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title: "We Talk MUTANT, The Bending Missile, With The Air Force Research Lab"
date: "2024-02-14"
modified: "2024-02-14"
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  - name: "Jamie Hunter"
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# We Talk MUTANT, The Bending Missile, With The Air Force Research Lab

![The latest on AFRL's mutant from AFA's Warfare Symposium show floor.](<https://www.twz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/14/AFRL-Mutant.jpg>)
*Jamie Hunter/Screencap*

Maybe the most striking exhibit on the floor of the Air Force Association's Warfare Symposium in Denver, Colorado was the Air Force Research Laboratory's MUTANT bending body missile. We profiled the fascinating MUTANT program a year ago, which[ you can read here](<https://www.twz.com/usaf-testing-mutant-missiles-that-twist-in-mid-air-to-hit-their-targets.md>). TWZ's Jamie Hunter got a full update on the swiftly-moving program from AFRL's Dr. Ben Dickinson on the show floor, including details on the concept's upcoming test flight program. If successful, MUTANT's articulating body flight control system could revolutionize missile technology.

Check out the complete interview below.

https://youtu.be/GKYFw84qMlQ

For our ongoing coverage of AFA's Warfare Symposium '24 [click here](<https://www.twz.com/tag/air-warfare-symposium>).

*Contact the author: [tyler@twz.com](<mailto:tyler@twz.com>)*

## Author
Jamie is *TWZ’s* Branded Content and YouTube Editor, overseeing the content side of the site’s industry partner programs and our expanding video programs. He lives in London, U.K. but is regularly on the road particularly with our international trade show presence.

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