Materials

Abstract

This program develops advanced materials, processing, and inspection technologies to reduce life cycle costs and improve performance, sustainability, availability, affordability, supportability, reliability, and survivability of current and future Air Force systems and operations. The program has three projects that develop: structural, propulsion, and sub-systems materials and processes technologies; electronic, optical, and survivability materials and processes technologies; and sustainment materials, processes technologies, and advanced non-destructive inspection methodologies. Efforts in the program have been coordinated through the Department of Defense (DoD) Science and Technology (S&T) Executive Committee process to harmonize efforts and eliminate duplication. This program is in Budget Activity 2, Applied Research, since it develops and determines the technical feasibility and military utility of evolutionary and revolutionary materials technologies.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2015
Source ID
0602102F_2_3600_PB_2015
Change Summary Explanation
Increase in FY13 Congressional Adds for enhanced efforts in nanotechnology research. Decrease in FY13 Other Adjustments was due to Sequestration. Increase in FY14 Congressional Adds for enhanced efforts in nanotechnology research. Decrease in FY15 is due to higher DoD priorities.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Air Force
  • Barrier Coatings
  • Ceramic Matrix Composites
  • Communication Systems
  • Composite Materials
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Fabrication
  • High Temperature
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Radio Frequency
  • Turbines
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics

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