Dayton, September 26, 2018: Wright Brothers Institute (WBI) has been awarded a five-year follow-on Partnership Intermediary Agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for a ceiling amount of $49,800,000. A Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) is an...

“Don’t wait for us. Get after this.”
Secretary of the Air Force, Heather Wilson’s words at June 2018 launch of AFWERX in Austin, Texas excited the crowd of innovators, entrepreneurs and politicians. The Air Force wants technology at the speed of business! Go fast! It’s the very reason that AFWERX w...

The Reality in Dayton

In June of 2017, Dayton, Ohio became known as the “overdose capital of America” by MSNBC following the special series, “One Nation Overdosed.” Solutions and best practices couldn’t come fast enough.

Fast forward to April 2018. Dayton’s mayor, Nan Whaley, gathered with other local...

The no-cost agreement will integrate Air Force and Navy tech transfer, transition and commercialization objectives.

Dayton, April 24, 2018: Wright Brothers Institute (WBI) hosted the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), located in Crane, Indiana to sign their new Partnership Int...

A quarter of the year has already come and gone...at least by government standards. The fiscal year begins October 1. What better way to start the "New Year" than with a refreshed quarterly report? In an effort to increase communication between the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Day...