Aerospace Propulsion
Abstract
This effort develops propulsion and power technologies to achieve enabling and revolutionary aerospace technology capabilities. The effort has six current projects, each focusing on a technology area critical to the Department of the Air Force. The Advanced Propulsion Technology project develops high-speed air breathing propulsion engines to include combined cycle, ramjet, and hypersonic scramjet technologies. The Combustion and Mechanical Systems project develops engine mechanical system technologies: bearings, seals, drives, and lubricants as well as combustion components, concepts, and technologies for legacy and advanced turbine engines. The Turbine Engine Technology project develops enabling capabilities to enhance performance and affordability of existing weapon systems and develops component technologies for ultra-high pressure ratio, substantially improved durability, and adaptive cycle engine architecture to provide optimized performance, fuel efficiency, and life for widely varying mission needs. The Aerospace Power Technology project develops electrical power and thermal control technologies for military applications that remove operational limitations and enable advanced vehicle designs and high-power mission systems. The Missile Rocket Propulsion project develops advances in rocket propulsion technologies for tactical missiles and the sustainment of strategic systems. The Aerospace Fuel Technology project evaluates fuels and related technologies for legacy and advanced turbine engines, scramjets, rotating detonation engines and combined-cycle engines. Efforts in this 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 element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver science & technology capabilities. The use of program funds in this program element would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0601102F, 0602020F, 0602102F, 0602201F,0602202F, 0602204F, 0602602F, 0602605F, 0602788F, 0602298F, and 1206601SF. This program element may include necessary expenses to support the operation and maintenance of facilities to manage, execute, and deliver science and technology capabilities. Funds in this program element may be used to investigate specified technology advancements in air, space and/or cyber domains. All transfers detailed below are administrative realignments due to the stand up of the United States Space Force, and not new starts. This work will continue to be executed by the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Technology Directorate located in Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH, Edwards Air Force Base, CA, or Arnold Air Force Base, TN. In FY 2022, the work and funding associated with space technology research in Program 0602203F, Aerospace Propulsion, Project 624847, Rocket Propulsion Technology, are transferred to Appropriation 3620, Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Space Force, Program 1206601SF, Project 624847, Rocket Propulsion Technology, due to the creation of a new Appropriation for Space Force. In FY 2022, the work and funding associated with missile rocket propulsion technologies in Program 0602203F, Aerospace Propulsion are transferred from Project 624847, Rocket Propulsion Technology to Project 625171, Missile Rocket Propulsion Technology due to the creation of a new Appropriation for Space Force. 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, 2024
- Source ID
- 0602203F_2_3600_PB_2024
- Change Summary Explanation
- FY 2022 funding shows a reprogramming degrease of $5.000 million. The reprogram was performed to support the Research and Development project, MAYHEM. FY 2024 funding increased in the FY 2024PB compared to the FY 2023PB by $10.080 million. The increase is due to increased AF emphasis in aerospace propulsion technology.
- Service Agency Name
- Air Force
Entities
Organizations
- United States Air Force
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