Advanced Materials for Weapon Systems

Abstract

This program develops and demonstrates materials technology for transition into Air Force systems. The program has five projects which develop: (1) hardened materials technologies for the protection of aircrews and sensors; (2) non-destructive inspection and evaluation technologies; (3) transition data on structural and non-structural materials for aerospace applications; (4) airbase operations technologies including deployable base infrastructure, force protection, and fire fighting capabilities; and (5) advanced materials for space applications. Efforts in the program have been coordinated through the Reliance 21 process to harmonize efforts and eliminate duplication. This program is in Budget Activity 3, Advanced Technology Development, since it develops and demonstrates technologies for existing system upgrades and/or new system developments that have military utility and address warfighter needs.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2012
• Source ID: 0603112F_3_3600_PB_2012
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Advanced Electronics
• Air Platforms
• Energy and Power Technologies
• Human Systems
• Sensors
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Advanced Materials
• Air Force
• Aircrafts
• Ceramic Matrix Composites
• Detectors
• Directed Energy Weapons
• Energy
• Engine Components
• Fabrication
• High Power Microwaves
• High Powered Microwave Weapons
• Liquid Crystals
• Short-Wavelength Infrared Radiation
• Silicon Carbide
• Technical Ceramics
• Turbines
• Weapon Systems

Readers

• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• Space