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Laboratory records
Air Force Research Lab
Air Force Research Laboratory, with headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, was created in October 1997. The laboratory was formed through the consolidation of four former Air Force laboratories and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. AFRL’s mission is leading the discovery, development, and integration of affordable warfighting technologies for our air and space forces. AFRL accomplishes this through nine technology directorates located throughout the United States, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and a central staff. AFRL’s partners include the Air Force major commands that operate and maintain the full spectrum of Air Force weapons systems. It is a full-spectrum laboratory, responsible for planning and executing the Air Force’s entire science and technology budget, basic research, applied research, and advanced technology development. Technology Transfer Mechanisms: Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) Dual Use Science & Technology (DUST) Program Independent Research and Development (IR&D;) Program Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)
AFRL - Munitions Directorate
The Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate (AFRL/RW), having a rich history and located at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, develops conventional munitions technologies to provide the Air Force with a strong technology base upon which future air-delivered munitions can be developed to neutralize potential threats to the United States. The Munitions Directorate strives to lead the discovery, development, integration, and transition of affordable munitions technologies for the air and space forces.