by Patrick Londergan | Apr 3, 2025 | Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, Human Performance, Munitions, Sensors, Space, Success Stories
SAFE TRUSTED AUTONOMY FOR RESPONSIBLE SPACECRAFT KEY TECHNOLOGIES Reinforcement learning-based AI neural network control for multi-spacecraft operations Safe close-proximity operations using run-time assurance technology to maximize mission life Human-autonomy...
by Patrick Londergan | Sep 1, 2023 | Munitions, Success Stories
MISSILE UTILITY TRANSFORMATION VIA ARTICULATED NOSE TECHNOLOGY WHAT IS IT? AFRL aims to significantly increase missile range and lethality against highly maneuverable targets with a better flight control actuation system. The MUTANT program’s approach is a form of...
by AFRL PA | Sep 2, 2022 | Munitions, Success Stories
DELIVERING KEY CAPABILITIES TO THE JOINT WARFIGHTER WHAT IS IT? QUICKSINK is a Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) that rapidly integrates and demonstrates Department of the Air Force technology which creates air-delivered, low-cost, surface vessel defeat...
by AFRL PA | Sep 1, 2022 | Munitions, Success Stories, Vanguard Success
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE VANGUARD PROGRAM DEVELOPING THE TECHNOLOGIES FOR NETWORKED, COLLABORATIVE AND AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS WHAT IS IT? Golden Horde, a DAF Vanguard Program, is aligned with the Program Executive Officer for Weapons. Its original objective was to...
by AFRL PA | Sep 20, 2021 | Integrated Capabilities, Munitions, Success Stories
DELIVERS PALLETIZED EFFECTS FROM CARGO AIRCRAFT WHAT IS RAPID DRAGON? Rapid Dragon is the Air Force Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation (SDPE) office’s Palletized Effects campaign that explores the feasibility and operational advantages of airdropping...
by AFRL PA | Jan 2, 2020 | Munitions, Success Stories
In response to warfighter demands, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) teamed to design a new penetrating weapon to defeat challenging hardened targets in the field. The design transitioned rapidly from...
