Air Armament Symposium · 2010. 11. 10. · materials and manufacturing (rx) human effectiveness...

Air Armament Symposium

“Game Changers”

Col Kirk KloeppelDirectorMunitions Directorate

Approved for Public Release AAC/PA 10-03-07-588

3Approved for Public Release AAC/PA 10-03-07-588

Future of Weapons



Outline

• Introduction– AFRL Strategic Plan– AFRL Focused Long-Term Challenges (FLTCs)

• Munitions Directorate (RW)– Mission– Core Technical Competencies (CTC)

• “AFRL Game Changers”– Micro Munitions– Hypersonics– Bio-inspired– Real-time Dynamic Warheads– CBRNE Neutralization

• Business Opportunities• Conclusions


WRIGHTWRIGHT--PATTERSON PATTERSON PROPULSION (RZ)AIR VEHICLES (RB)SENSORS (RY)MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING (RX)HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS (RH)COLLABORATIVE C2 (RI)

KIRTLANDKIRTLANDDIRECTED ENERGY (RD)SPACE VEHICLES (RV)

BALLSTONBALLSTONAIR FORCE OFFICE OFSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (AFOSR)

ROMEROMEINFORMATION (RI)SURVEILLANCE (RY)

EGLINEGLINMUNITIONS (RW)

MESAMESAWARFIGHTER TRAINING RESEARCH (RH)

EDWARDSEDWARDSROCKET PROPULSION (RZ)

TYNDALLTYNDALLAIR BASE TECHNOLOGY (RX)

BROOKSBROOKSBIOEFFECTS, AEROSPACEPHYSIOLOGY (RH)

HANSCOMHANSCOMBATTLE SPACE ENVIRONMENTS (RV)ELECTROMAGNETICS (RY)

HQHQAFRLAFRL

40 Sites World-WideAFRL


Capability-Based S&T Strategy –Strategic Planning Vectors

The Air Force Capability-Based Science & Technology Strategy presents a considered and incremental approach to transforming the science and technology (S&T) investment focus of AFRL. It offers a strategic look at aligning the priorities for nurturing and developing core competencies as well as aligning the pursuit of particular technologies toward the solution of high-priority problems.


Focused Long Term Challenges

Delivering the Air Force S&T Vision Through Leadership, Discovery, Innovation, and Integration.

1. Anticipatory Command, Control & Intelligence (C2I)

2. Unprecedented Proactive Surveillance & Reconnaissance (S&R)

3. Dominant Difficult Surface Target Engagement/Defeat

4. Persistent & Responsive Precision Engagement

5. Assured Operations in High Threat Environments

6. Dominant Offensive Cyber Engagement

7. On-demand Theater Force Projection, Anywhere

8. Affordable Mission Generation & Sustainment


AFRL Munitions Directorate

Vision:Weapon technologies for any target

Mission:Lead the discovery, development,

integration and transition of affordable munitions technologies for our air and

space force

Vision:Weapon technologies for any target

Mission:Lead the discovery, development,

integration and transition of affordable munitions technologies for our air and

space force



RW’s Core Technical Competencies Crosscut AFRL FLTCs

Persistent & Responsive Precision Engagement (FLTC 4)

Dominant Difficult Surface Target Engagement / Defeat (FLTC 3)

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• Micro Munitions

• Hypersonics

• Bio-inspired

• Selectable Warheads

• CBRNE Neutralization

AFRL Munition Game Changers


Micro Munition Concept

Warfighter Benefit• Tactical Close Air Support (CAS)

• Adaptable & Time Critical ISR

• Optimal Asset Positioning

• Completely Organic (F2T2EA) Capability

• Precision Lethality

• Low Collateral Damage

• Clandestine/Persistent coverage

• Complex Environment Operation

• Indoor/Outdoor Operation

• Semi and Fully Autonomous Operation

• Net-Centric Communication

• Extreme HDBT Functional Defeat

Game Changer• Multiple Targets per munition• New dimension Flexibility (tailored

lethality)• Difficult to detect and destroy• Multi deployment ability• Very low collateral damage


Enabling Technologies

• Low Speed Aerodynamics

• Nano Tube

• MEMs and NEMs

• Structural Energetics

• Multi-Functional Systems

• Aerial/Terrestrial Locomotion

• Miniature Power

• Miniature Propulsion

• Micro Platforms

• Microsystems Integration

• Agile Autonomous Munitions

Micro Munition Technologies

Mid Term Attributes

• Deny Enemy Ops in Urban Canyon • Non-GPS Guidance • High Confidence Target ID • Supervised (Human) Autonomy of

