AFRL Investments Provide High-Tech Cargo Delivery System

Years of basic research investments have paid off in the successful transition of Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) technology. Conceived and funded by AFRL and the Army, the high-tech cargo delivery system's first deployment to a combat zone was in Afghanistan. JPADS uses the same Global

AFRL Designs and Constructs Double-Deck Aircraft Mockup for Fire Research

AFRL collaborated with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to design, fabricate, and install a 60 ft section mockup of a double-deck aircraft, facilitating new large aircraft (NLA) fire research that is unachievable with smaller-scale mockups. Both agencies gain the capability to conduct

AFRL Provides Research Funding for Signal Processing Expert

AFRL-funded scientist Dr. Wil Myrick is conducting research that could ultimately provide the military with advanced remote sensing capabilities. Dr. Myrick is investigating the use of software-defined radio (SDR) technology in flexible adaptive signal processing architectures. First receiving AFRL

AFRL Supports Research of Materials for Use in Extreme Environments

AFRL supports leading-edge scientific research that precipitates new performance capabilities for materials used in extreme environments--materials having the potential to impact the future of hypersonics. AFRL-funded researchers are making significant headway in advancing this critical area of

AFRL Funds Research for High-Power Airborne Laser Systems

AFRL is funding research at the University of Notre Dame to advance the knowledge of near-field aero-optic deviations and their effect on directed energy. A team at the university is researching the effect of aero-optics and its implication to laser communication applications and other optical

AFRL Funds Academy Satellite Program

AFRL is funding a research program at the US Air Force Academy (AFA) that directly involves cadets in satellite design, construction, and launch. The most recent cadet-created satellite is FalconSat-3, which launched in the spring of 2007 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and is currently conducting

Researchers Attempt to Overcome Signal Interference in Free-Space Laser Communications

An AFRL-funded research team from the Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at New Mexico State University is working to reduce atmospheric interference in free-space laser communications. The team of scientists has demonstrated new ways to deal with the fading effects that occur

AFRL-Funded Researchers Combine Terahertz Radiation and Metamaterial Technology to Detect Explosives

AFRL-funded researchers from the University of Bath, England, have developed wire structures that combine terahertz (THz) radiation with metamaterial technology to provide a straightforward explosives detection capability. The metawires guide THz wavelengths into narrow spaces or holes, where hidden

Base to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Base officials will honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during a luncheon at the Wright-Patterson Club and Banquet Center here Jan. 14. The event is open to all personnel with base access, including Airmen, civilian and contractor employees, retirees and their families. Rev. Dr. Floyd H. Flake,

Air Force receives certification of Fischer-Tropsch fuel blends in the B-52H