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AFRL matching tech to needs with international partners

Source: United States Air Force

Headline: AFRL matching tech to needs with international partners

A group of AFRL scientists and engineers, hosted by Dr. Ehud Galun of the Israel Ministry of Defense, visited universities throughout Israel to learn about their technology focus areas and explore areas of common interest. The group included seven representatives from the European Office of Aerospace Research and Development, led by Col D. Brent Morris, Air Force Office of Scientific Research International Offices director.

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CPI office augments mission effectiveness, efficiency

Source: United States Air Force

Headline: CPI office augments mission effectiveness, efficiency

Sometimes it takes an outsider’s perspective to discover a new way of thinking about a work process to make it more efficient and effective in execution.

For the Air Force Materiel Command Continued Process Improvement team, the ‘outsider perspective’ is the heart and soul of their Air Force mission, which is to help AFMC teams to improve functions and processes across the command footprint.

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AERONet prototype could provide combat insight to allies

Source: United States Air Force

Headline: AERONet prototype could provide combat insight to allies

The Airborne Extensible Relay Over-Horizon Network, or AERONet, digitally links friendly forces, providing them with their own location, the location of other friendly forces and real-time enemy movement updates. It will be showcased to partner nations at the Bold Quest exercise in Finland this month. AERONet is a version of systems already used by law enforcement to patrol borders and track and combat smugglers. First responders use similar systems while fighting wildfires in the mountain states.

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Air Force successfully launches satellites from New Zealand on Electron Rocket

Source: United States Air Force

Headline: Air Force successfully launches satellites from New Zealand on Electron Rocket

The DoD Space Test Program, under Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center, procured the mission in partnership with Defense Innovation Unit as part of the Rapid Agile Launch Initiative. This initiative leveraged DIU’s Commercial Solutions Opening process to competitively and rapidly award DoD launch service agreements with non-traditional, venture-class companies. The Rocket Lab USA launch is one of several planned launches in 2019 that will demonstrate the ability of the emerging launch industry to provide responsive, affordable space access for the Air Force and DoD.

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818th MSAS, Burkinabé Partnership: Restoring Rotary Wing Capability

Source: United States Air Force

Headline: 818th MSAS, Burkinabé Partnership: Restoring Rotary Wing Capability

The 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron sent a rotary wing maintenance and operations mobile training team to Burkina Faso, Africa, April 5-20 to train and aid the partner nation in identifying the cause of significant mechanical issues impacting the Burkina Faso air force’s UH-1H helicopter fleet.

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FAA grants AFRL waiver to operate SkyVision technology to advance UAS research

Source: United States Air Force

Headline: FAA grants AFRL waiver to operate SkyVision technology to advance UAS research

The Air Force Research Laboratory in partnership with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has achieved its goal of establishing a test site within one hour of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio from which AFRL researchers can fly Unmanned Aerial Vehicles from beyond their visual line of sight.