HIGH MACH TURBINE ENGINE (HMTE)

HIGH MACH TURBINE ENGINE (HMTE)

COMPACT EXPENDABLE / LIMITED LIFE SUPERSONIC PROPULSION FAST FACTS High-Mach turbine engines (HMTE) expand munition design and employment trade space with several key benefits over traditional high-speed propulsion approaches: Increased fuel efficiency, for greater...
AFRL receives first component of solar-beaming project

AFRL receives first component of solar-beaming project

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — The Air Force Research Laboratory has received the first flight hardware component of the Arachne spacecraft from Northrop Grumman. Arachne is the flagship experiment within the Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and...
AFRL tests in-house, rapidly developed small engine

AFRL tests in-house, rapidly developed small engine

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory demonstrated a new and ultra-responsive approach to turbine engine development with the initial testing of the Responsive Open Source Engine (ROSE) on Nov. 6, 2019, at Wright-Patterson Air Force...