by Patrick Londergan | Feb 15, 2023 | Aerospace, Success Stories
DISRUPTIVE ENGINE TECH FOR AFFORDABLE, HIGH MACH, MASS EFFECT WEAPONS WHAT IS A RDE? A Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) is essentially a more compact and efficient method of creating thrust for a wide variety of military relevant systems. These mechanically simple...
by Patrick Londergan | Jan 27, 2023 | Aerospace, Basic Research, Success Stories
BOLT II PROJECT ADVANCES HYPERSONICS RESEARCH The BOLT II flight experiment launched in March 2022 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The goal of the Air Force Research Laboratory/Air Force Office of...
by AFRL PA | Sep 17, 2022 | Aerospace, Success Stories
AFRL’S PAST The model you see has been sectioned to show the components that make up the engine: the injector, combustion chamber, and regeneratively cooled nozzle. Not shown are the turbopumps that bring in the fuel and oxidizer to the injector face. The Atlas was...
by AFRL PA | Sep 14, 2022 | Aerospace, Success Stories
A REVOLUTIONARY ADVANCEMENT IN ROCKET COMBUSTION A NEW PARADIGM IN ROCKET COMBUSTION AFRL’s Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) program is developing more efficient, compact and stable combustor designs for Liquid Rocket Engines (LREs). The technology development...
by AFRL PA | Sep 1, 2022 | Aerospace, Success Stories
WORLD’S FIRST MODULAR AEROSPIKE ROCKET ENGINE FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION AFRL is looking to expand rocket propulsion technology into new territory with a first-of-its-kind prototype vehicle powered by an aerospike rocket engine. The Aerospike Rocket Integration and...
by AFRL PA | Apr 12, 2022 | Aerospace, Success Stories
OVERVIEW TOBS is a Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) launched from a host platform to enhance under-the-weather and standoff operations. Through an Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD), TOBS is transitioning to the AC-130J Ghostrider, and there is increasing...
