• Value Stream Analysis Improves Processes, Saves Money

    Engineers from the Air Force Research Laboratory have stimulated industrial base investments in infrastructure and technology by leveraging the value stream analysis (VSA) process to identify significant process improvement opportunities.As a result, General Electric Aviation, Pratt & Whitney and

  • Researchers Identify Path to Emulate Visual Cortex V1 and V2 Layers

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's Computational Intelligence research group has developed a rapid prototype of the functions traditionally attributed to the visual Brodmann Area 18 (V2) "pale stripe" and has been built to assess "templating" as a plausible mechanism for form perception. V2 pale

  • AFRL Materials Experiments Fly on Endeavour, Return on Discovery

    On 16 May 2011, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Endeavour space shuttle carried Air Force Research Laboratory materials on International Space Station Experiment - 8 (MISSE-8) to the International Space Station (ISS). AFRL researchers designed, built and are flying one of the

  • Modeling and Simulation Conference Kicks Off

    With the motto "Prepare the Force-Secure the Future", the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference 2011 formally got under way Nov 29th here.  The conference, which promotes cooperation among the Armed Services, industry, academia and various government agencies in pursuit

  • Guidestar Laser Reaches, Surpasses Wattage Goal

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's experimental guidestar laser system has achieved its design goal of 50 watts, providing sufficient power to enable operation of the adaptive optics system. Laser guidestars are used to adapt a telescope's optics to more clearly image space objects. This

  • Counter Electronics Aerial Platform Demonstrates Accuracy

    The Counter-Electronics High Power Microwave Advanced Missile Project (CHAMP) Joint Concept Technology Demonstration (JCTD) recently executed the flight-test Pointing Demonstration. This test demonstrated the navigational and pointing accuracy of the CHAMP aerial platform, as well as the ability to

  • True Time Delay Module Finds ‘Needle in a Haystack’ Frequencies

    The Air Force Research Laboratory, in conjunction with L3 ComCept of Rockwall, Texas, has integrated an AFRL True Time Delay (TTD) module into the L3 Miniature Reconfigurable Beamformer (MRB) cards. The MRBs were integrated into an aircraft pod in a ground demonstration, raising the technology

  • AFRL’s Munitions Directorate Stands Up New, Unique Capability

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's Munitions Directorate is standing up a brand new capability, the High Pressure Particulate Physics (HP3) Facility, to enhance the role of science and technology in smart munitions development. This capability will include a 60-mm smooth bore gun, complemented with

  • AFMC wins Marathon MAJCOM Challenge

    Air Force Materiel Command was announced as the winner of the 2011 Air Force Marathon MAJCOM Challenge recently at CORONA Fall. This was the fifth year for the challenge, which uses a point system to evaluate both participation and performance from each major command. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen.

  • Engineering Methodology Designed to Monitor Software Security

    Computer Measurement Laboratory, Inc. (CML) designed an engineering methodology for software process control developed around an 8-Lane PCI Express (PCIe) card, which is the initial release of an extensive family of software process control systems. Through use of the CML Attack Recognition