Mobile Target Engagement• Compact Kill Mechanisms


Hypersonic WeaponTime Sensitive Target Concept

Warfighter Benefit• Fundamental change to the conduct of

warfare• “Kick down the door”

• Centers of Gravity at risk• Minimizes effect of basing denial• Reduce CAF operational & logistics

foot print• Short flight time allows for adaptability

across a wide-range of strike requirements

• Higher level of survivability• Speed / Range = Survivable at

Launch• Speed / Altitude = Survivable in

Route• Maneuverability = Unpredictable

Game Changer• Ability to engage time sensitive

targets at large range

• Provide regional, rapid response in an anti-access/area denied environment

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Enabling Technologies• Very fast target detection and initiation for

placing energy in desired location

• Efficient Scramjet Propulsion and Rocket Accelerator for long range

• Tailored blast pulse to maximize or minimize target coupling

• High temperature sensors and apertures

• Miniature, low-power sensor systems

• Microelectronics for harsh environments

• Survivable fuze technology

• High speed explosive lethality, survivability, thermal stability

• Precise seeker pointing through hypersonic boundary layer –Long Term Goal

Hypersonic WeaponTime Sensitive Target Technologies

Mid Term Attributes

• Precision strike from long range standoff within short duration minutes on relocatable targets

• Hypersonic Speed• Large Payload• Compatible with current aircraft


Bio-inspired Munitions Concept

Game Changer• Enhanced munition agility• Enhanced situational awareness• Enhances munition autonomy• Decrease munition observability• Operates in confined environments• Enhanced target detection

Warfighter Benefit• Small autonomous robust munitions

that provide close-in ISR-type information in addition to killing intended targets

• Capable of full autonomous operation in urban environments with reduced operator workload

• Flexible, tailorable CONOPS to confront realities of modern conflict

• Expanded mission operational capabilities–Hovering loiter–Perch and stare–Operation within buildings

• Low cost, rapid development, rapid deployment of new capabilities



• Bio-inspired sensors: • Multiaperture optics for wide FOV • Novel navigation sensing• Air flow (air speed and AoA) sensing • Novel sensory modalities: olfaction,

sound, electrosensing, etc. • Bio-inspired algorithms:

• Vision-aided navigation• Target detection/classification• Robust agile guidance & control• Adaptive supervised autonomy

• Bio-inspired agile aerodynamic flight• High maneuverability, agility

airframes• Passive, active morphing airframes• Passive, active exploitation of low

Reynolds number aerodynamics• Flapping lift/propulsion for hovering

Bio-inspired Technologies

Mid Term Attributes

• Demonstrate prototype multiaperture seeker

• Demonstrate vision-aided navigation algorithms

• Demonstrate passive morphing air frame


Selectable Warhead Concept

Game Changer

• Tailored lethality (one warhead for multi/scalable effects)

• Enhanced Energy Effects (achieve desirable effect)

Warfighter Benefit

• Extremely insensitive munitions --1.6 hazard classification (maybe 4.1, flammable solids)

• Reduced logistics burden for storage & handling

• Improved safe-&-arm process• Non-exploded ordnance can

“self-inert”• Yield selectable from the cockpit

• Reduced sorties from improper weapon loadout

• Increased target choice (including urban)

• Low collateral damage (urban & CAS missions)

Dial-a-yield Concept Illustration1. Deflagrate at t = 02. Detonate at t = x milliseconds

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• EM field-controlled sensitivity / kinetics

• Deflagration-versus-detonation initiation

• Multipoint/line initiation of volumetric explosives

• Multipoint mini Tantalum Warhead Technology Initiator (TWeTI) initiators for warhead liners

• New energetic materials

• Inorganic energetics

• Nano energetics

• Dual-use materials

Selectable Warhead Technologies

Mid Term Attributes

• Ability to select effects post-launch

• Scaleable effects • Directional effects • Selectable mode energetics

(deflagrate or detonate)

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EM-field-induced reactions in inorganic energetics

Multi-mode fragmentation with embedded microdetonators.


