Mock CLEAVER cruise missile being dropped from MC-130J – Source: US Air Force The U.S. Air Force (USAF) is moving forward with an experiment to drop cruise missiles from the back ramp of cargo aircraft. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) revealed the test, which took place at Dugway Proving …
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U.S. Air Force’s new XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned combat aerial vehicle has suffered damage after landing following the completion of its third flight test. The accident occurred on Oct. 9, 2019, after the XQ-58A had landed at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. “High surface winds and a malfunction of the vehicle’s …
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The Air Force Research Laboratory developed Polymerized Liquid Metal Network rupturing to transform into a highly stretchable design that autonomously increases conductivity with strain. (Courtesy Image/Second Bay Studios.) According to a U.S. Air Force research laboratory report, U.S. Air Force scientists have developed a “Terminator-like” liquid metal that autonomously changes …
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The Air Force recently broke the record for the highest thrust-producing air-breathing hypersonic engine the service has ever tested in its history. Northrop Grumman built the scramjet engine for the Air Force Research Laboratory and its development comes amid a general renaissance in all things hyper-sonic across the U.S. military. …
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U.S. Air Force Airman Magazine has shared the details about future American combat aircraft in Video dubbed Future of Fusion According to the video, Air Force Research Laboratory and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency are working to push the boundaries of speed and make future technologies possible today. Since the …
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on April 23, 2019, the Air Force Research Laboratory has announced successfully shot down multiple missiles with a laser weapon that could eventually defend fighters and other aircraft against existing and emerging missile threats. The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) program is developing a directed energy laser system on an …
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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate is developing a capability that uses the augmented reality technology to display all necessary information for performing an aircraft inspection within the user’s field of view, eliminating the need to view information from multiple sources simultaneously. The Materials and Manufacturing …
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