by Patrick Londergan | Feb 16, 2023 | Integrated Capabilities, Success Stories
TRIDENT ELDING 2022 WHAT IS IT? The Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) Office evaluated low-cost, high-technology-readiness-level capabilities that could provide near-term air defense against cruise missiles. Analysis by SDPE and other...
by Patrick Londergan | Feb 2, 2023 | News, Space
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — The Air Force Research Laboratory’s, or AFRL, newest sensor experiment deployed from the International Space Station Dec. 29, 2022, hosted on NASA’s six-unit cube satellite named petitSat, or Plasma Enhancements in the...
by Patrick Londergan | Jan 27, 2023 | Aerospace, Basic Research, Success Stories
BOLT II PROJECT ADVANCES HYPERSONICS RESEARCH The BOLT II flight experiment launched in March 2022 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The goal of the Air Force Research Laboratory/Air Force Office of...
by Patrick Londergan | Nov 14, 2022 | News, Space
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a $72 million contract to Advanced Space LLC to demonstrate space situational awareness, object detection and tracking in the region of the Moon, supporting a resurgence of interest in...
by AFRL PA | Sep 8, 2022 | AFRL Tech, Success Stories
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has for the past 100 years historically impacted the Air Force’s goal of being the world’s best fighting force. In recognition of the upcoming 75th Anniversary of the Air Force, the below list highlights some of AFRL’s...
