AFRL uses expedited acquisition process in latest spacecraft contract award

by AFRL PA | Nov 18, 2021 | News, Space

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate awarded an $8.4 million contract to Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. to support the directorate’s Precise flight experiment projected for launch in 2024. “The...

BOLT research effort cultivates collaboration, hypersonic workforce

by AFRL PA | Nov 17, 2021 | AFOSR Blog News, Hypersonics, News

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – A team of scientists at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, supported by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFRL/AFOSR), currently leads a collaborative research and...

Rapid Dragon conducts palletized munition demonstration using long range cruise missile

by AFRL PA | Nov 17, 2021 | Munitions, News

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFRL) – The Air Force Rapid Dragon Program, a fast-paced experimentation campaign led by the Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) office, completed another successful flight demonstration November 3. The test,...

AFRL awards record-breaking $1B contract to Space Dynamics Laboratory

by AFRL PA | Nov 15, 2021 | News, Space

KIRTLAND AFB, New Mexico (AFRL) — The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded its largest-ever contract for space-related technology development and mission support. The contract, worth up to $1B, was awarded to Utah State University Space Dynamics...

AFOSR Awards Grants to 36 Scientists and Engineers through Research Program

by AFRL PA | Nov 5, 2021 | AFOSR Blog News, News, Press Releases

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) today announced it will award approximately $16.2 million in grants to 36 scientists and engineers from 30 research institutions and businesses who submitted winning research proposals through the...