Tag: AFRL
US Air Force’s new adversary drone fighter completes engine trial
Blue Force Technologies (BFT), a start up developing the US Air Force's new unmanned adversary air aircraft, announced it has successfully completed...
US Air Force’s Quicksink anti-ship bomb sinks vessel in new test
Quicksink promises to develop a low-cost method of achieving torpedo-like seaworthy kills from the air.
DARPA confirms successful test of Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept missile
After first reports of a secretly-held hypersonic missile test emerged earlier today, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) confirmed it...
US Air Force launches Bolt II sounding rocket for hypersonic research
The US Air Force Research Laboratory and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFRL/AFOSR) have launched a new sounding rocket to collect...
US Air Force taps start up to develop new adversary air...
Blue Force Technologies will build up to four unmanned air vehicles that will support adversary air (ADAIR) training missions.
US Air Force awards contract for Mjölnir drone destroyer prototype
The US Air Force expects to receive the first prototype of the high power microwave (HPM) weapon system in 2023.
US Air Force awards record $1B contract to Space Dynamics Laboratory
The US Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded its largest-ever contract for space-related technology development and mission support.
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AFSOC shares its vision of the amphibious C-130J seaplane
The US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is turning to the versatile C-130J to enhance its runway independence by allowing the...
India, US sign agreement for joint UAV development
The UAV development project is valued at more than $22 million and marks the largest-ever defense R&D collaboration between the US and India.
Experimental US Air Force program could provide alternative to cluster munitions
DEM will allow pilots to program a bomb for different missions prior to release and could possibly provide an alternative to cluster munitions.