• Mosquito Becomes Easily Portable with Mounting, Towing Prototype

    An urgent warfighter requirement developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory provides the capability to perform quick and efficient ground-hardness surveys needed for landing-zone preparation in support of remote operations. AFRL researchers developed prototype methods for mounting and towing the

  • AFRL Steps Up Vital Role in Incident Investigations

    Computer simulations are often the best -- and sometimes the only -- way to piece together complexities of aircraft incidents, allowing investigators to virtually recreate events that are impossible to stage in a real-life scenario. Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory are playing a key

  • Single Board Computer Debugging Enhancements Up and Running

    The Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Single Board Computer (SBC) is now running on the emulation board and has been verified via the program counter to run all the way through the boot code, just as the Register Transfer Level (RTL) version does.The Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter

  • Flies in Flight Provide Insight for Aircraft Altitude Control Research

    AFRL-funded Caltech researchers are studying flying insects for inspiration and information on altitude control, hoping to transfer that intelligence into technology for a variety of Air Force aircraft. The study is focusing on how flies use visual information to guide flight in natural

  • System upgrade to affect DBIDs registration

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base registration for the Defense Biometric Identification System will temporarily halt the month of October to enable system upgrades. Mobile registration that were scheduled after Oct. 1 will be canceled due to the system upgrade. This includes registration that had been

  • AFMC and AFSAC partner for 32d Annual International Ball

    Air Force Materiel Command will host the Air Force Security Assistance Center's 32d Annual International Ball on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 6:30 p.m., at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.This year's theme for the formal, black-tie affair is, "Fostering Relationships: Building

  • AF announces civilian early retirement, separation incentive options

    The Air Force is implementing civilian Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) and Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay (VSIP) programs, Air Force officials announced today."Our goal with these programs is to mitigate the impact of reduced fiscal year 2012 funding on our permanent civilian

  • Microprocessor Hardened to Survive in Space

    The Air Force Research Laboratory and BAE Systems are developing and fielding powerful, state-of-the-art, radiation-hardened microprocessors for space applications. The RAD750 microprocessor enables survivability of spacecraft operation in harsh, high-radiation environments. In order to meet greater

  • USAFSAM Closes One Chapter, Begins Another

    The US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine took the final step in its transition to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in mid-February, decommissioning the Brooks-based school after 85 years in San Antonio. Nearly 600 people, including current and former students, faculty, and distinguished

  • Devices Enable High-Speed Feedback from Networked Weapons

    The Air Force Research Lab has completed the Affordable Weapons Datalink Insertion (AWDI) program for the development of production-grade Gallium Nitride-on-Silicon (GaN-on-SiC) monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs). The program is a joint effort between Rockwell Collins, Nirtronex