AERON & ACFT Wpns Tech

Abstract

This Project designs and evaluates technologies for Army/Department of Defense (DoD) vertical lift and unmanned air systems to increase strategic and tactical mobility/deployability, improve combat effectiveness, increase aircraft and crew survivability; and improve combat sustainability. Areas of research address desired characteristics applicable to all aviation platforms, such as enhanced rotor efficiencies, improved survivability, increased structure and airframe capability, improved engine performance, improved sustainability, improved mission avionics performance, and reduced cost. This Project leverages work accomplished in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Technologies within this project transition to advanced technology development programs with application to future, as well as current, Army/DoD aircraft systems. Work in this Project is fully coordinated with Program Element (PE) 0603003A (Aviation Advanced Technology) and work in this Project related to aircraft weapons integration is also fully coordinated with PE 0602624A (Weapons and Munitions Technology), PE 0602303A (Missile Technology), and PE 0603710A (Night Vision Advanced Technology). The cited work is consistent with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Science and Technology focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2019
• Source ID: 47A_0602211A_2_2040_PB_2019

Tags

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• Autonomy
• Space