• AFRL produces lighter, thinner transparent armor

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Transparent aluminum, a technology first suggested in the science fiction film “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home,” is now a reality.With a growing need in the Department of Defense for transparent armor for personnel protection and infrared windows for

  • Simulators Division seeking proposals from small businesses

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio –  In an effort to advance and improve Air Force simulators, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Simulators Division is seeking proposals from small businesses.The division is asking small businesses to “pitch” how they can help the Air Force in certain

  • New course aims to transform Air Force acquisition

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Improving the integration between the Air Force acquisition community and members of the operational community is one of the goals of the Air Force Materiel Command-sponsored Advanced Acquisition Course, the inaugural cohort for which is scheduled to start in

  • AFRL XQ-58A UAV completes second successful flight

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator, a low-cost unmanned air vehicle, successfully completed all test objectives during a 71-minute flight on June 11, 2019, at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona.     The test marked the second successful flight for the aircraft this

  • Team Wright-Patt June promotees honored

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Col. Leonard Rose, 88th Mission Support Group Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Newton, Group Superintendent, 88th Mission Support Group, co-hosted a ceremony at the Wright-Patt Club and Banquet Center, May 30 to acknowledge Team Wright-Patt’s newest

  • Program provides on base career opportunities for college students

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - For students interested in Air Force careers across multiple organizations, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is full of opportunities. This summer, 83 students were hired to work on base as part of the Premier College Intern Program (PCIP) – an Air Force-wide

  • Domestic Violence now classified as separate crime under UCMJ

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – In August 2018, the Defense Authorization Act was signed into law by President Donald Trump making domestic violence its own specific crime separate from assault or battery for the first time ever under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.The Family Advocacy

  • AFRL student challenges inspire innovation

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Teams of emerging scientists and engineers are developing solutions to some of the Air Force’s most challenging problems, thanks to an Air Force Research Laboratory competition that harnesses the talents of students and cadets from throughout the country.The