Conventional Weapons Technology

Conventional Weapons Technology under the Air Force's Research, Development, Test & Evaluation budget activity, aims to develop, integrate, and demonstrate advanced ordnance and guidance technologies for conventional weapons. The program focuses on technologies such as warheads, fuzes, explosives, navigation and control systems, and seekers to address blast, fragmentation, penetration, low collateral damage, precise guidance, and high-performance explosives. It also aims to eliminate duplication by coordinating efforts through the Department of Defense Science and Technology Executive Committee process. The program includes necessary expenses for civilian pay and facilities operation and maintenance to manage science & technology capabilities.

Project 63670A within PE 0603601F focuses on Weapon Technology Development. Its goal is to develop, mature, assess, and demonstrate advanced ordnance and guidance component and subsystem technologies for conventional weapons. This includes advanced explosives, fuzes, warheads, sub-munitions, munition seekers, weapon aerodynamics, navigation and control systems. The project also emphasizes precision navigation in GPS-denied scenarios and the integration of higher-fidelity lethality models into guidance and control simulations to enhance weapon performance.

Project 63670B within PE 0603601F concentrates on Weapon Concept Development with the objective of developing, refining, integrating, demonstrating, and assessing ordnance and guidance technologies to reduce risk for potential conventional weapons acquisitions. It focuses on air-to-air concept development and air-to-ground concept development by addressing advanced explosives, fuzes, warheads, sub-munitions, weapon aerodynamics, navigation and control systems. The project aims to mature air-to-air weapon components and systems to demonstrate war-fighter capability while reducing risk for future acquisitions.