AFRL to speed up 20% investment plan for 'transformational' science and technology

By Sara Sirota / August 5, 2020 at 11:38 AM
The new Air Force Research Laboratory commander wants to speed up by two years the organization's plan to invest 20% of its science and technology budget in "transformational" capabilities. The 2030 S&T Strategy that AFRL released last year set 20% as the initial target and the lab has been working on an on-ramp to achieve that, Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle told reporters Tuesday. However, she is accelerating the timeline for implementing the strategy. "Not only implementing and executing S&T 2030,...

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