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 Science and Technology Executive Committee process to harmonize efforts and eliminate duplication. In FY 2018, a portion of HQ AFRL S&T civilian manpower in PE 0602102F, Materials, was transferred to PE 0602298F, Science and Technology Management - Major Headquarters Activities (MHA), to provide increased transparency to Congress on personnel in Major Headquarters Activities (MHA). This program is in Budget Activity 2, Applied Research because this budget activity includes studies, investigations, and non-system specific technology efforts directed toward general military needs with a view toward developing and evaluating the feasibility and practicality of proposed solutions and determining their parameters.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2018
• Source ID: 0602102F_2_3600_PB_2018
• Change Summary Explanation: FY 2018 decrease due to realignment of Autonomy and Laser weapon system priorities and transfer of some HQ AFRL civilian manpower to PE 0602298F, Science and Technology Management - Major Headquarters Activities.
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Advanced Electronics
• Air Platforms
• Electronic Warfare
• Energy and Power Technologies
• Human Systems
• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Advanced Materials
• Aircrafts
• Ceramic Matrix Composites
• Composite Materials
• Computational Science
• Detection
• Detectors
• Directed Energy Weapons
• Electromagnetic Radiation
• Engine Components
• Infrared Detectors
• Long-Wavelength Infrared Radiation
• Materials
• Materials Science
• Propulsion Systems
• Test Methods
• Turbines

Readers

• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• Microelectronics