Air Force Advances Human-Machine Teaming With Autonomous Collaborative Platforms
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The U.S. Air Force recently demonstrated a major leap in human-machine teaming, flying autonomous…
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Air Force Demonstrates Low-Cost Maritime Defense Capability With QUICKSINK
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFRL) – In a demonstration of enhanced maritime lethality, the Air Force tested a new,…
Capturing the Unseen: The Role of High-Speed Cameras in Weapon Advancements
DAHLGREN, Va. – The spin rate and velocity of a projectile shot from a five-inch gun are so fast only…
Marines, Air Force Fight as a Joint Force for the First Time in the Navy’s Joint Simulation Environment
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, Patuxent River, Md. — For the first time, U.S. Marine Corps F-35 and Air…
Air Force Special Operations Command Accepts the First Missionized OA-1K Skyraider II
HURLBURT FIELD, FL – The Skyraider II officially joins the Air Force Special Operations Command fleet with the delivery of…
Air Force Awards Contract for Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Platform, F-47
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The U.S. Department of the Air Force recently announced the contract award for the Engineering and Manufacturing…
Microdiode Laser Primers – A Path Forward
The concept of using lasers to ignite propellant and energetic material is not new. At the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command-Armaments Center (DEVCOM-AC) at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, the Army explored efforts to use external mounted lasers for medium- and large-caliber weapons systems, with modest success in the 1980s through 2010.
Analysis of Powder, Bullet, and Barrel Interactions
All ammunition makers and reloaders “know” that changing propellant type can affect the group size (dispersion) of the ammunition they make. Why changing powders affects bullet group size is more than a matter of propellant burnout prior to muzzle exit or some other easily definable characteristic. This article details the investigations undertaken to better understand this phenomenon and why it occurs.
Cutting-Edge Microvane Technology Ready to Modernize C-17 Fleet
CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. – Air Force Operational Energy and Air Mobility Command are entering the final phase of…
U.S. Air Force Delivers First EPAWSS-Modified F-15E Strike Eagle to RAF Lakenheath
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) — The F-15 Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System program achieved a major milestone…
U.S. Navy F/A-18 Fleet Gets Enhanced Target Tracking as Infrared Search and Track System Achieves Initial Operational Capability
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, MD. – The U.S. Navy declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the F/A-18 E/F…
GTRI Supports Development of Army’s Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS)
The U.S. Army is moving its air and missile defense assets to a new fire control network that will allow…