Aerospace Vehicle Technologies
Abstract
This program investigates, develops, and analyzes aerospace vehicle technologies in the six primary areas of high speed systems, power and flight control technologies, rocket propulsion, turbine engine technologies, fuel sciences, and aeromechanics and structure systems. The effort has six projects, each focusing on a technology area critical to the Air Force. The High Speed Systems Technology project develops high speed/hypersonic aerospace vehicles as well as high-speed air breathing propulsion engines to include combined cycle, ramjet, and hypersonic scramjet technologies to enable revolutionary propulsion capability for the Air Force. The Power and Flight Control Technologies project develops technologies that enable maximum affordable capability from manned, remotely-piloted and autonomous aerospace vehicles while developing electrical and thermal control technologies for military applications that remove operational limitations and enable advanced vehicle designs and high-power mission systems. The Rocket Propulsion Technology project develops advances in rocket propulsion technologies for space access, space maneuver, missiles, the sustainment of strategic systems, and tactical rockets. The Turbine Engine Technology project develops and enables advanced engine architectures across small, medium, large thrust classes; to provide optimized performance, fuel efficiency, and integrated propulsion, power, and thermal capability, while enhancing affordability. Includes technology concepts for legacy and future, advanced turbine engines. The Aerospace Fuel Technology project evaluates hydrocarbon-based fuels for legacy and advanced turbine engines, scramjets, pulse detonation, and combined-cycle engines. The Aeromechanics and Structures project develops and exploits new materials, fabrication processes, design techniques, and incorporating vehicle, inter-vehicle, and intra-vehicle control systems. Advanced aerodynamic vehicle configurations are developed and analyzed through simulations, experiments, and multi-disciplinary analyses. In FY 2021, the Aerospace Systems RDT&E Budget Activity 02 (BA02) efforts and activities under PE 0602203F, Aerospace Propulsion, and PE 0602201F, Aerospace Vehicle Technologies, are realigned and consolidated into PE 0602201F, Aerospace Vehicle Technologies, to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of internal Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Technology Directorate operations to finalize the 2012 merger of the Air Vehicles Directorate and Propulsion Directorate; and to better support the National Defense Strategy, Air Force Future Operating Concept, and the Air Force Science and Technology Strategy, April 2019. All transfers detailed below are administrative realignments for consolidation, and not new starts. This work will continue to be executed by the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Technology Directorate located either in Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH or Edwards Air Force Base, CA. In FY 2021, the entirety of PE 0602203F, Aerospace Propulsion, Project 623066, Turbine Engine Technology, is transferred to PE 0602201F, Aerospace Vehicle Technologies, Project 623066, Turbine Engine Technology. In FY 2021, the entirety of PE 0602203F, Aerospace Propulsion, Project 623048, Combustion & Mechanical Systems is transferred to PE 0602201F, Aerospace Vehicle Technologies, Project 623066, Turbine Engine Technology. In FY 2021, the entirety of PE 0602203F, Aerospace Propulsion, Project 625330, Aerospace Fuel Technology is transferred to PE 0602201F, Aerospace Vehicle Technologies, Project 625330, Aerospace Fuel Technology. In FY 2021, the entirety of PE 0603216F, Aerospace Propulsion & Power Technology, Project 632480, Aerospace Fuels is transferred to PE 0602201F, Aerospace Vehicle Technologies, Project 625330, Aerospace Fuel Technology. In FY 2021, the entirety of PE 0602203F, Aerospace Propulsion, Project 624847 , Rocket Propulsion Technology, is transferred to PE 0602201F, Aerospace Vehicle Technologies, Project 624847, Rocket Propulsion Technology. In FY 2021, the entirety of PE 0602201F, Aerospace Vehicle Technologies, Project 622403, Flight Controls & Pilot-Vehicle Interface is transferred to PE 0602201F, Aerospace Vehicle Technologies, Project 622406, Aerospace Power & Flight Control Technology. In FY 2021, the entirety of Program Element 0602201F, Aerospace Vehicle Technologies, Project 622404, Aeromechanics & Integration, is transferred to PE 0602201F, Aerospace Vehicle Technologies, Project 622401, Aeromechanics & Structures Technology. In FY 2021, the entirety of PE 0602203F, Aerospace Propulsion, Project 623012, Advanced Propulsion Technology is transferred to PE 0602201F, Aerospace Vehicle Technologies, Project 622405, High Speed Systems Technology. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver science & technology capabilities. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0601102F, 0602102F, 0602202F, 0602203F, 0602204F, 0602602F, 0602605F, 0602788F, 1206601SF, and 0602298F. 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, 2021
- Source ID
- 0602201F_2_3600_PB_2021
- Change Summary Explanation
- Decrease in FY 2019 in Other Adjustments of $4.841 million is due to realignment of funds to PE 0602212F to support Research and Development Projects, 10 U.S.C. Section 2363, an amendment to PL 110-417, 10 U.S.C. Section 2358 and 10 U.S.C. 2805(d)(1)(B). Increase in FY 2021 of $198.525 million is due to the following: 1) Civilian pay repricing adjustments 2) Realignment of the entirety of PE 0602203F, Aerospace Propulsion, to PE 0602201F, Aerospace Vehicle Technologies, to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of internal Aerospace Systems Technology Directorate operations to finalize the 2012 merger of the Air Vehicles Directorate and Propulsion Directorate. 3) Realignment of PE 0603216F, Aerospace Propulsion & Power Technology, Project 632480, Aerospace Fuels to PE 0602201F, Aerospace Vehicle Technologies, Project 625330, Aerospace Fuel Technology to consolidate Aerospace RDT&E fuel research.
- Service Agency Name
- Air Force
Entities
Organizations
- United States Air Force
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