{"id":57129,"date":"2018-03-26T17:25:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T17:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/26\/check-out-this-new-video-with-the-air-forces-coolest-future-tech\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:13:23","slug":"check-out-this-new-video-with-the-air-forces-coolest-future-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/unmanned\/2018\/03\/26\/check-out-this-new-video-with-the-air-forces-coolest-future-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out this new video with the Air Force\u2019s coolest future tech"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=5e69cc57-8b88-43dc-9642-9e5c0f4ed06d\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-5e69cc57-8b88-43dc-9642-9e5c0f4ed06d.jpg\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The U.S. Air Force is showing off concept art of some of its highest profile tech programs, including swarming drones and a new fighter jet. (U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 A new U.S. Air Force video featuring concept art of some of its highest profile tech programs \u2014 from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/2018\/03\/26\/raytheon-darpa-developing-technology-to-control-drone-swarms\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">swarming drones<\/a> and a new fighter jet \u2014 provides a tantalizing glimpse of potential future weapons and how they could be employed just a decade from now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new video was put out by the Air Force Research Laboratory on March 22 to promote the service\u2019s new \u201cScience and Technology 2030\u201d initiative, which aims to increase the involvement of the scientific community and nontraditional businesses in shaping future Air Force technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can\u2019t afford to slow down,\u201d the website states. \u201cAs our adversaries close the technology gap, we need to push the boundaries of what\u2019s possible and invent the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s a look at some of the major technology programs featured in the video: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Loyal Wingman<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An F-35 pilot, surrounded by a ring of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/unmanned-unleashed\/2017\/03\/30\/dod-weapons-designer-swarming-teams-of-drones-will-dominate-future-wars\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">unmanned fighter aircraft<\/a>, sends several of the drones ahead to strike a target. This is the concept <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/2016\/05\/17\/how-swarming-drones-could-change-the-face-of-air-warfare\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">behind Loyal Wingman,<\/a> one of AFRL\u2019s most anticipated efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AFRL is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/uas\/2016\/10\/19\/loyal-wingman-program-seeks-to-realize-benefits-of-advancements-in-autonomy\/\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" target=\"_blank\" data-original-title=\"\" aria-describedby=\"popover729925\" style=\"\">developing algorithms<\/a> that will allow fighter pilots to control multiple drones, and industry has stepped up with technologies that could further enable the technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For instance, in 2017, Lockheed Martin flew a demonstration with an unmanned F-16 teamed with a manned fighter. Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has also tested two drones, the Mako and Valkyrie, which were developed for the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Gremlins<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the second clip, the door of a C-130 cargo bay is opened and a robot pushes a pod into the air from which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/uas\/2016\/04\/01\/darpa-awards-gremlin-drone-swarm-contract\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">hundreds of small drones<\/a> detach and begin swarming around the ship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This effort, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/newsletters\/daily-news-roundup\/2017\/12\/18\/darpa-hopes-to-swarm-drones-out-of-c-130s-in-2019-test\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Gremlins<\/a>\u201d program, aims to create recoverable UAS swarms that would be able to penetrate contested areas and provide a variety of capabilities including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, electronic warfare, signals intelligence, or other kinetic effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2017\/08\/24\/general-atomics-sheds-light-on-the-future-of-unmanned-tech\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">General Atomics<\/a> and Dynetics were awarded contracts for the second phase of the Gremlins program in 2017. DARPA intends to downselect to a single competitor in 2018, and in 2019 that company will demonstrate the ability to launch and recover multiple drones aboard a C-130.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>CHAMP<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next video clip shows the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/electronic-warfare\/2017\/12\/13\/making-sense-of-champ-the-silver-bullet-miracle-missile-that-isnt\/\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" target=\"_blank\">Counter-electronics High Power Microwave Advanced Missile Project, or CHAMP<\/a>, flying over a city, seemingly causing a blackout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CHAMP is a cruise missile-like weapon that uses a high-powered microwave to fry nearby electronics. The capability is being developed by AFRL and Boeing, which demonstrated CHAMP in 2013. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CHAMP has been in development since the beginning of the decade, but it recently received a ton of press as a potential counter to North Korean intercontinental ballistic missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2017\/12\/08\/could-the-air-force-disable-a-north-korean-missile-on-the-launchpad-or-in-flight\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> Those reports were a bit overstated<\/a>. As Defense News sister publication C4ISRNET reported, ICBMs would likely be stored in a way to protect against any sort of an attack that could impact its electronics, and its highly unlikely that CHAMP could fry an ICBM\u2019s circuitry while in flight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>F-X, also known as Penetrating Counter Air or Next-Generation Air Dominance<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final capability showcased \u2014 a rendering of a conceptual design of the service\u2019s future fighter jet \u2014 is one that Air Force leadership has remained quiet about in recent months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reason for that, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein said, is to force industry to widen the aperture and begin thinking of air superiority as a \u201csystem of systems\u201d instead of a single platform. Beyond that, he\u2019s not saying much. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe last thing I would want to do is to give our adversaries any heads up on the thinking that we\u2019re doing on that mission set and others,\u201d he told Defense News earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force hasn\u2019t chosen a manufacturer or design for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2016\/08\/29\/air-force-prepares-to-hash-out-future-fighter-requirements\/\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" target=\"_blank\">sixth-generation fighter<\/a>, which is alternately called F-X, Penetrating Counter Air, or Next-Generation Air Dominance. However, the rendering in the AFRL video shows a sleek, stealthy design with a laser powerful enough to destroy an enemy fighter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service is currently conducting an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2017\/03\/22\/air-force-147m-funding-increase-needed-to-keep-future-fighter-on-schedule\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">NGAD analysis of alternatives<\/a> that will help solidify whether a new fighter jet will remain part of the Air Force\u2019s air superiority plans and what capabilities it will need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2016, Brig. Gen. 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