DECEMBER 21, 2022 – The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, teamed with the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute to win the Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award at the 2022 Defense Manufacturing Conference for the creation of an augmented reality-enabled cold spray robot, nicknamed “ARRI.” The new system, used to apply thermal coatings to … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2022
Hill Aerospace Museum Receives a Raptor
DECEMBER 21, 2022 - Christmas came early for the Hill Aerospace Museum as a wrapped-up F-22 Raptor arrived at Hill Dec. 9 on a C-5 transport aircraft. The F-22 was previously assigned to the 325th Fighter Wing from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, and is slated to be added to the collection of aircraft on display at the museum. The F-22, tail number 91-4002 and nicknamed … [Read more...]
Navy Uses Launch and Recovery System for Unmanned Vehicles
DECEMBER 21, 2022 - A collaborative research and development effort led by a U.S. Navy team recently demonstrated a new launch and recovery concept for large unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs), with staff from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), which is headquartered in Virginia. The demonstration, conducted at … [Read more...]
Army Meets with Kenya Military Planners
DECEMBER 21, 2022 — U.S. and Kenya military planners gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 5-9, to finalize plans for U.S. Africa Command’s largest East Africa military training exercise. Justified Accord 23, or JA 23, scheduled from Feb. 13-24, is led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa. This multinational exercise brings together more than 20 countries from three … [Read more...]
Navy Using 3D Training System with Sailors
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman John Sullivan, from Apple Valley, Calif., uses the multi-purpose reconfigurable training system (MRTS) 3-D aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Clayton A. … [Read more...]