Latest Air Force Research Laboratory Stories
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boeing (NYSE: BA) X-48C research aircraft flew for the 30th and final time April 9, marking the successful completion of an eight-month flight-test program to explore and further validate the aerodynamic characteristics of the Blended Wing Body design concept. All 30 flights were conducted at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. The X-48C typically flew for approximately 30 minutes on most flights, reaching speeds of...
NASA and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory in Albuquerque, N.M., are requesting research and development proposals to define the type of spacecraft computing needed for future missions. Through a broad agency announcement, the Air Force Next Generation Space Processor Analysis Program is seeking two to four companies to perform a yearlong evaluation of advanced space based applications that would use spaceflight processors for the 2020-2030 time frame. "Computer processors and...
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory in Albuquerque, N.M., are requesting research and development proposals to define the type of spacecraft computing needed for future missions. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Through a broad agency announcement, the Air Force Next Generation Space Processor Analysis Program is seeking two to four companies to perform a yearlong evaluation of advanced...
FREDERICKSBURG, Va., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EOIR Technologies, Inc., a portfolio company of The White Oak Group, announced today that it is opening a new office in Ohio near the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), the largest center for Air Force acquisition. From this location, EOIR will be able to more easily market its capabilities to the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center...
ARA has responded to the challenges of rubber buildup on runways with a lightweight, deployable technology which has received attention for its capabilities and been showcased in an Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) video posted. Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida (PRWEB) March 10, 2013 Runway rubber buildup is one of the most recognized and easily correctable factors contributing to loss of runway friction. In wet conditions, buildup creates a potential for hydroplaning and risks to...
SAN JOSE, Calif. and PHOENIX, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Remote, wireless monitoring of physiological functions and structural performance in real time has long been a goal of many manufacturing industries. Achievement of that goal is now a step closer to reality with the announcement today of an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) award to FlexTech Alliance of San Jose, Calif. The Alliance has been selected to launch a new manufacturing consortium which will operate at...
MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) announced today it was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to provide Blue Devil Block 1 (Blue Devil) Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) operations and maintenance (O&M) support services to the AFRL Sensors Directorate. The single-award cost-plus fixed-fee (CPFF) contract has a one-year period of performance and a total...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UTC Aerospace Systems will work together with Boeing on the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Integrated Vehicle Energy Technology (INVENT) program to develop advanced actuation technology for future aircraft. UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) will perform the research and development for this program at its Electronic Systems Center in Phoenix, Ariz. UTC Aerospace Systems, as part of the High...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online As it stands, one of the best ways to render a building packed with satellite and communications equipment ineffective is to get someone close enough to throw that one, clearly marked breaker switch. You know the one, it’s in all the movies. Another, and often more chosen method, is to blow the entire building to smithereens. While effective, destroying entire buildings not only ensures plenty of collateral damage, it also makes...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyle has been awarded a $49 million contract to conduct medical research for the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine to improve human performance in the areas of enroute care, force health protection, expeditionary medicine, operational medicine and human performance. Called the Quick Reaction Assessments, Studies, Analysis, Evaluation and Research (QUASAR) program, Wyle will lead an internationally recognized team of...
