The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is the primary research and development center for the Department of the Air Force, playing a key role in developing warfighting technologies for air, space, and cyberspace. As an integrated lab, AFRL supports both the Air Force and the Space Force, providing solutions ranging from satellites and rocket fuel to advanced materials and manufacturing processes. AFRL partners with organizations like NASA, other government agencies, academia, and industry to conduct research, develop technologies, and test new concepts for space-based capabilities, including space weather observation and data transport. Key areas of focus include space vehicles, rocket propulsion, directed energy, and advanced materials for aerospace systems.
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Pacific Defense signed a $9,400,000 Phase II contract with the Space Control Technology Branch of the Air Force Research Laboratory to complete development of a low-size, weight, and power sensor built on MOSA principles for cislunar space situational awareness.
Lockheed Martin was awarded $33,700,000 from the Air Force Research Laboratory for the Joint Emergent Technology Supplying On-Orbit Nuclear (JETSON) High Power program to mature high-power nuclear electric power and propulsion technologies and spacecraft design.
X-37B Mission 6 deployed FalconSat-8, a small satellite developed by the U.S. Air Force Academy and sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory.
The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX partnered to streamline the SBIR and STTR process by accelerating proposal-to-award timelines, expanding the pool of potential applicants to small businesses, and implementing process improvements to reduce bureaucratic overhead.
The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX partnered to streamline the SBIR and STTR processes by accelerating proposal-to-award timelines, expanding the pool of potential small business applicants, and reducing bureaucratic overhead through process improvements.
The AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate’s mission includes developing space component technology and transitioning those technologies to provide space-based capabilities to the nation.
The Air Force Research Laboratory and SpaceWERX have partnered to streamline the SBIR and STTR process by accelerating proposal-to-award timelines, expanding the pool of potential applicants, eliminating bureaucratic overhead, and implementing process improvements in contract execution.
On 2023-10-26, the Air Force Research Laboratory established new Cooperative Research and Development Agreements between the U.S. Space Force and two Indian startups.
The Air Force Research Laboratory and SpaceWERX partnered to streamline the SBIR and STTR processes by accelerating proposal-to-award timelines, expanding opportunities for small businesses, and continually implementing process improvements in contract execution.
Machina Labs’ work with the Air Force Research Laboratory focused on developing robotic technology for manufacturing metal tooling for composite structures.
BlackSky Technology won a competitive U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory AFWERX Direct to Phase 2 contract funded by the Space Development Agency to build an automated target recognition service.
BlackSky Technology Inc. won a competitive U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory AFWERX Direct to Phase 2 contract funded by the Space Development Agency to build an automated target recognition service.
Intuitive Machines also won a contract with the Air Force Research Lab for designs of nuclear-powered spacecraft.
The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate, Space Systems Command’s Prototyping and Innovation Directorate, and the Space Rapid Capabilities Office are three space organizations in New Mexico with a combined budget of at least $2,000,000,000.
CACI International Inc. has been awarded a five-year contract with a maximum ceiling value of $917,000,000 to provide complete life cycle software and systems engineering for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) expanded its relationship with the Air Force Research Laboratory to deploy two barium-based trapped-ion quantum computing systems for quantum networking R&D.
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded X-Bow Systems a $17,800,000 contract to demonstrate additive manufacturing technologies.
The AFRL contract to X-Bow Systems is a three-year contract announced on 2023-09-26.
Xage Security won a 2020 contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to study options for end-to-end data protection across military and civilian assets to support command and control for the U.S. Space Force.
The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX partnered to streamline the SBIR and STTR process by accelerating proposal-to-award timelines and expanding opportunities for small businesses.