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EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Airman 1st Class Nathan McFadden, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels specialist, pumps a 50/50 blend of Hydrotreated Renewable Jet and JP-8 into an A-10C Thunderbolt II for the first all-engine flight of an aircraft powered solely on a biomass-derived jet fuel blend. The flight took place here March 25. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Posted: 3/26/2010
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Hook up
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Staff Sgt. Rusty Jones, 40th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, prepares to fuel the A-10C Thunderbolt II as it prepares for the first flight of an aircraft powered solely on a biomass-derived jet fuel blend. The A-10 was fueled with a 50/50 blend of Hydrotreated Renewable Jet and JP-8. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Posted: 3/26/2010
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ManTech/SBIR Effort Drills Into Time and Cost of JSF Production
An Inlet Duct Robotic Drilling cell at work
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Posted: 3/26/2010
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Joint Service/Industry Alliance Jams on JAMMA
The AFRL/Army/industry-developed JAMMA, the Joint All-Terrain Modular Mobility Asset, supports Special Operations Forces missions. The hybrid, high-performance vehicle, which fits in a CV-22 aircraft, provides extended range, exportable power, and configuration flexibility. (AFRL image)
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Posted: 3/26/2010
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BEYA Honoree Blazes Trails for Others
Mr. Ed Lee, Air Force Research Laboratory Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions program manager, earned Black Engineer of the Year Award Trailblazer honors during the BEYA Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Global Competitiveness Conference. (AFRL image)
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Posted: 3/26/2010
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New Ways of Measuring Catastrophic Risks
Noted AFOSR-funded researcher, Dr. Graciela Chichilnisky is pioneering a new approach for measuring, anticipating and managing catastrophic risks, sometimes called “Black Swans” or natural catastrophes like hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis and floods that may possibly enhance the Air Force’s capabilities of preparing for disasters.
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Posted: 3/25/2010
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"RADICAL" Improvements to IED Detection
Newly funded enhancements to RADICAL's geolocation functionality add capabilities such as geospatially mapped overlays of target electronics. (AFRL image)
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Posted: 3/24/2010
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"RADICAL" Improvements to IED Detection
With Small Business Innovation Research funding, Nokomis, Inc., developed a RADICAL, Remote-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Detection Identification and Classification Algorithms, system to mitigate improvised explosive device threats for deployed troops. (AFRL image)
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Posted: 3/24/2010
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3DAI Foils Costly Engine Inspection
Air Force Research Laboratory engineers participated in an Integrated Project Team effort to develop a Three-Dimensional Airfoil Inspection system for reducing the time and costs associated with engine airfoil inspection methods. (AFRL image)
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Posted: 3/24/2010
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Facility to Enhance Alternative Fuels Research
This symbolic excavation at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, initiates construction of Air Force Research Laboratory's Assured Aerospace Fuels Research Facility, which will enable research of alternative fuel products for military aviation use and beyond. (AFRL image)
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Posted: 3/24/2010
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SBIR Directs Energy Towards Laser-Based Target ID
The 532 nm scattered light from a diffuse target illuminates Nanohmics, Inc., researchers during the team's field-based laser experimentation. (Photo courtesy of Ron Sullivan, Nanohmics)
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Posted: 3/24/2010
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SBIR Directs Energy Towards Laser-Based Target ID
Small Business Innovation Research funded by AFRL and completed by Nanohmics, Inc., generated an Optical Target Identification System for directed energy weapons research. Pictured is the OTIS setup used for field-based laser experimentation. (Photo courtesy of Ron Sullivan, Nanohmics)
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Posted: 3/24/2010
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