• Air Force's 'Technology Horizons' makes science fiction a reality

    With innovations seemingly plucked from the latest futuristic Hollywood movie script, Technology Horizons outlines the Air Force's major science and technology objectives through the next decade, officials said here July 14.Highly adaptable, autonomous systems that can make intelligent decisions

  • Local veteran receives France's highest honor

    One of America's heroes was presented with France's highest honor July 13.Col. (ret.) Byron Lee Schatzley was presented with the Knight of the Legion of Honor medal for his service as bombardier in the 558th Bomb Squadron of the 38th Bomb Group during World War II. Created by Napolean Bonaparte on

  • AFMC civilians set for Sept. 12 transition from NSPS

    The majority of Air Force Materiel Command employees covered under the National Security Personnel System will transition to the General Schedule beginning Sept. 12, the final of four phases within the Air Force that began on July 4. This conversion out of NSPS was mandated by the Fiscal 2010

  • PECASE-Award-Winning Research Likely to Improve Light

    Dr. Rashid Zia is working to enhance higher-order emission processes in lanthanide ions, which are currently the leading light emitters in applications ranging from color television and fluorescent lighting to solid-state laser systems.  As such, the lab-sponsored Dr. Zia's cutting-edge research

  • No Trouble "ADAPTing" to Better SUAV Production Option

    An Air Force Research Laboratory Manufacturing Technology-managed program produced a new small unmanned air vehicle production method to replace notably laborious and costly processes that have heretofore diminished the capacity to leverage sensor and payload advances of great potential benefit to

  • ManTech Outcome Vastly Improves Composite Material Durability

    A partnership between the Air Force Research Laboratory, industry, and academia produced a novel erosion protection technology that greatly increases the capacity of composite materials to withstand degradation from erosive sand, wind, and rain--forces that might otherwise lead to catastrophic

  • No Substitute for Lab's Ongoing "SPort": Surrogate Predator Support

    Having provided ongoing support to the Surrogate Predator program since 2008, Air Force Research Laboratory delivered the second of two requested surrogate aircraft earlier this year. The SP program provides the Air Force with simulated Predator aircraft that, when employed with other AF assets in

  • Go With the Flow: Novel Diode-Pumped Alkali Laser Achieves First Light

    Air Force Research Laboratory's achievement of "first light" lasing from a new type of diode-pumped alkali laser --namely, a flowing DPAL, or FDPAL--marks a significant first step in the direction of high-power laser systems exhibiting the thermal management characteristics needed for future

  • Riding the Wave of Scramjet-Powered Hypersonic Flight

    The initial launch of Air Force Research Laboratory's X-51A Waverider flight test vehicle broke aviation records as the longest-ever supersonic combustion ramjet (scramjet)-powered hypersonic flight. The recently completed event--an unqualified success culminating 6 years of collaborative effort

  • Small-Engine-Specific Research Nets Dedicated Facility

    The Air Force Research Laboratory recently established its Small-Engine Research Laboratory, a state-of-the-art facility specially designed to help scientists and engineers fulfill a diverse range of research objectives related to small engines. Using SERL capabilities, researchers can better