Aug. 8, 2024 U.S. Air Force demonstrates low-cost capability to defeat surface vessels from the air The Air Force proved a low-cost, air-delivered method for defeating surface vessels through a QUICKSINK demonstration in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico near Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
March 2, 2023 AFRL to highlight lab’s focus on warfighters at AFA Warfare Symposium The Air Force Research Laboratory will highlight several technologies and programs that support warfighter challenges during the Air & Space Force Association's Warfare Symposium March 6-8, 2023, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora, Colorado.
April 28, 2022 Test team demonstrates new weapon to sink ships An 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron F-15E Strike Eagle released a modified GBU-31 joint direct attack munition that successfully destroyed a full-scale stationary surface vessel.
April 28, 2022 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.