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2022 Year in Review

Wright Brothers Institute spent 2022 forging ahead in service of our mission: accelerating collaborative innovation solutions for Air and Space Forces and other stakeholders by leveraging subject matter experts, collaborative environments, disruptive i...

13.01.23 02:31 AM - Comment(s)

Beyond 5G Software Defined Radio University Challenge Completes Successful 4th Year

By Jennie Hempstead

The 4th Annual Beyond 5G Software Defined Radio University Challenge has come to a successful conclusion, with eight teams from across the country converging on Dayton, Ohio, to show off their projects and, possibly, to win some cash.

Satellite Defined Radio (SDR) is a system that uses software as op...

18.05.22 06:24 PM - Comment(s)

WBI Aids AFMC, AFLCMC in Developing Elite Acquisition Workforce

By Anne

Attracting and keeping an elite, effective work force is of paramount importance to the Air Force. Commanders of the Air Force Material Command and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center joined forces to establish a program to develop and retain its junior military and civilian acquisi...

19.05.21 04:42 PM - Comment(s)

WBI, University of Dayton Guide AFRL Effort to Improve Workforce Supervisor Effectiveness

By Jennie Hempstead

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) aims to further develop and re-energize its supervisory workforce to create a culture of innovation and risk-taking conducive to driving research from basic science to transformation military capability.

AFRL engaged Wright Brothers Institute to design a plan ...

14.01.21 08:46 PM - Comment(s)

WBIs Novel Approach to Recruiting Talented Techies Proves Successful

By Anne

Written by: Laura Dempsey

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Sensors Directorate's usual practices and recruiting techniques found limited success in attracting new personnel with the needed expertise and technical background. Their hiring process also took more time than AFRL’s average because of t...

09.09.20 03:41 PM - Comment(s)