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  • AFRL technology makes new weapon for sinking ships a reality

    The Air Force Research Laboratory and Eglin’s Integrated Test Team demonstrated a new low-cost, air-delivered capability for defeating maritime threats April 28, 2022, that successfully destroyed a full-scale stationary surface vessel in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • New technical standard refines open solution

    For over 20 years, open architecture has been a requirement for the development and acquisition of almost all munition programs. However, a recent evolution has transformed the concept and brought ‘best of breed’ technology into munitions. Weapon Open System Architecture is now a standard for a