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AFOSR: INTERNATIONAL - AOARD
Posted 8/9/2011
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About AOARD
Organization:
Air Force Material Command (AFMC)
Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) is responsible for all the research activities in the US Air Force in leading the discovery, development, and integration of affordable war fighting technologies for the aerospace force.
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) manages the entire basic research program of the Air Force.
European Office of Aerospace Research and Development (EOARD), London, UK, our sister office, is a detachment of AFOSR. Geographical areas of interest are Europe, the mid-East, Africa, and countries in the former Soviet Union.
History:
The Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD) was established in the Spring of 1992 by Dr. H. Hellwig, director of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), with the endorsement of both Major General Rankine, Air Force Technology Executive Officer of the Air Force Material Command (AFMC), and the Acquisition Office of the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/AQ). AFOSR is a directorate of the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). The office was opened in June 1992 in Tokyo, Japan, at the Hardy Barracks compound, which has been managed by the U.S. Army since the end of World War II. The office is collocated with the Office of Naval Research Global and the US Army International Technology Center - Pacific.
Mission:
AOARD's mission is to support the Air Force S&T community by identifying foreign technological capabilities and accomplishments which can be applied to Air Force needs; by providing liaison with members of the scientific and engineering community in Asia and Pacific Rim Region Countries; by encouraging open communication between Air Force scientists and engineers and their counterparts within the AOARD area of responsibility, and by supporting Asian research projects of interest to the Air Force. AOARD's primary focus is on basic research with a secondary interest in applied research.
To facilitate interaction, AOARD invites prominent Asian scientists to AF R&D organizations to present their work (Window-on-Science), supports conferences in Asia to promote networking between AF scientists and Asian scientists (CSP), and administers contracts to Asian R&D organizations for continuing technical interactions. AOARD solicits proposals for research through various AFOSR Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs). One or more proposals may be submitted on any topic(s) listed in any BAA. Please check "How to Apply for a Grant or Contract" for instructions.
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