Air Force Research Lab Tries To Digitize Weapon Development Process

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The AFRL is trying to iron out best practices for developing software-enabled weapons.

Credit: Air Force Research Laboratory
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is trying to break open the traditional—and often lengthy and difficult—process of updating weapons and uncrewed air vehicles by using new simulation tools that could in theory allow new vendors, including fast-moving startups, to test their software and...

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