Eyes on the Airfield: AFIT sUAS Research Aims to Accelerate Combat Recovery www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0360410F7B
24 Sep 2026
- AFIT researchers are exploring how small unmanned aircraft systems could help Airmen Engineers assess damaged airfields faster and from a safer distance. By delivering a clearer picture of hazards before personnel enter harm’s way, the technology could accelerate airfield recovery...
AFIT CE partners with Indo-Pacific nations to strengthen regional infrastructure planning and interoperability www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0360410C72
23 Sep 2026
- The Civil Engineer School at the Air Force Institute of Technology supported the ‘Indo-Pacific Unity Allies & Partners Summit’ in Guam in July 2026 by delivering an installation planning and contingency base planning hands-on session. Attendees practiced base planning concepts...
Looking for Dark Lightning: Airborne Detectors for Thunderstorm Radiation Searches www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0360410C73
22 Sep 2026
- Members of the HERA team preparing for detector installation aboard a Hurricane Hunter aircraft at Keesler AFB in Aug. 2025. Pictured from left: Dr. Will Erwin (711 HPW), Dr. Juan Manfredi (assistant professor, AFIT Department of Engineering Physics and NEAT...
AFIT Graduate Student Develops AI to Predict a Key Factor in Directed Energy Performance www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0360410C7C
17 Sep 2026
- By Yogendra RautAir Force Institute of TechnologyA thesis from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) presents a breakthrough in atmospheric characterization with direct implications for directed energy weapons and long-range optical communications. The research, conducted by AFIT master of computer...
AFIT CE's BUILDER PAVER SMS courses www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0360410C7D
15 Sep 2026
- Students participate in the builder and paver sustainment management systems web-based software applications courses offered by The Civil Engineer School at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The SMS courses were created to assist Air Force civil...
Innovation in Microelectromechanical Components Reduces Electronics Power Use www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0360410C7E
11 Sep 2026
- A newly patented invention could provide the Department of the Air Force (DAF) with smaller, lighter, lower-power, and potentially lower-cost chip scale microelectromechanical components for aircraft, spacecraft, satellites, unmanned systems, and fielded electronics.Dr. Hengky Chandralahim is an associate professor in...
Shaping the Future of Warfighter Tech at AFIT’s Center for Directed Energy www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0360410C7F
01 Sep 2026
- U.S. Air Force Maj. Billie DeLuca, Air Force Institute of Technology assistant professor of physics (left), and U.S. Air Force 2d Lt. Jonathan Bizzano (right), AFIT master’s student in applied physics, discuss research in AFIT’s Department of Physics Quantum Optical...
AFIT alumnus confirmed as new Chief of Space Operations www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0360410C78
13 Aug 2026
- Deputy Chief of Space Operations Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess testifies during a Senate hearing at the Dirksen Building, Washington, D.C. July 16, 2026. Scheiss was nominated as the 3rd Chief of Space Operations and the hearing was part of the...
AFIT Provost, CAO Retires After 26 Years of Service www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0360410C7A
04 Aug 2026
- Dr. Heidi Ries, Air Force Institute of Technology provost and chief academic officer, gives closing remarks at her retirement ceremony at the United States National Museum of the Air Force, in Dayton, Ohio, on July 23, 2026. Ries began at...
AFIT CI's Kelly Adams Recipient of NAA's 2026 Katharine Wright Trophy www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0360410C7B
03 Aug 2026
- Ms. Kelly Adams, Air Force Institute of Technology Program Director was chosen as the recipient of the National Aeronautic Association 2026 Katharine Wright Trophy. (U.S. Air Force contribute photo)WASHINGTON, D.C., July 30, 2026 – The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) announces...