by AFRL PA | Jan 2, 2020 | Munitions, Success Stories
Low Collateral Damage Precision Weapon for Urban Environments AFRL conducted a successful flight test for a low-cost autonomous weapon that will make prosecuting targets in urban environments more effective. SSKW is an unmanned aerial system (UAS) designed to...
by AFRL PA | Oct 2, 2019 | Munitions, Success Stories
In 2016, our researchers invented and patented a new weapons-grade steel alloy, “AF9628,” that reduces cost and improves the performance of many air-delivered weapons. The formulation was developed in under a year and cut costs by removing a pricey ingredient which...
by AFRL PA | Jun 11, 2019 | Munitions, Success Stories
AFRL continues to make an undeniable impact on our nation’s warfighting capabilities by developing critical technologies and rapidly delivering them to the warfighter at reduced costs. The BLU-137/B penetrating munition will enter into production this year; thus...
by AFRL PA | Jan 15, 2019 | Munitions, Success Stories
We’re leading the charge to change the paradigm of single weapon solutions to modular sub-system solutions. Scientists and engineers have developed a common architecture that enables weapon subsystems to achieve unique capabilities while allowing technology refresh at...
by AFRL PA | Jan 15, 2019 | Munitions, Success Stories
Our interdisciplinary team of biologists, physicists and engineers research the ways in which biological systems sense and navigate through their environments in order to understand the principles driving the efficient, robust performance they exhibit. The team...
by AFRL PA | Jan 15, 2019 | Munitions, Success Stories
Our researchers recently invented and patented a new weapons-grade steel alloy that reduces cost and improves the performance of many air-delivered weapons. The formulation was developed in under a year and cuts cost by removing a pricey ingredient, that was believed...
