• JDAM adds precision punch to Reaper

    The already lethal MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft system will soon bring even more punch to the enemy in the form of the Joint Direct Attack Munition. The results of the series of GBU-38 JDAM test drops at the China Lake test range in California are still being evaluated, but they mark a significant

  • AFRL lends expertise to warfighter power pack competition

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL/RX) assisted the Laboratory's Propulsion Directorate (AFRL/RZ) in a concerted effort to identify a lightweight, portable power pack to support warfighters in the field. The AFRL/RX support effort involved two

  • AFRL program saves nearly $300M in turbine engine repair

    Engineers at the Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate are succeeding in reducing the operation and support costs associated with aircraft jet engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) under the Engine Rotor Life Extension program (ERLE). According to lead

  • Air Vehicles Directorate honors annual award winners

    The Air Force Research Laboratory Air Vehicles Directorate here honored its own at the 43rd annual awards luncheon, held February 11, 2009, at the Crowne Plaza in downtown Dayton. The theme for the event was "Changing the face of technology: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow." Guests were surrounded by

  • Base emergency crews respond to fire at test range

    Base firefighters responded to a fire on a test pad near Building 191 in Area B here at approximately 3:50 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27.The fire was restricted to the outdoor live fire range which is adjacent to the building. The fire was extinguished and the scene declared safe at approximately 4:45 p.m.

  • Air Force, industry leaders honor Predator milestone

    Officials gathered beneath a Predator on display at the historic National Museum of the United States Air Force here Feb. 24 to commemorate a significant milestone in the development of the MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft system. The informal ceremony recognized a combat mission flown over Iraq on

  • AFRL researchers garner Black Engineer of Year awards

    Five Air Force Research Laboratory employees were honored during the Black Engineer of the Year Conference, February 19-21 in Baltimore, Md. The conference awards exceptional African American individuals who have paved their way into the field. Two AFRL researchers received major Black Engineer of

  • AFOSR Recognizes Talent in Three Top Young Researchers

    Although pursuing different focus areas of interest to the Air Force, three of this country's finest young researchers are each making a major impact on the frontiers of science and technology. Their work has also put them among an elite group of Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and

  • Airmen battle the cold at the Warfighter Training Center

    The Warfighter Training Center here simulated a cold couple of days at Manas Air Force Base, Kyrgyzstan for 150 base Airmen during an operational readiness exercise held Feb. 17-20. The outdoor training facility put the airmen in a 24-hour operating environment where temperatures dipped as low as 6