C-CBRNE Concept

Warfighter Benefit

• Provides warfighter with viable “fire-and-forget” weapon to defeat CBRNE targets

• Provides munition payloads to address diverse set of CBRNE targets while maintaining compatibility with existing munitions platform and operational requirements

• Denies enemy access to and/or use of CBRNE agents

• Enables accurate estimates of weapon performance to facilitate force protection

Game Changer

• Neutralization of WMD targets• Low Collateral Damage• Robust to all threats• Utilizes defeat, disruption, and/or

denial to accomplish mission

The Problem



• C-CBRNE Disruption Approaches• Enhanced energetic materials• Persistent neutralizers• Reduced kinetic effects on agents

• C-CBRNE Denial Approaches• Semi-rigid foams• Corruption of CBRNE Weapons• Cooperative robotics

• Wireless, networked C-CBRNE sensors and autonomous mobile platforms

• C-CBRNE Defeat Approaches• Ultra-high energy concepts• Photonic disinfection, ionic

chemical breakdown

C-CBRNE Technologies

Mid Term Attributes

• Flight qualified C-CBRNE munition with multi-log improvement in neutralization of aerosolized agents over conventional HE

• Proven robustness versus multi-threat targets

• Remote standoff C-CBRNE weapon• Advanced diagnostics and test

methodologies for validating C-CBRNE concepts


Objectives / Goals

Stimulate Technological Innovation

Use Small Business To Meet Federal R&D Needs

Increase Commercialization from Federal R&D

Opportunities/milestones

7 Topics in FY08 SolicitationAnticipate 14 Phase I AwardsAnticipate 10 Phase II AwardsMilestones

– DoD Solicitation Released - Oct 07

– Proposals Submitted - Jan 08– Ph I Contract Awards – Apr 08– Ph II Contract Awards – Mar 08

Contracts– Phase I $100k Max– Phase II $750k Max

SBIR Program Office

Small BusinessInnovation Research (SBIR) Program

POC: Jill Barfield, RWOB(850) 882-3920

EMAIL: [email protected]

• FY07 Funding - $30M

• Proposed FY08 Funding - $11M

Air ForceSBIR

Celebrating 100 Yearsof Air & Space Innovation


AFRL/RW SBIR Title

Small Business Innovation ResearchFY08 RW & AAC Potential SBIR Topics

Fusion for Remote Biometrics

Processing for Flexible Sensors

Micro Munition Adaptive Structure Flight Control Technology

Compact Multifunctional Ordnance for Urban Combat

AAC SBIR Title

Higher Speed Survivable Small Penetration Fuze TechnologyFlight Control Technology for Tightly Controlled Hard Target Impact

Penetration Survivable Advanced Energetics

High Speed Penetration Modeling

Combined GPS & Comm Antenna Technology


Contact:Schedule:

Revolutionary Guidance and Ordnance Technology

FedBizOps: Updated YearlyWhite Papers: Any TimeProposals: Any TimeAward: Any Time

White papers can be submitted at any time

Searching out paradigm shifting technologies that have the potential when matured to dramatically change the concept of air - delivered munitions.

AFRL / RW Description:

Charlie CottrellAFRL / [email protected]


Near-Term Contract OpportunitiesR&D or Non R&D (FY 08)

Don Clabaugh – RW

mailto:[email protected]

Develop technologies that will allow weapons to communicate with aircraft or Joint Air Controllers on the ground in a Low Probability of Detection mode.

Robert Orgusaar – RW


POC

Take the low cost imaging fuze components to the next level by designing, building, and demonstrating a high resolution imaging fuzesensor that operates at frequencies >200 GHz

Description


Near-Term Contract OpportunitiesR&D or Non R&D (FY 09)

Robert Murphey – RW


Develop an integrated demonstration of the guidance, navigation and control functions of a small, powered, short-range precision guided submunition against multiple moving targets.

Michael Valentino – RW


Develop low cost miniature cruise missile airframe technology and integrate component technologies to enable the capability to disable multiple mobile, relocatable, and light fixed targets from long standoff.



Develop and demonstrate advanced control, agility and propulsion technologies, along with responsive warhead and fuzing capabilities, to give a single missile near full spherical intercept capability independent of target orientation and velocity



POC

Develop dispensing technologies for cruise & persistent weapons to enable precise, clandestine placement of multi-function payloads.

Description


Conclusion

• Munitions technology investment gives high ROI

• Mid term munitions outlook characterized by

– Increased lethality (per munition and airframe)

– Persistence

– Smaller Weapons potential for UAVs

– Network centric / Cooperative control

– Low Collateral Damage

• AFRL/RW relies on industry partnering to achieve our mission

– R & D contracts goal: 50% of budget

– Growing Revolutionary Technology Initiatives


AFRL Munitions Directorate

We Deliver the Warfighter’s Best Bang for the Buck !!

http://www.eglin.af.mil/afrl_rw/


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