Air Force Research Laboratory

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United States Air Force unit United States Space Force unit research organization

The Air Force Research Laboratory is the primary scientific research and development center for the United States Air Force and Space Force, advancing technologies in areas such as aerospace, materials, sensors, and directed energy.

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Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Air Force unit → United States Space Force unit → research organization →
abbreviation	AFRL →
collaboratesWith	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency → NASA → defense industry partners → universities →
country	United States of America →
employs	civilian personnel → engineers → military personnel → scientists →
focusArea	air superiority technologies → command and control → cyberspace superiority → global integrated ISR → nuclear deterrence and assurance technologies → space superiority technologies →
formationDate	1997-10-31 →
formationYear	1997 →
formedByMergerOf	Air Force Office of Scientific Research → Armstrong Laboratory → Phillips Laboratory → Rome Laboratory → Wright Laboratory →
fundingSource	United States Department of Defense →
hasComponent	711th Human Performance Wing → Aerospace Systems Directorate → Air Force Office of Scientific Research → Directed Energy Directorate → Information Directorate → Materials and Manufacturing Directorate → Munitions Directorate → Sensors Directorate → Small Business Innovation Research program office → Space Vehicles Directorate →
headquartersCity	Dayton, Ohio →
headquartersLocation	Wright-Patterson Air Force Base NERFINISHED →
headquartersState	Ohio →
isPartOf	United States Department of the Air Force →
mission	to lead the discovery, development, and integration of affordable warfighting technologies for air, space, and cyberspace forces →
notableProject	Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite technologies → Global Positioning System technology enhancements → High Energy Laser research programs → Tactical Satellite Program (TacSat) → X-51A Waverider scramjet demonstrator →
operatedBy	United States Air Force → United States Space Force →
parentOrganization	Air Force Materiel Command →
primaryClient	United States Air Force → United States Space Force →
researchField	aerospace technology → cyber operations → directed energy → human performance → information technology → materials science → munitions technology → sensors → space technology →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Air Force Research Laboratory ("AFRL") →	abbreviation
Dayton–Springfield metropolitan area →	containsResearchInstitution
Air Force Research Laboratory ("Wright Laboratory") →	formedByMergerOf
Air Force Materiel Command →	hasComponent
Rome, New York ("Air Force Research Laboratory Rome Research Site") →	hasFederalFacility
Eglin Air Force Base ("Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate") →	hasTenant
Tyndall Air Force Base ("Air Force Research Laboratory (elements)") →	homeTo
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base →	hosts
AFMC →	oversees
Air Force Office of Scientific Research →	parentOrganization
Air Force Office of Scientific Research →	partOf
Boeing X-48 ("U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory") →	programPartner
Lockheed Martin X-56 ("United States Air Force Research Laboratory") →	usedBy