Organizational designation change reflects fierce focus on warfighter for AFRL unit

by Patrick Londergan | Sep 25, 2023 | News

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s, or AFRL’s, Airman Systems Directorate recently changed its organizational title to the Human Effectiveness Directorate to better reflect the scale of AFRL’s reach...

AFRL develops a RIPL in communications to drive future fight through science and technology

by Patrick Londergan | Sep 21, 2023 | News

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland (AFRL) – One of the technologies the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, showcased during the 2023 Air and Space Force’s Air, Space and Cyber conference Sept. 11-13, at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center here, connects...

Duke Field breaks ground on first electric aircraft charging station

by Patrick Londergan | Sep 20, 2023 | News

DUKE FIELD, Florida (AFRL) – AFWERX and one of its Prime division partners, BETA Technologies, an electric aerospace company, broke ground on the first electric aircraft charging station on a military installation at Duke Field, Florida, Sept. 19, 2023. The expected...

AFRL Bluing Trip reinforces community, connections, collaboration in Phoenix

by Patrick Londergan | Sep 12, 2023 | News

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Junior members of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, braved the summer heat to visit Luke Air Force Base and Arizona State University, or ASU, Aug. 8-11, 2023, for AFRL’s annual Bluing Trip. Each year, AFRL’s Junior...

AFRL’s newest supercomputer ‘Raider’ promises to compute years’ worth of data in days

by Patrick Londergan | Sep 12, 2023 | News

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, is now home to its newest supercomputer, named the Raider. The FY21 technology insertion, or TI-21, system is part of the DOD High Performance Computing Modernization Program....