AFRL names new deputy technology executive officer for space S&T

The Air Force Research Laboratory has named its first deputy technology executive officer for space science and technology tasked with ensuring space science and technology efforts are integrated across the lab.

Andrew Williams, formerly the space mission area lead at AFRL's Space Vehicles Directorate, will fill the role, the lab announced in a press release Monday.

The D-TEO space portfolio includes a range of programs, including the Navigation Technology Experiments Satellite Vanguard program, the Cislunar Highway Patrol and various research efforts focused on space weather, solar power technology and small satellite development, the release notes.