The Air Force expects to release a roadmap this year outlining ongoing Air Force Research Laboratory efforts to develop new close-air-support capabilities. In a report to Congress describing ongoing CAS policy initiatives , the service states that AFRL is working on a number of efforts to improve weapons technologies -- addressing "critical gaps" in areas such as rapid point/cue and shoot and long-range, high-speed weapons. "AFRL has assessed a number of programs for their value to the CAS mission," the...
