Air Force Research Laboratory

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name Air Force Research Laboratory
acronym AFRL
gov_entity_type military_unit
sponsoring_agency DOD
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metro_area Research Triangle
hq_city Wright-Patterson AFB
hq_state OH
hq_country US
description Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton OH. Air Force and Space Force primary R&D lab. $2.5B+ budget, ~11,000 personnel. 9 technical directorates. D...
annual_budget_usd 2500000000
employees 11000
founded_year 1997
website afresearchlab.com
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focus_areas ["directed energy", "autonomy", "space", "hypersonics", "materials", "AI", "quantum", "cyber", "propulsion"]
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created_at 2026-05-13T16:25:37.750637+00:00
updated_at 2026-05-13T16:25:37.750637+00:00
region Northeast
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