• Wright-Patt evaluating need for VERA/VSIP third round

    In its continuing effort to meet the Defense Department requirement to maintain civilian manning at fiscal 2010 levels, the Air Force is offering a third round of Voluntary Early Retirement Authority and Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment beginning May 1. Wright-Patterson is evaluating on a

  • MicroSatCom Terminal, Inventor Win Prestigious Tech Award

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's Information Directorate's X-Band MicroSatCom Terminal took home the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) Excellence in Technology Transfer Award. This yearly award is one of the most prestigious in technology transfer. The honor brings great

  • AFRL Adviser, NRC Associate Win IEEE ICC Best Paper Award

    Air Force Research Laboratory adviser Dr. John Matyjas, and AFRL NRC Associate Dr. Weifeng Su, received the 2010 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) Best Paper Award for their work on "The Outage Probability and Optimum Power Assignment for Differential Amplify-and-Forward

  • Ergonomic Design Benefits Users of Large-Display Workstations

    Advances in computer and display technology and a dramatic shift in work responsibilities have rendered small, standard computer monitors inadequate because they no longer meet the demands of the workplace. There has been a great deal of work designing ergonomically friendly office furniture, but to

  • AFRL Addresses Urgent Need for Single Pass AirDrop Capability

    In response to urgent Air Force needs, a capability to conduct high-altitude airdrop operations without making two passes was developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory.The current airdrop process requires two passes by the aircraft before dropping supplies, putting the aircraft at risk. The

  • AFMC book commemorates command's 20th anniversary

    Air Force Materiel Command officials have released the command's limited-edition anniversary book, highlighting AFMC's 20 years of providing expeditionary capabilities to the warfighter.The release of this commemorative book, entitled 'Air Force Materiel Command: 20 Years of Warfighter Support,'

  • AFMC announces, honors annual enlisted award winners

    Air Force Materiel Command announced its top enlisted Airmen of 2011 during the command's Annual Enlisted Awards Banquet March 29, 2012, at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.More than 350 family members, friends, wingmen and command officials gathered in the modern flight gallery of

  • Miniature Common Data Link Transitioned

    The Miniature Common Data Link (Mini-CDL) is a small, lightweight, low power, low cost CDL system for use on small RPAs (Remotely Piloted Vehicles) for dissemination of ISR data.Mini CDL provides range of data rates up to 45 Mbps in an approximately 2.5 pound, 25 in3 package. Key technology enablers

  • User Needs Drive Air Space Cyber-User Defined Operational Picture

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's Air Space Cyber-User Defined Operational Picture (ASC-UDOP) program has embarked on a joint effort with MITRE and ESC to provide visualization solution to produce a Map the Mission capability for the Air Force's 624th Cyber Operations Center, San Antonio, Texas.