AFRL completes series of 1 Newton ASCENT monopropellant thruster testing

by AFRL PA | Apr 12, 2022 | News, Space

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFRL) – The Chemical Propulsion Flight Programs Group at the Air Force Research Laboratory has successfully completed the Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-toxic Propellant (ASCENT) monopropellant 1 Newton (1N) thruster testing in the...

AFRL honors lab’s top performers at 2021 annual awards ceremony

by AFRL PA | Mar 22, 2022 | Aerospace

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – People from across the Air Force Research Laboratory enterprise joined together during a hybrid virtual and in-person award ceremony March 1 to honor the lab’s 2021 Annual Award winners. The awards ceremony, held at...

AFRL program advances unmanned air system used for training U.S. fighter pilots

by AFRL PA | Mar 11, 2022 | Aerospace

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research contract to Blue Force Technologies to develop an unmanned air vehicle that supports adversary air (ADAIR)...

Air Force and Space Force Tech Connect bridges student organization with AFRL mentorship

by AFRL PA | Mar 11, 2022 | Aerospace

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO (AFRL) – Penn Jet Propulsion, a student aerospace club at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) recently obtained subject matter expert (SME) support and mentorship from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL), Aerospace...

AFRL’s Aerospace Systems Directorate opens new subsonic wind tunnel facility

by AFRL PA | Dec 16, 2021 | Aerospace

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory has completed development of a new wind tunnel facility here. A team from AFRL’s Aerospace Systems Directorate completed the facility, known as the Parker Subsonic Research Facility...