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The Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) of OSD is leading a program to demonstrate a Hyper-Velocity Projectile (HVP) Gun Weapon System (HGWS) within the DoD. Emerging missile threats are highly agile, exhibit unpredictable behavior and are often protected by sophisticated counter-measures. To support the deployment of HVP weapon systems for defense against these threats, a comprehensive multi-targ ...

This program will develop and demonstrate a novel modular, continuous synthesis platform that can be rapidly reconfigured to produce multiple classes of energetic materials. Continuous synthesis of energetic materials has clear safety advantages, but current approaches are slow to realize due to long process development timelines. The proposed program will develop a system integration and control ...

This program will develop and demonstrate a novel modular, continuous synthesis platform that can be rapidly reconfigured to produce multiple classes of energetic materials. Continuous synthesis of energetic materials has clear safety advantages, but current approaches are slow to realize due to long process development timelines. The proposed program will develop a system integration and control ...

Advancements in sensing/COMM abilities of hypersonic platforms is key in enabling the US forces to stay ahead of potential adversaries by increasing operational scope and performance. FIRST RF has, over the years, developed numerous key antenna technologies capable of sustained operation in the hypersonic regime. Key operational capabilities of hypersonic vehicles are closely tied to the thermal l ...

Rapid strikes upon targets hidden in cluttered background may require a self-guided gun launched high velocity projectile having a unique seeker. A gun hard seeker that employs long wave polarimetry to quickly discriminate man-made objects in natural scenes is proposed. Simple polarimetric schemes that minimizes part count and utilizes no moving parts makes gun launch survival designs accessible. ...

A 1280x1024 on 8 µm pitch seeker with 0.4 to 2.6 µm detection capability will be incorporated with electronics and a Bayer mosaic of polarizing filters to allow real time target discrimination at rapid closure rates. The imager will have peak sensitivity greater than 60% and dark current of less than 6 µA/cm2 at 273 K. The camera will have greater than 99% pixel operability with a 12 bit digita ...

With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, a smart electro-optical video seeker will likely become the prevalent sensing modality integrated into a gun-launched hypervelocity projectile and many other manned and unmanned systems and platforms. We propose a high-resolution, high-sensitivity, long-range Photon-Sensing Integrated Circuit (PSIC) video seeker operating at high frame ra ...

To meet the demands of the SCO182-004 SBIR solicitation (“High Acceleration and Hypervelocity Radiofrequency Communications and Sensing”), MaXentric proposes a dual band software define radio architecture. The design will leverage MaXentric’s expertise in transceiver and radar system design. Beam forming will be used to improve performance and reduce the probability of signal in ...

In gun-launched projectile applications, the launch accelerations are harsh and can be up to 50,000 g. In order to enable capability to operate in both high shock and aerothermal conditions, FIRST RF has developed compatible antenna technology. Prototypes of these sensors have been fabricated and validated to similar shock and thermal conditions. Additionally, as with all small weapons, space is v ...

The Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) of OSD is leading a program to demonstrate a Hyper Velocity Projectile (HVP) Gun Weapon System (HGWS) within the DoD. Emerging missile threats are highly agile, exhibit unpredictable behavior and are often protected by sophisticated counter-measures. To support the deployment of HVP weapon systems for defense against these threats, a comprehensive multi-targ ...