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TIPping Point: Sometimes Digital Is Rocket Science!

Explore how AFRL's Rocket Test Division leveraged resources from AFRL's Digital Lab Environment to develop a digital model that accurately predicts fuel mixing behaviors. Thanks to this collaborative approach to digital transformation, the team is now saving time and money by eliminating invalid tests while sharing best practices with rocket propulsion organizations across the DoD and NASA!

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TIPping Point: Sometimes Digital Is Rocket Science!

Explore how AFRL's Rocket Test Division leveraged resources from AFRL's Digital Lab Environment to develop a digital model that accurately predicts fuel mixing behaviors. Thanks to this collaborative approach to digital transformation, the team is now saving time and money by eliminating invalid tests while sharing best practices with rocket propulsion organizations across the DoD and NASA!

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TIPping Point: Algorithms for Aeromedicine

​​Check out how the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) are using artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies to get crucial medical supplies and expert personnel to wounded warriors exactly when and where they’re needed most using predictive power.

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TIPping Point: A Winning Roll of the DIICE

Find out how the Digital Innovation & Integration Center of Excellence (DIICE) is turning complex policies and scattered institutional information into readable, findable, and transferable visual digital models. DIICE is proving that digital transformation isn't about replacing people with technology but about bridging today's expertise with tomorrow's digital capabilities. Learn more about the transformative power of knowledge management.

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LaunchPad May 2025 update

Read about the latest developments with our LaunchPad enterprise software environment! In this newsletter you'll find helpful updates on tools, training, and other resources—plus success stories from LaunchPad superusers.

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TIPping Point: AFRL GCP—Defying the Valley of Death

Take a look at how the Air Force Research Laboratory is helping software projects vault over the “valley of death” instead of getting stalled by stagnation. Dr. Dan Berrigan and his team have launched an AFRL Google Cloud Pilot (GCP) to provide critical test infrastructure for DAF software development. Check out the full story to learn how this digital innovation is transforming the DAF's software development pipeline.

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TIPping Point: From Stone Age to Synergy

Check out how the 412th Test Wing Test Management Group revolutionized their project management approach to empower the entire test enterprise to do their best work. Their successful implementation has already yielded significant benefits with plans to expand throughout the DAF!

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TIPping Point: Quantum Untanglement for Logistics

Faced with the significant challenge of maintaining the Air Force’s weapon systems, the Air Force Sustainment Center partnered with the Air Force Research Laboratory industry and data science experts in the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing to revolutionize aircraft sustainment. Dive deep into the Department of Defense’s first operational use of quantum computing.

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Shape AFMC’s Digital Future: Share Your Story

Digital transformation is more than new tools—it’s about how those tools work for you. The DTO is gathering stories and feedback from across AFMC to better understand the real-world impact of digital change. Your experiences will help shape smarter, more human-centered solutions moving forward.

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TIPping Point: Transparency Isn’t a Projector Slide

When faced with a proliferation of digital initiatives in the wake of COVID, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL/RX) turned to digital tools to keep everyone on the same page. By adopting a digital-first approach that was both mission and user-driven, the AFRL/RX team was able to drive tangible results to unlock the full potential of transformation.

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TIPping Point: B-52 CERP—Old Bird, New Tricks

From over 60 years of service to decades more ahead: See how the B-52 team is revolutionizing aircraft modernization through digital transformation. When the B-52 CERP program faced a complex challenge, they embraced model-based digital tools that transformed how their distributed team collaborates in real-time.

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