by AFRL PA | Jan 15, 2019 | Directed Energy, Success Stories
High Power Microwaves offer the warfighter innovative technologies that enable a variety of low collateral damage military applications that will allow the warfighter to achieve counter electronic effects, counter improvised explosive devices and counter weapons of...
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 Patrick Londergan | Jan 9, 2019 | Fellows, Success Stories
The Air Force Research Laboratory honored 21 scientists and engineers Nov. 13 for their outstanding career accomplishments during the laboratory’s 2019 Fellows and Science and Engineering Early Career Awards Banquet at the National Museum of the United States Air...
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...
by AFRL PA | Jan 7, 2019 | Aerospace, Success Stories
Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto GCAS) is a software update that prevents an aircraft from impacting the ground by automatically pulling the aircraft up before an accident can occur. Auto GCAS has been flight tested and integrated on many F-16s. Since...
