Advanced Materials for Weapon Systems

Abstract

This program develops and demonstrates advanced materials and process technologies to satisfy Air Force requirements in areas such as survivability, readiness, affordability, and new processes and materials. These projects ensure the Air Force weapon systems are ready and able when needed. In the FY 2021, the Air Force is consolidating its existing thirteen Advanced Technology Development (ATD), Research Development Test and Evaluation (RDT&E), Budget Activity 03 (BA 03) PEs into five new capability focused RDT&E BA 03 PEs to better align with the Air Force Science and Technology (S&T) Strategy signed by the SECAF in April 2019. This consolidation will improve and accelerate delivery of integrated transformational, multidisciplinary, collaborative technology solutions necessary to enable new Air Force warfighting capabilities that support of the National Defense Strategy. This new structure will provide the Air Force and Congress with a clearer understanding and increased transparency of integrated technology solutions and demonstrations key to enabling the Air Force future force design. In FY 2021, PE 0603112F, Advanced Materials for Weapon Systems and associated Projects will be transferred to PE 0603030F, AF Foundational Development/Demos, as part of the Air Force RDT&E BA 03 PE consolidation in order to realign technology areas to better support the National Defense Strategy, Air Force Future Operating Concept, and Air Force S&T Strategy, April 2019. This work will continue to be executed by the Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Technology Directorate located in Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. This is an administrative realignment for consolidation, and not a new start. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver science and technology capabilities. The use of program funds in this PE would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0601102F, 0602102F,0602201F, 0602202F, 0602203F, 0602204F, 0602602F, 0602605F, 0602788F, 1206601SF, and 0602298F. This program is in Budget Activity 3, Advanced Technology Development because this budget activity includes development of subsystems and components and efforts to integrate subsystems and components into system prototypes for field experiments and/or tests in a simulated environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2021
Source ID
0603112F_3_3600_PB_2021
Change Summary Explanation
Decrease in FY 2019 in Other Adjustments of $2.112 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). Decrease in FY 2021 of $38.181 million is due to the following: 1) Civilian pay reprice adjustments 2) Reduced emphasis in materials transition based on higher Air Force priorities 3) Realignment of the Pervasive and Affordable Metals Technologies effort to PE 0602102F, Materials, Project 624347, Materials for Structure, Propulsion and Subsystems 4) The rest of PE 0603112F, Advanced Materials for Weapon Systems, and associated Projects being transferred to PE 0603030F, AF Foundational Development/Demos, as part of the Air Force RDT&E BA 03 PE consolidation to realign technology areas to better support the National Defense Strategy, Air Force Future Operating Concept, and the Air Force S&T Strategy, April 2019.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Advanced Materials
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Detectors
  • Engine Components
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • High Temperature
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Life Cycle Management
  • Life Cycles
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Turbines
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

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