Gov entities / 36
Air Force Research Laboratory
| id | 36 |
|---|---|
| name | Air Force Research Laboratory |
| acronym | AFRL |
| gov_entity_type | military_unit |
| sponsoring_agency | DOD |
| managing_contractor | — |
| 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 |
| has_tech_transfer | true |
| tt_office_name | — |
| sbir_active | true |
| annual_sbir_usd | — |
| spinout_count | — |
| focus_areas | ["directed energy", "autonomy", "space", "hypersonics", "materials", "AI", "quantum", "cyber", "propulsion"] |
| data_confidence | web_search |
| data_source | — |
| created_at | 2026-05-13T16:25:37.750637+00:00 |
| updated_at | 2026-05-13T16:25:37.750637+00:00 |
| region | Northeast |
| secondary_metro | — |