23 Apr 2019

Air Force Transition Accelerator demonstrates fast, smart approach to partnering with small businesses

DAYTON, Ohio – The team behind the Air Force’s Transition Accelerator hosted its first-ever Demo Day Pitch event April 5, featuring a group of eight technology companies pitching their innovative solutions to real Air Force problems to a live audience.The event, held at the Steam Plant, an authentic downtown Dayton event space, was the highlight of

29 Mar 2019

AFRL leads Pro-Bowl Sprint to enhance contract award process

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Contracting, financial and technical personnel from across the Air Force awarded more than 160 contracts to small businesses valued at $58 million during a five-day Pro-Bowl Sprint led by the Air Force Research Laboratory at the AFWERX Innovation Hub in Austin, Texas Feb 25 to Mar 1.Twenty-five professionals

22 Feb 2019

Air Force Pitch Day leans on Hanscom

On March 6, C3I&N, Digital and ISR/SOF experts will evaluate in-person pitches. Up to $9.5 million in Phase I contracts may be awarded in small chunks, and the event could eventually generate up to $40 million in contracts.

22 Jan 2019

Air Force Research Laboratory, partnered with Wright Brothers Institute, announce International “Swarm and Search AI Challenge”

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory and the United Kingdom Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, or DSTL, in collaboration with Wright Brothers Institute and University of Dayton Research Institute, are proud to announce, the “Swarm and Search AI Challenge: 2019 Fire Hack.” The challenge will explore new,

14 Jan 2019

Air Force aims to boost cooperative technology development between small businesses and research institutions to solve warfighter challenges

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Program is in the midst of a major transformation to accelerate critical new technologies to the warfighter, which includes a renewed emphasis on STTR projects.Major highlights of the new effort include an upcoming

28 Nov 2018

Air Force moves at the speed of startups with 100 contract awards in 40 hours

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Contracting officials and innovators from across the Air Force looking to speed up the acquisition process recently awarded more than 100 contracts in 40 hours to small businesses.Meeting at the AFWERX Innovation Hub in Austin, Texas, they streamlined contracting processes and developed new ways of doing

31 Oct 2018

Tactical training environment provides robust test capability for operators and technologists

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – On October 23, the National Center for Medical Readiness received delivery of a Conex “hotel,” which includes three 12,000-pound structures, to be incorporated with future training and testing events taking place at the tactical training facility.The National Center for Medical Readiness, also known as NCMR

18 Oct 2018

Scientists and engineers train like warfighters during annual Operation Tech Warrior event

FAIRBORN, Ohio – Twenty-eight men and women from the Air Force Research Laboratory participated in Operation Tech Warrior, a 10-day, 24-hour immersion event sponsored by the Air Force Small Business Innovative Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Program at the National Center for Medical Readiness here from Sept. 18-28.The NCMR, a

17 Oct 2018

New podcast targets Air Force contracting, acquisition fields

“The Contracting Experience” is a new Air Force Materiel Command podcast for the contracting workforce that provides insight into evolving issues, high-performance leadership and lessons from the field through conversations with acquisition influencers and Contracting leaders.

10 Oct 2018

Air Force-sponsored event provides operational testing environment for record number of small business participants

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – More than 30 companies from around the country recently tested innovations during Operation Tech Warrior, a technology acceleration event sponsored by the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Program.Held in late September at the National Center for Medical Readiness