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AFRL/RW
MUNITIONS DIRECTORATE
PROTOTYPING
FOR 2030+
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MY BACKGROUND
COL JOHN “Caveman” GLOYSTEIN
OPERATIONAL F-16 INSTRUCTOR PILOT
EXPERIMENTAL TEST PILOT, F-16 FLIGHT CC, ADO 40TH FTS
CYBER DOCTRINE AUTHOR
DEP DIRECTOR, SPECIAL PROJECTS @ US CENTCOM
DIRECTOR, MATERIALS & MANUFACTURING, AFRL
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GAME CHANGERS
Hypersonics
Directed Energy
Supervised Autonomy
Nano-Technologies
− Survivable , fast-flying
− Defeat deep-layered A2/AD strategies
− High Power Microwave alternative to kinetic weapons
− Lasers with air & ground selectable effects & reduced
collateral damage
− Decisions at speed of computing
− Self-awareness & troubleshooting intelligence
− Lighter, stronger, more reactive properties enhance
speed, range, and energetics
− Lower life-cycle costs
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Revolutionary technology to make and keep the fight unfair
prototype
noun pro·to·type \ˈprō-tə-ˌtīp
an original or first model of something from which
other forms are copied or developed
AFRL/RW & Industry – Prototyping for Success
Air Force Armament Laboratory
Wright Laboratory
Wright Laboratory
Rockwell
McDonnell Douglas
Texas Instruments
Northrop
Texas Instruments
Vietnam
Kosovo
Iraq
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WHY PROTOTYPING?
DoD Strategic Guidance is Calling for More Prototyping
Quadrennial
Defense Review
2014
Better Buying
Power 3.0
2014
Defense Innovation
Initiative
2014
DoDI 5000.02
2015
Long-Range R&D
Program Plan
2015
Prototyping Has Produced Positive
Outcomes Even in Times of
Constrained Budgets
Funding for More Sophisticated Prototyping is Becoming Available
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AFRL/RW’s TECH IS
POSITIONED WELL WITH
ASD R&E’s PROTOTYPING PRIORITIES
AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
Target Recognition
Coordinated (Networked) Systems
ASYMMETRIC FORCE APPLICATION
Counter IADs
Long Range Penetrating Strike
Offensive & Defensive Air Superiority Ops
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AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE DEMANDS
SOLUTIONS THAT ARE:
AGILE
INNOVATIVE
AFFORDABLE
*These are ASD R&E Prototyping Outcomes
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STORY OF JDAM TECH
DEMONSTRATION
1992
1985
AFATL
GPS/INS
Weapon
Idea
7 Years
Tech Challenges > Tech Push
1978
GPS
Satellite
Launched
1985 - 1986
AFATL (AFRL)
Small Ring
Laser Gyro
Wright Labs
Advanced
Tech Demo
1997
Currently
JDAM
Fielded
Tech
Enables
Weapons
1992 CSAF Requirement
1986 - 1995
Consumer
Off the
Shelf Tech
1990 - 1995
Wright Lab
Anti-Jam
GPS
Receivers
JDAM Operational Success
1996 - Ongoing
AFRL
Tech
Improvements
JDAM Family &
Enabled Weapons:
SDB I & II
WCMD
MOAB
MOP
JASSM
JSOW
BLU-129
Goal: Reduce Time Between Tech Push & Requirements Pull
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WEAPONS ARE COMPLEX
WE NEED TO ACCELERATE THE TIMELINE TO INTEGRATE TECH
• Automated Tech 1
• Lethality Tech 1
• Survivable Tech 1
• Coop Tech 1
• Automated Tech 2
• Alt Nav Tech 1
• Lethality Tech 2
• Survivable Tech 2
• Coop Tech 2
• Automated Tech 3
• Alt Nav Tech 2
• Lethality Tech 3
• Survivable Tech 3
• Coop Tech 3
• Automated Tech 4
• Alt Nav Tech 3
• Lethality Tech 4
• Survivable Tech 4
• Coop Tech 4
• Automated Tech 5
• Alte Nav Tech 4
• Lethality Tech 5
• Survivable Tech 5
Networked
Automated
Precision Nav
Lethal
Survivable
THE FASTEST WAY TO INTEGRATE TECH INTO WEAPONS
IS THROUGH MODULARITY
FUTURE PROTOTYPING
PARTNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES
HYPERSONIC WEAPON DEMOS
COOPERATIVE / MODULAR WEAPON DEMOS
AIR SUPERIORITY DEMOS
CAS / SPECIAL OPERATIONS PROTOTYPES
PRECISION NAVIGATION & SEEKER DEMOS
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RW FUNDING
Applied Research
Advanced Tech Development
It is a Weapons Favorable Environment!
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KEY TAKE-AWAYS
AFRL Has a Long History of Prototyping & Demonstrating Key Weapons Tech
Strategic DoD Guidance Calls for More Prototyping
AFRL/RW is Well Positioned with ASD R&E’s Prototyping Focus Areas
Prototyping Partnership Opportunities Exist and Will Increase
Funding for Prototyping is Increasing
Developing Partnerships is Essential for Future Prototyping
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