by AFRL PA | Mar 27, 2020 | Basic Research, Success Stories
What is Space Situational Awareness? Space SituationalAwareness (SSA) is the all-encompassing term for the study, monitoring and mitigation of the Earth’s orbital environment, typically related to satellites. Space and space assets directly affect all critical parts...
by AFRL PA | Feb 21, 2020 | Sensors, Success Stories, Vanguard Success
Skyborg was an autonomous aircraft teaming architecture to enable the Air Force to posture, produce and sustain mission sorties at sufficient tempo to produce and sustain combat mass in contested environments. The Department of the Air Force designated Skyborg as one...
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...
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...
