• Air Force Provides Presence at 2006 Naval Science & Technology Conference

    The Air Force Office of Scientific Research recently exhibited at the 2006 Naval Science & Technology Partnership Conference held recently in Washington, D.C. This was the inaugural year for the 2006 Naval S&T Partnership Conference, which replaced the annual Naval-Industry R&D Partnership

  • AFRL participates in Supersonic Tailless Air Vehicle testing

    The Air Force Research Laboratory recently provided a full-motion flight simulation environment to test candidate control systems for Northrop Grumman's Supersonic Tailless Air Vehicle concept. The testing, conducted in AFRL's Large Amplitude Multi-mode Aerospace Research Simulator incorporated

  • Numerical simulations Hoped to One Day Cut Expensive Flight Test Costs

    An Arizona State University scientist, together with colleagues from Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Cobalt Solutions and funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research here, is working on computer simulations hoped to one day save precious defense dollars used for flight experiments and

  • Vision-based research may result in agile, smart, autonomous munitions

    A team of University of Florida-led scientists has received, from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research here, a grant extension through November to continue research on agile autonomous munitions. The study seeks to develop technology necessary to field agile and smart munitions capable of

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research announces quarterly award winners

    The Air Force Office of Scientific Research honored 22 individuals and team members with quarterly and individual awards during its recent commander's call here. Maj. Joshua W. Meyer, AFOSR's executive officer, was selected as the Field Grade Officer of the Quarter. AFOSR officials said Meyer has

  • EMT Schoolhouse surpasses 2,000th student

    Airman 1st Class Matthew Rakowitz from the 88th Medical Operation Squadron was handed a coin as he entered the 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron's Emergency Medical Technician classroom Monday morning. The Airman was the 13th student of 28 that entered the classroom. Not knowing what it was for,

  • Advanced Structural Analysis Tool Is a Collaborative Success

    An advanced modeling and analysis tool for complex composite structures, StressCheck™, is generating benefits across the aerospace industrial base. Industry innovation and a collaborative effort involving AFRL Small Business Technology Transfer, Navy Small Business Innovation Research, and Air

  • AFRL Researchers Support UAV Tests

    AFRL researchers provided technical and operational support to The Ohio State University's Collaborative Center of Control Science (CCCS) during unmanned air vehicle (UAV) flight tests. The CCCS UAV flight tests will aid efforts to determine the usefulness of UAVs for future intelligence,