• Wright-Patt takes a mid-tour look at status of continuing education drive

    Secretaries of education, mentors and personnel from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's Education Office gathered at the base theater at Kittyhawk Center, Area A, Sept. 1 to review progress made to date during the Year of the Community College of the Air Force emphasis, which kicked off in February.

  • Air Force hero to be honored

    A number of events will be held here Sept. 15 and 16 honoring Col. James H. Kasler, the only three-time recipient of the Air Force Cross.The Air Force Cross ranks just below the Medal of Honor as an award for extraordinary heroism in combat.Both the colonel and his wife, Martha, will be on hand for

  • Study Saves Resources by Extending Storage Life of JP-10 Fuel

    The Air Force Petroleum Agency (AFPET) asked the Air Force Research Laboratory's fuels and energy experts to determine if the current 19-year storage life limit authorized for JP-10 fuel could be extended. Under the current limit, several field units would soon be forced to discard their existing

  • X-51A Team Receives Aviation Week Laureate

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's X-51A Waverider Hypersonic Vehicle Team was presented with an Aviation Week Laureate in the Aeronautics/Propulsion category. Accepting the award for the entire team were Program Managers Charles Brink of the AFRL's Propulsion Directorate, Joseph Vogel of Boeing

  • Nanocomposites May Allow Morphing Material Applications

    A team from the Air Force Research Laboratory is investigating a new series of stimuli-responsive nanocomposites, which change their mechanical properties when exposed to electric fields and electromagnetic radiation. The mechanical morphing of the new materials is the result of synergistic

  • AFRL's Space Experiment Yields Valuable Data

    Specimens and technology from the Air Force Research Laboratory have returned to earth after 15 months in space, completing the seventh in a series of experiments studying the effects of the space environment on material and device performance. The combination of space effects is unique; therefore,

  • Vests Keep Pilots Cool, Enhancing Mission Endurance and Comfort

    Pilots performing operations in hot environments are getting some relief as a result of work done by the Air Force Research Laboratory. The air-cooled vest prototype development effort, a Company Grade Officer Initiative Program (CGOIP), resulted in a wearable technology that maintains a user's core

  • SBIR Program Improves Manufacturing for Composite Engine Components

    Researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory have successfully completed a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to reduce the cost of high-temperature polyimide materials. The program resulted in improvements to the manufacturing process, and the qualification and

  • Unique Capability Tests Rain Erosion at High Speeds

    A one-of-a-kind supersonic rain erosion (SURE) testing capability, simulating the impact of rain on aerospace systems traveling at transonic and supersonic speeds, has been developed by AFRL researchers. The SURE capability enables both predictive modeling, and large- and full-scale component rain

  • 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