AFWERX hosts first in-person Collider event since COVID-19 pandemic

by Kenneth McNulty | Aug 30, 2023 | AFWERX News, News

AUSTIN, Texas (AFRL) – More than 20 industry partners attended the first in-person AFWERX Collider event in over three years at Fed Supernova in Austin, Texas. Colliders went virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic but the return of face-to-face interaction gave Air...

AFRL team wins AFCEA’s annual writing contest on CHSS

by Patrick Londergan | Jul 21, 2023 | News, Space

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – An Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, team won first place in the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association International, or AFCEA’s, Cyber Edge Writing Contest for SIGNAL Magazine titled “Holding the...

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)...

SpaceWERX launch drives AFWERX small business focus on universities and on-orbit capability

by AFRL PA | Aug 11, 2021 | News, Space

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – On August 19, SpaceWERX will officially launch. The kickoff will include a virtual Space Force Pitch Day highlighting the key partnership between the Department of the Air Force and small businesses by awarding up to $34 million...

New AFWERX Fellowship driving innovation within the Air Force and Space Force

by AFRL PA | Dec 10, 2020 | News, Space

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – AFWERX invited Airmen and Space professionals to apply for its new Fellowship program during day three of the livestreamed AFWERX Accelerate event Dec. 9. Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass emphasized the...