Prototyping
Abstract
Project 645351, Prototyping, enables integration and demonstration of emerging technologies in an operational or operational-like environment in order to capitalize on successful laboratory research and development efforts with high warfighter priority. Integration and demonstration of prototypes also allows leadership to make informed strategy and resource decisions based on the results of such prototype demonstrations. In addition to the current prototyping effort under the AETP effort, future prototyping efforts funded from this Project will aim to capitalize on various emerging warfighter technology areas (e.g. hypersonics, directed energy weapons). Prototyping enables a key linkage between research and development in the lab and fielding advanced technologies to the warfighter. Under Project 645351, AETP will serve as a model prototyping effort to reestablish the Air Force's experimentation and prototyping culture. Adaptive engine technology combines fuel efficiency characteristics of high-bypass turbofan engines used by commercial airliners with high performance characteristics of military fighter engines. AETP is maturing fuel-efficient, adaptive-cycle engine technologies and demonstrating flight-weight, prototype adaptive engines. The engine architecture has undergone initial technology development and proof of concept work via the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology program (ADVENT) and the Adaptive Engine Technology Development program (AETD). As such, the technology is now ready for transition to a prototyping effort under AETP. In like manner, Project 645351 plans to support other prototyping efforts in the future, enabling similar emerging technology transitions. For FY18, Project 645351, Advanced Engine Development was re-named Prototyping to better describe the efforts in this Project.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 645351_0604858F_4_3600_PB_2018
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