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
ROTATING DETONATION ENGINES (RDE)
A Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) is essentially a more compact and efficient method of creating thrust for a wide variety of military relevant systems.
BOLT II
The BOLT II flight experiment launched in March 2022 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
AFRL’s Rocket Lab Past, Present and Future
Through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) with numerous companies over the last ten years AFRL has been transitioning advanced engine technologies to “new space” launch vehicles putting satellites into orbit.
ROTATING DETONATION ROCKET ENGINES (RDRE)
AFRL’s Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) program is developing more efficient, compact and stable combustor designs for Liquid Rocket Engines (LREs).
ARISE AND FLY
AFRL is looking to expand rocket propulsion technology into new territory with a first-of-its-kind prototype vehicle powered by an aerospike rocket engine.
TACTICAL OFFBOARD SENSING (TOBS)
TOBS is a Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) launched from a host platform to enhance under-the-weather and standoff operations.
