Military Service Award recipients named at 2022 BEYA STEM conference
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The latest Department of the Air Force Military Service Award recipients were named during the 2022 Black Engineer of the Year Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics conference in Washington, D.C., Feb. 18, 2022.
Brown modifies Action Orders to lock in gains, accelerate change
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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., has issued modifications to the “Action Orders” driving Accelerate Change or Lose.
AFRL holds directed, kinetic energy wargaming experiment
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The experiment placed pilots, weapon systems officers and air battle managers in a series of virtual vignettes exploring mission sets that relate to the combined use of directed and kinetic energy systems, linking past studies and future concepts.
SparkX Cell accelerates change for JBA dental clinic
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SparkX Cell's Innovation and Idea Center and personnel at Joint Base Andrews teamed up to enhance installation readiness and resilience while accomplishing the mission.
BRAVO 0 hackathon proves Air Force can develop weapons capabilities in under one week
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The Air Force concluded its first department-wide, secret classification innovation hackathon following six days of operations with more than 100 hackers, engineers, scientists and other supporting staff.
Department of the Air Force launches pilot program to incentivize optimized flying
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As part of its effort to streamline operations and increase aircraft range and capability, the Department of the Air Force launched the pilot Mission Execution Excellence Program to incentivize optimized flying on aircraft that consume the most fuel across the enterprise.
DAF announces Spark Tank ‘22 finalists
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As the Department’s flagship innovation event, Spark Tank plays a central role in establishing the Department’s strategic mindset for delivering future capabilities.
AFGSC applies the Art of the Possible
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Based on a wealth of knowledge and experience from across the ranks of the Air Force, the Art of the Possible is a concept which standardizes a process, identifies a system’s constraints, and helps users manage their process optimally.
AFWERX Agility Prime completes first USAF-piloted flight of an eVTOL vehicle with partner Kitty Hawk
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Capt. Terrence McKenna, an Air Force Reserve pilot with the 370th Flight Test Squadron and the Test and Experimentation Lead for AFWERX Agility Prime, participated in remote pilot in control, or rPIC, training on the Heaviside aircraft at the Kitty Hawk Corporation’s facility in Palo Alto, California from Dec. 13-17, 2021.
Aerial Networks Summit provides roadmaps for JADC2, ABMS
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The Aerial Networks Division hosted general officers and members of the senior executive service for a summit aimed at developing aerial networking roadmaps to meet Advanced Battle Management System and Joint All-Domain Command and Control objectives.