USAF Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft makes first flight

The Air Force Research Laboratory and Lockheed Martin's famed 'Skunk Works' launched a new era of aircraft manufacturing technology and performance June 2 with the successful initial demonstration flight of the Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif. The ACCA

APBI brings Innovation for Warfighters

Members of the Air Force Uniform Office attended the Advanced Planning Brief for Industry in Springfield, Va., May 12-14, to present and challenge members of industry with current and future design needs for uniforms and equipment. The APBI is a networking opportunity between industry and the

LEED “Silver” facility certification achieved for the first time at Wright-Patt

The Air Force Institute of Technology's new academic building here recently achieved the base's first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design "Silver" certification rating, a nationally accepted benchmark for facility design, construction and operation. "It is the first facility to receive a

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Aaron Tippin: Country music star at home with Air Force

A friendship that's been in the making for nearly 20 years will continue on June 26 when country music superstar Aaron Tippin and his band, the Stemwinders, play an hour-long concert at the fifth annual Air Force Materiel Command Freedom's Call Tattoo. The event is free and open to the public, and

High School Girls Take Top Honors at DoD-Sponsored National Research Competition

Female high school students edged out their male counterparts at the 47th National Junior Sciences Humanities and Symposium, a four-day science research competition sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Army Research Office and the Office of Naval Research held at the U.S.

Plastic Magnets to Absorb Electromagnetic Radiation in the AF's Warfighting Efforts

Physicists are using carbon-based molecules to create plastic magnets from organic materials that are capable of absorbing electromagnetic radiation. This technology benefits the Air Force's warfighting effort by detecting weapons hidden in clothing or in packages. The Air Force Office of Scientific

Successful launch for AFRL TacSat-3 satellite

The sky lit up briefly over NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Va., the evening of May 19 as an Air Force Minotaur I rocket launched the Air Force Research Laboratory's TacSat-3 satellite, NASA's PharmaSat microsatellite and NASA's CubeSat Technology Demonstration experiments into a low earth orbit.

Stain-resistant boot research still underway

The Air Force Uniform Office, here, continues its research to find a stain-resistant utility boot that retains the low maintenance of the current sage green boot and is composed of material that will not stain nor absorb workplace chemicals. A request for information, or RFI, was posted on

Air Force funds new generation of energy efficient UAVs

With the ever-increasing military demand to reduce the size and weight of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) while lengthening flight times, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research is funding a project to integrate solar power cheaply and easily into the base materials used to build them. Dr. Max