by AFRL PA | Sep 16, 2019 | Information Technology, Success Stories
CONNECTING AT MACHINE SPEEDS Transformation Driver: DoD Needs Rapid Compatibility and Capability of Radio Communication Technologies The Department of Defense uses many different methods and technologies to communicate, most of which are not compatible out of the box....
by AFRL PA | Sep 16, 2019 | Directed Energy, Success Stories
COUNTER-SWARM HIGH POWER WEAPON WHAT IS IT? Winner of the What’s New in Defense 2021 award, THOR is a counter-swarm electromagnetic weapon the Air Force Research Laboratory developed for defense of airbases. The system provides non-kinetic defeat of multiple targets....
by AFRL PA | Sep 11, 2019 | S&T Strategy, Success Stories
NEW BUSINESS MODEL CREATES A COMPETITIVE PIPELINE OF IDEAS FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL S&T INVESTMENTS Explore 1.0, a national opportunity call with universal eligibility, sought disruptive ideas to create remarkable new capabilities for the future force. Inspired by the...
by AFRL PA | Sep 10, 2019 | Aerospace
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Dayton-area World War II veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin will return to the site of an historic battlefield this month when he parachutes into the Netherlands, through the help of Air Force Research Laboratory computer scientist...
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...