Exoskeleton to enhance safety, retention for aerial porters, others

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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) -- The pneumatically-powered exoskeleton, developed by ROAM Robotics as part of a Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant, is displayed during an Air Force Research Laboratory demonstration Oct. 6, 2022, at the Air Force Reserve Command’s 445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The pneumatically-powered exoskeleton... Read more about Exoskeleton to enhance safety, retention for aerial porters, others
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IonQ to support US AFRL’s quantum computing research efforts

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IonQ has been awarded a $13.4m contract to provide quantum computing-based solutions to the US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). Under this contract, the company will provide AFRL with access to its trapped ion systems to support the quantum computing hardware research and quantum algorithms and applications’ development. Specifically, this firm-fixed-price contract will support the delivery and... Read more about IonQ to support US AFRL’s quantum computing research efforts
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Next Ohio Defense & Aerospace Forum will be in Dayton

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In an increasingly dangerous world, Ohio is indispensable to the defense of the United States, participants in the 2022 Ohio Defense & Aerospace Forum agreed Monday. The Dayton Development Coalition and U.S. Rep. Mike Turner launched the forum as a venue to celebrate and grow Ohio’s role in national defense. While the forum has been held in the state’s capital since its inception in 2016, leaders... Read more about Next Ohio Defense & Aerospace Forum will be in Dayton
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National Space Council to ask industry for input on new space rules

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AMOS 2022 — The National Space Council is planning to hold “learning sessions” with commercial industry to gather information on both new types of space missions and views about what space safety and sustainability rules might be required for those operations, according to Director of Commercial Space Policy Diane Howard. The input, she told the Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance (AMOS)... Read more about National Space Council to ask industry for input on new space rules
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The next energy frontier: A race for solar power from space?

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WASHINGTON — The idea of using satellites to capture solar radiation in space and beam it back to Earth to use as energy was first posited in 1968, and first caught the interest of the US government during the mid/late-1970s “energy crisis.” After a number of technology development initiatives by NASA and the Energy Department fizzled out due to technical and funding challenges, the Defense... Read more about The next energy frontier: A race for solar power from space?
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AFWERX releases Autonomy Prime RFI

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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) -- The Department of the Air Force’s innovative engine, AFWERX, announced the release of its Autonomy Prime Request for Information, or RFI, Sept. 9, 2022. AFWERX will formally begin industry-facing research as it prepares to launch a new “Prime” program focused on the collaborative development of autonomy technologies with industry to accelerate... Read more about AFWERX releases Autonomy Prime RFI
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Pentagon eyes commercial solution to supply chain problems

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Defense is looking to commercially available software to help address supply chain disruptions, a growing concern as companies large and small deal with the continued fallout of pandemic-related parts availability issues. In a solicitation from the Defense Innovation Unit, a Pentagon agency that fosters DoD adoption of commercial technology, the department is... Read more about Pentagon eyes commercial solution to supply chain problems
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U.S. Space Force selects the University of Puerto Rico for partnership

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HOUSTON, Texas -- The U.S. Space Force and the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez signed an agreement Sept. 9, 2022, making them the 14th member of the service’s University Partnership Program. Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond joined UPRM Chancellor Dr. Rullán at the Johnson Center in Houston, Texas, to finalize the agreement and to learn more about the university’s space... Read more about U.S. Space Force selects the University of Puerto Rico for partnership
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Airman accelerates change through persistence, develops tool for RPAs

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CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFNS) -- In 2015, the 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit was tasked with reducing cargo taken on an MQ-1 Predator alert package with the goal to decrease the need for two C-17 Globemaster IIIs to only one. Then Tech. Sgt. Bridget Carroll had an idea to help achieve this goal with the creation of a “bird-in-a-box” later known as the Digital Aircraft Link Emulator, or DALE. Read more about Airman accelerates change through persistence, develops tool for RPAs
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