Innovative Weapon Technology Solutions for the Current & Future Fight AFRL Munitions Directorate UNCLASS//Distribution A Approved for Public Release Distribution UNLIMITED 96TW-2017-0375
Mission Lead the discovery, development, integration, and transition of affordable weapons technology, enabling the warfighter to win across all domains [ Better Buying Power 3.0: ] Achieving Dominant Capabilities through Technical Excellence and Innovation
Getting to Know Us We re Driving New Innovations that Save Lives & Taxpayer Money We re Connected to AF Leaders & Focused on the Warfighter We re Building New Research Facilities & Partnerships We re Connecting with the Community & We re Part of it
You re Doing Business with a World-Wide Enterprise of Researchers AFRL Headquarters 711th Human Materials & Performance Wing Manufacturing Aerospace Systems Sensors Information London, UK Rome Research Site, NY Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Edwards AFB, CA International Sites Tokyo, Japan Arlington, VA Kirtland AFB, NM Space Vehicles Directed Energy AF Office of Scientific Research Eglin AFB, FL Santiago, Chile Ft. Sam, TX S&E Education Munitions 20% B.S. 33% Ph.D. Maui Research Site, HI Employees Civilian Military Total 5,827 79% 21% S&Es 3,455 80% 20% 47% M.S.
Continued Corporate Investment in Weapons Munitions Directorate Funding Trajectory 3 X s Increase 2013-2023 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SBIR/STTR External 219 6.1 6.2 6.3
Our Responsibility to the Warfighter To Develop Superior Weapons Technologies That Are: Effective & Affordable Advanced Ordnance Technologies Open Systems Architectures Networked Weapons Technologies Alternative Navigation Technologies Seeker Technology Solutions Cyber Resiliency Maturing Tech to Give Our Warfighters an Asymmetric Advantage
Cyber Resiliency Now, we re starting to dialogue with, does it connect? Good. Can it share? Even better CSAF, Gen David Goldfein Networked Weapons & Open Systems Architectures Introduce Potential Vulnerabilities Ongoing AFRL Cyber Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation Interested in Tech to Discover & Mitigate Cyber Intrusions in Real Time RW Leveraging Cyber Tools From AFRL Information Directorate, Sensors Directorate, & Industry
Planned Integrated S&T Demos Networked Weapon Tech Next Gen Counter Air Tech Hypersonic Weapon Tech Gray Wolf S&T Demo PoP: FY18-FY22 Award Date 1 st Quarter, FY18 Sub-contract Opportunities, SBIR SACM S&T Demo PoP: FY16-FY22 On Contract with Lockheed (LMMFC), Boeing PW, Raytheon (RMS) Sub-contract Opportunities, SBIR, 3 DOTC Topics HSSW Tech Mat & Demo PoP: FY14-FY21 SBIR/STTR Topics, 5 DOTC Topics, BAA-AFRL-RWK-2015-0003, BAA-AFRL-RQR-2016-0001 Home-on-Jam & Alt Nav Dialable Effects Munition Selectable Lethality Munitions Anti-Jam Precision Guided Munition (AJPGM) Demo concluding. Look for new alt-nav tech demos DEM S&T Demo Awarded 3 rd QTR annually from FY17- FY22 Each PoP is 12 mo., BAA & DOTC Cockpit-Selectable Ordnance for Battlefield Agility PoP: FY20-FY24, BAA & DOTC
Doing Business with AFRL Investments Air Force $2.42 B External $2.79 B Inputs AFRL Workforce $1,320M $748M $425M Academia Small Business $2,721M Industry Products Basic Research Intellectual Property Technology Base Advanced Demonstrations $5.214B Total Funds In-House $96M* International Collaboration Fielded Capabilities * In kind support DISTRIBUTION A: Approved for public release; distribution unlimited (88ABW-2017-0487)
Lots of Ways to Work With Us Open BAA SBIR / STTR DOTC FY17 FY22 Not to Exceed $500M Cumulative 131 Active SBIR/STTR $112M 34 Total Transitions STMP/STTP $60M 17 Active Initiatives >$20M White Papers Welcome New Topics Late Nov 17 New Topics Mar 18 Check FedBizOpps FA8651-17-S-0003 Check FedBizOpps https://sbir.defensebusiness.org/ http://www.nac-dotc.org/ DOTC-18-01
It s an Exciting Time to Work Together Under Construction FY18 Currently In Remodel FY17 KHILS 2.0 In Design Phase FY17 AMTC/ACES/OSIC Advanced Munitions Technology Complex AWEF Advanced Warhead Experimentation Facility Hangar 421 Networked Weapons Lab KHILS / KHILS 2.0 Kinetic Hardware in the Loop Simulator Soft Catch Under Construction FY17 In Design Phase FY17 Under Construction FY17 Opened FY16 FEF/Soft Catch Fuze Experimentation Facility TEC Terminal Engagement Center VWaMS Virtual Warfare Munitions Server VHT/STRAEF SPEAR Variable Height Tower for Seeker Experimentation
Connecting Via Tech Transfer RW s Partnership Intermediary is our Advocate and Technology Broker You can t schedule scientific breakthroughs
We re Making a Difference Transitioning Robust Anti-Jam Demonstrating New Ways to Navigate Improving Performance & Saving Money Leading Cutting Edge Research Baking in OSA & Networking From the Start Giving the Warfighter Selectable Effects
What s The SECAF S&T Strategy About? 1. Determine how to best conduct R&D in the highest priority areas for the future 2. Harvest new technical approaches and R&D focus areas for AF missions 3. Build/reinforce relationships across AF S&T communities (Industry, Government, Academia) 4. Generate interest, receive proposals, and build relationships with universities and industry with no prior AF research ties 5. Establish >10 new funding awards (MURI, COE, grant) to innovative performers 6. Provide AF process improvement recommendations for managing early state R&D 7. Provide AF organization improvement recommendations for rapid adoption of early stage R&D
Executing AF Leadership Vision Restore readiness to win any fight, any time. Forward thinking in infrastructure to support tomorrow s weapons concepts while providing expertise on today s stockpile Cost-effectively modernize to increase the lethality of the force. RW leading in the transformation of M&S for AF capability investments and Open System Architectures in Seeker Cost Transformation and Gray Wolf programs Drive innovation to secure our future. Standing up institutes like DefenseWerx and AFwerX; Creating and rewarding innovation Develop exceptional leaders to lead the world s most powerful teams. Workforce development strategy to empower the next generation of leaders Strengthen our alliances because we are stronger together. Flourishing with strong relationships with federal partners, industry, academia and the international community SECAF Heather Wilson, CSAF Gen David Goldfein 31 July 2017
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