2024年7月22日 · Global leader in advancing weapons science and technology. AFRL's Munitions Directorate (RW) is responsible for developing superior weapons technologies that are effective and affordable for our warfighter.

On March 1, 1966, the predecessor to the Munitions Directorate, the Air Force Armament Laboratory, was created to provide a community of scientists, engineers, and infrastructure to advance conventional weapons technology. From the unit's inception, the research and development efforts have focused on user needs.

The Munitions Directorate (AFRL/RW) develops, demonstrates, and transitions science and technology for air-launched munitions for defeating ground-fixed, mobile/re-locatable, air, and space targets. The directorate works to assure preeminence of US air and space forces, conducting basic research,

2024年11月7日 · AFRL aims to significantly increase missile range and lethality against highly maneuverable targets with a better flight control actuation system. The MUTANT program’s approach is a form of active morphing involving high-rate pivoting of the missile forebody, referred to as articulation.

The official biographies for leaders within the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Dr. David E. Lambert is a distinguished senior executive and Chief Scientist of the Munitions Directorate at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

The Doolittle Institute (DI) provides services under a Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) to support the Air Force Research Lab Munitions Directorate (AFRL/RW) in developing and executing its technology transfer strategy.

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is a scientific research and development detachment of the United States Air Force Materiel Command dedicated to leading the discovery, development, and integration of direct-energy based aerospace warfighting technologies, planning and executing the Air Force science and technology program, and ...

2022年12月19日 · AFRL designed the critical National Defense facility as a modern, collaborative research space that allows scientists and engineers to experiment with new explosive materials and integrate them into complex munition designs more efficiently.

AFRL leads the discovery, development and delivery of warfighting technologies for our air, space and cyberspace forces. We’re pushing the boundaries and creating a new tomorrow through unparalleled research. We’re not content to compete—AFRL leads the way. Where others follow, we forge our own path.