AEROSPACE SYSTEMS
From rocket engines and alternative fuels to unmanned vehicles and hypersonic systems, we’re pioneering aerospace technologies that help the United States Air and Space Forces soar higher, faster and more efficiently.
AFFORDABLE RESPONSIVE MODULAR ROCKET
The Affordable Responsive Modular Rocket (ARMR) engine architecture presents a paradigm shift in new liquid engine development.
Success Stories
STARS
SAFE TRUSTED AUTONOMY FOR RESPONSIBLE SPACECRAFT KEY TECHNOLOGIES Reinforcement...
LCAAPS
LOW COST ATTRITABLE AIRCRAFT PLATFORM SHARING Leverages best practices of consumer industries to rapidly develop and build...
MODPROP
MODULAR PROPULSION - 1 TANK, 1 PROPELLANT, 2 CAPABILITIES WHAT IS IT? Modular Propulsion (ModProp) will enable U.S. Space...
XQ-58A VALKYRIE
KEY BENEFITS The XQ-58A Valkyrie is a high speed, long range, low cost unmanned platform designed to offer maximum utility at...
HIGH MACH TURBINE ENGINE (HMTE)
COMPACT EXPENDABLE / LIMITED LIFE SUPERSONIC PROPULSION FAST FACTS High-Mach turbine engines (HMTE) expand munition design and...
RE-ARM
SOLID ROCKET MOTOR MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE THE COST AND SCHEDULE OF ENERGETICS / TACTICAL ROCKET MOTOR DEVELOPMENT...
ROTATING DETONATION ENGINES (RDE)
DISRUPTIVE ENGINE TECH FOR AFFORDABLE, HIGH MACH, MASS EFFECT WEAPONS WHAT IS A RDE? A Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) is...
BOLT II
BOLT II PROJECT ADVANCES HYPERSONICS RESEARCH The BOLT II flight experiment launched in March 2022 from the National...
AFRL’s Rocket Lab Past, Present and Future
AFRL’S PAST The model you see has been sectioned to show the components that make up the engine: the injector, combustion...
Related Topics
University students to present new aerospace propulsion concepts at Air Force Museum
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Aerospace Propulsion Outreach Program, or APOP, will hold its 16th annual conference poster session at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio,...
AIAA class of 2025 fellows includes four AFRL engineers
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, or AIAA, announced their selections for their class of 2025 Associate Fellows in a news release Sep. 23, 2024. The 2025 list of honorees includes four engineers from...