• National Museum unveils F-22 display

    National Museum of the U.S. Air Force officials here unveiled the new F-22 Raptor exhibit Jan. 18 available to be viewed by all visitors to the public museum. Several high-ranking officials, distinguished guests and many employees from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, gathered to witness the

  • AFRL Completes CMC Aft Fairing Heat Shield Subcomponent Testing

    As part of a Dual-Use Science and Technology (DUS&T) program conducted with Boeing, AFRL researchers successfully completed the design and preliminary test of an oxide-oxide ceramic matrix composite (CMC)-based structure intended for use as an aft fairing heat shield (AFHS) on military and

  • Air Vehicles News and Accomplishments

    Cooperative Operations in UrbaN TERrain (COUNTER) project reaches important flight test milestone AFRL scientists recently completed a successful flight test as part of the COUNTER program. During the test, conducted at the US Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., three

  • AFRL Thermal Protection System Tests Validate Tile Concepts

    AFRL recently conducted a series of thermal protection system (TPS) tests aimed at determining the performance and durability of various TPS tile concepts under extreme environmental conditions. Researchers are developing concepts wherein various ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials are wrapped

  • AFRL Investigates Blast Response of Insulated Concrete

    AFRL researchers entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Portland Cement Association to research the response of insulated concrete products to explosive blasts. Under the CRADA, the Portland Cement Association will provide AFRL with insulated concrete products

  • 3-D Models of Urban Environments to Aid Military Efforts

    An Air Force Office of Scientific Research-funded team at the University of California, Berkeley has built 3-D models of urban environments for the first time in a fast, scalable and automated way. Dr. Avideh Zakhor, professor of electrical engineering at the university, leads a team that has