What was the LFLAN RFI?
The Light Fighter Lethality After Next (LFLAN) RFI Solicitation was published in Commerce Business Daily (CBD) on May 19th, 1999. In our response, Stavatti considered that it was both a request for an out of the box concept and that it was for the 2025 timeframe. As a forward-looking company, it was our prerogative to consider unconventional solutions. At that time, Armament Systems was already developing concepts for new small arms that employ current production ammunition and conventional arms technologies. Although we considered an RFI response based on traditional firearms, the stipulation for an out-of-the-box solution drove our proposal response team to consider unconventional small arms technologies, including lasers. Since Stavatti is led by physicists with a background in nuclear, as well as aerospace engineering, our concept development team was well versed in lasers and had been engaged in developing gas dynamic laser concepts for primary fixed armament for fixed wing aircra
