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Lockheed Martin delivered the laser, which is part of the Air Force’s Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator program. The Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), a U.S. Air Force organization that…

Different types of unmanned aircraft—some expendable, some reusable—will give pilots a qualitative edge on the battlefield. Speaking during an online event, Lockheed Martin Vice President and Skunk Works General Manager…

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Operational Fires project just finished its first flight test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, a DARPA press release explains. “The OpFires system achieved…

The Air Force’s hypersonic researchers are working with allied nations, industry collaborators, and even universities. Current Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) basic research is already beginning to shape the technologies…

The successful test means that the “booster” phase of testing is over. Operational testing will begin later this year. Following months of failures, the Air Force conducted a successful hypersonic weapons test…

With Golden Horde, weapons themselves will be able to detect incoming threats and share updated targeting specifics with others. What if two or more precision-guided bombs or missiles were able…

With modern warfare becoming highly technologically complex, the U.S. military has placed significant value on gathering, processing, and sharing massive amounts of information in real time. The Air Force Research…

As a boost-glide weapon, the ARRW skips off the upper boundaries of the earth’s atmosphere before using its speed of descent to propel itself down onto a target. Air Force…

Key areas of emphasis include hypersonics, artificial intelligence (AI), manned-unmanned teaming, composite materials, stealth technologies, networking, and weapons guidance. The U.S. Air Force is accelerating efforts to implement various directives…