Air Force Research Lab - AFRL

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[SpaceWERX @SpaceWERXDOD]

🚀 https://t.co/qaxsiTxHSZ Release 3 is in pre-release!

SpaceWERX is seeking solutions for a @USSpaceForce D2P2 opportunity focused on directed energy systems for space-based applications supporting @AFResearchLab. 🛰️

Connect with TPOC before June 24 🔗 https://t.co/G8iWJiAhRX

[SpaceWERX @SpaceWERXDOD]

🖥️ SpaceWERX invites space industry innovators to the virtual Cyber Space Exchange on June 30!

Hear from @USSpaceForce & @AFResearchLab on cyber protection priorities for national security space systems and help shape resilient space cyber operations

🔗https://t.co/p6LeOnw1f4

[U.S. Air Force Materiel Command ✈️ @HQ_AFMC]

🫡The @AFResearchLab welcomed its newest commander, Brig. Gen. Douglas Wickert, who relieved Brig. Gen. Jason Bartolomei, during a change of command ceremony at the @AFMuseum. #OneAFMC #AFRL #NMUSAF

https://t.co/mt9Kge206a

[SpaceWERX @SpaceWERXDOD]

https://t.co/qaxsiTxa3r Release 3 is now in pre-release. 🚀

This @USSpaceForce opportunity focuses on directed energy systems for space-based applications supporting @AFResearchLab. 🛰️

Engage with TPOCs before submissions open June 24. 💬

🔗 https://t.co/G8iWJizK2p

[SpaceWERX @SpaceWERXDOD]

JUST RELEASED! 💥

📅 Application window begins Jun 5!
📃 Guidance docs available: https://t.co/NODLoISBfS
💻 Register for Jun 4 AMA (gov only): https://t.co/p6LeOnw1f4

Phase II awardees➡️meet with government customers!

Government partners➡️join us Thurs. at 12:30 p.m. ET!

[AFRL STEM Outreach @AFRL_STEM]

It’s National Candy Month!

Did you know candy can be a tool to explore chemistry, diffusion, and chromatography? Check out these 14 candy science experiments from Science Buddies and spark a lifelong passion for STEM in future innovators. https://t.co/8YRQmCaUBM

[SpaceWERX @SpaceWERXDOD]

New week 📅 New ways to get involved! 💪

Now is the time to find your window of opportunity with AFWERX and SpaceWERX, and make an impact across the DAF. 🪟

Funding opportunities: https://t.co/TZvD9NVokZ
Events & Webinars: https://t.co/p6LeOnw1f4

[National Air and Space Museum @airandspace]

Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, was born #OTD in 1951.

Before joining NASA she earned a Ph.D. in physics and in 1978 was selected as a scientist-astronaut in a new role called Mission Specialist. Learn more about her life and legacy: https://t.co/g81sovsG1M

[U.S. Air Force Materiel Command ✈️ @HQ_AFMC]

🤖The @usairforce Life Cycle Management Center Training Directorate’s newly established Training Integration Office held its inaugural Industry Showcase and Science Fair at the TIO’s Innovation Cell on @WrightPattAFB. #OneAFMC #AFLCMC

https://t.co/1qJZpMiGW2

[Air Force Research Lab - AFRL @AFResearchLab]

Memorial Day

A day we dedicate to those in the armed services who gave their lives in pursuit of the ultimate mission, protecting the United States and her allies during times of consequence.

We will never forget the price they paid and the citizens they helped protect.

[Air Force Research Lab - AFRL @AFResearchLab]

Interested in:

✅Aerospace Engineering
✅Access to STEM Mentors
✅Team Collaboration

And above all, getting the chance to visit the largest collection of military aircraft in the world?

Then it's time to apply to AFRL's next APOP event before May 31: https://t.co/uMQhYFhXQY

[National Air and Space Museum @airandspace]

On this day in 1932, Amelia Earhart made aviation history, exactly five years after Charles Lindbergh’s groundbreaking transatlantic flight. She became the first woman and only the second pilot ever to complete a nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic.

[Air Force Research Lab - AFRL @AFResearchLab]

This approach aligns elements of our 711th Human Performance Wing, the AFOSR, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the former Materials and Manufacturing Directorate:

More: https://t.co/PDVTgof3iE

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#AFRL | #AirForce | #SpaceForce | #AFRLRedesign | #BasicResearch

[Air Force Research Lab - AFRL @AFResearchLab]

Understanding AFRL's major reorganization requires understanding the seven mission organizations that now constitute it.

Over the next few weeks, we plan to delve into each of these directorates to help you better understand how they are aiding AFRL's mission.

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[Air Force Research Lab - AFRL @AFResearchLab]

And what better place to start than where novel ideas and new discoveries converge: the Foundational Technologies Directorate.

This "foundational" approach takes a holistic look at the scientific knowledge and breakthroughs that underpin AFRL technologies. (2/3)

[SpaceWERX @SpaceWERXDOD]

📅 Rolling submissions for the Space PY26.1 STRATFI Notice close May 29!

Recent Phase II awardee? Ready to scale and bridge the “Valley of Death”? Now’s the time to connect with your Gov partner and submit. 🚀

🔗 https://t.co/1oMT10CiWA

[Air Force Research Lab - AFRL @AFResearchLab]

Next year's Aerospace Propulsion Outreach Program (APOP) is looking for interested engineering-focused university students to apply for next years event.👏

Learn more: https://t.co/uMQhYFhXQY

#AFResearchLab | #USAirForce | #APOP27 | #StudentOpportunities

[SpaceWERX @SpaceWERXDOD]

🚨SUBMISSION UPDATES🚨

✅ Awards are progressing—notifications coming soon ✅ No resubmission needed; topics won’t be relisted ✅ Check email from your contracting officer

Thanks for your patience as we work through delays due to budget alignment & reauthorization updates.

[AFWERX @AFWERX]

🚨SUBMISSION UPDATES🚨

✅ Awards are progressing—notifications coming soon
✅ No resubmission needed; topics won’t be relisted
✅ Check email from your contracting officer

Thanks for your patience as we work through delays due to budget alignment & reauthorization updates.

[Air Force Research Lab - AFRL @AFResearchLab]

All of this while retaining technical expertise to better position the lab to deliver battlespace advantage. Read more about the new mission organizations and the ethos behind this exciting new epoch: https://t.co/rSHzMKTRYs

#AFRL | #AirForce | #SpaceForce | #AFRLRedesign

[Air Force Research Lab - AFRL @AFResearchLab]

#ICYMI, AFRL has stepped into it's most significant change since it's formation almost 30 years ago!

This effort is supported by two key pillars, guiding both present and future plans for the organization to accelerate the delivery of war-winning systems (1/4)

[Air Force Research Lab - AFRL @AFResearchLab]

That's why AFRL is restructuring into seven mission-focused organizations, allowing for more seamless integration with the acquisition community, improve overall responsiveness and to eliminate duplicative overhead. (3/4)