Air Force Research Laboratory

Air Force Research Laboratory

Scientific research organization operated by the United States Air Force

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is a scientific research and development detachment of the United States Air Force Materiel Command dedicated to leading the discovery, development, and integration of direct-energy based aerospace warfighting technologies, planning and executing the Air Force science and technology program, and providing warfighting capabilities to United States air, space, and cyberspace forces. It controls the entire Air Force science and technology research budget which was $2.4 billion in 2006.

Also known as...Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL, AFRL, United States Air Force Research Laboratory, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, and US Air Force Research Laboratory
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11 rescued after plane crash A U.S. Air Force team rescued 11 people from a life raft after their private plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast.