AFRL upgrades rocket fabrication capabilities

AFRL upgrades rocket fabrication capabilities

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFRL) — The Air Force Research Laboratory upgraded its fabrication shop equipment with 20 new state-of-the-art machines for manufacturing rocket components that will enhance capabilities, increase accuracy and save money. The...
AFRL showcases new precision effects capability

AFRL showcases new precision effects capability

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory concluded its Dialable Effects Munition demonstration program during a test of the experimental weapon July 28. The DEM, an Office of the Secretary of Defense-funded Joint Capability Technology...
AFRL Century Series – Chapter 10: SPEED

AFRL Century Series – Chapter 10: SPEED

Air Force pilots routinely fly faster than the speed of sound, but there was a time when it was considered impossible. Then in 1947, the Air Force broke the sound barrier for the first time in manned flight with its experimental Bell X-1 aircraft. Higher altitudes and...