by AFRL PA | Jan 15, 2019 | Directed Energy, Success Stories
In general, laser weapons offer warfighters unique opportunities for quick and precise target engagement, flexibility and lighter and more responsive support logistics. Some of the capabilities that make lasers attractive for operational users are: Speed-of-light...
by AFRL PA | Jan 7, 2019 | Aerospace
Science just got a little cooler in the Air Force Research Laboratory. Using a helium droplet method that chills molecular species to nearly absolute zero, researchers in the Aerospace Systems Directorate’s Turbine Engine Division are able see carbon clusters,...
by AFRL PA | Jan 7, 2019 | Press Releases
The Air Force is testing materials produced through ceramic additive manufacturing to advance their potential future use in hypersonic flight vehicles. Scientists with the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate recently entered into a Cooperative...
by AFRL PA | Jan 7, 2019 | S&T Strategy, Success Stories
*Aerospace Systems | Legacy Program | Archive Content* Conventional aircraft are generally designed and optimized for a single mission. Our engineers are changing the game of future aircraft development with a Variable Camber Compliant Wing (VCCW). This groundbreaking...
by AFRL PA | Jan 7, 2019 | S&T Strategy, Success Stories
*Aerospace Systems | Legacy Program | Archive Content* X-60A is an airdropped liquid rocket specifically designed for hypersonic flight research. It features tailorable trajectories at hypersonic speeds and flight conditions. The X-60A rocket vehicle propulsion system...
