low-cost, high-performance, and highly reliable bunker buster weapon that will make a difference in the battlefield today and in the future. The...
by AFRL PA | Jan 15, 2019 | Basic Research, Success Stories
Researchers are developing origami antennas deployable in space….all thanks to basic research! A small basic research investment by the Air Force Research Laboratory, in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), created a community of origami researchers...
