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We propose here a low-SWAP, multi-sensor system to exploit a variety of complementary signal phenomena to meet the complex missile defense mission. In the proposed effort, the system will be designed, fabricated, and tested in a mission-relevant field demonstration. A technical development road map will also be developed under this effort to chart a course from the initial prototype system to an ...

In an effort to development more robust optical system coatings DTRA, in collaboration with Sandia National Labs, is working to characterize the degradation of optical materials for space systems when exposed to high intensely EUV/ cold x-rays. The experiments utilizes the Double Eagle z-pinch facility which generates high current, high voltage arc pinch plasma to produce an intense EUV and cold x ...

The US Department of Defense (DoD) procures phased arrays and deploys them on multiple platforms. A key component in these systems is the digital receiver. They enable tracking of multiple simultaneous targets such as missile launch vehicles, payloads, and re-entry vehicles (to name a few). The cost of these components limits their wide spread deployment. More importantly, existing digital rec ...

This project team will fully develop and test AlphaBear 2, a vocabulary learning game for grade 4 to 7 students. Vocabulary is a prerequisite for academic success, as it is linked to stronger performance across academic subjects and improved reading comprehension. It is more difficult for students to participate in educational activities without understanding the key vocabulary associated with tha ...

To address the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) need for cognitive synthesis of current and emerging sensor data sources, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) has developed and demonstrated the feasibility of a new Bayesian Evolutionary Analysis with Sparse Training (BEAST) software system in Phase I. The Phase I BEAST system design combines outputs of Aegis classifier, radar measurements, and intelligen ...

To address the Missile Defense Agency need for innovative antenna arrays to support existing/future transceiver technologies in missile defense applications, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) developed the new Beamforming Enhanced Antenna for a Missile Electronic Receiver/Transmitter (BEAMER), based on a wideband compact antenna design. In Phase I, POC successfully fabricated and tested a multiban ...

We propose to develop technology that uses Cases for Automating Realistic Threat Simulation (CARTS). CARTS will automate some of the work that experts currently do as part of threat data generation. We will apply and combine three families of techniques in building CARTS: (1) knowledge acquisition, including structured interviews working through sample problems and their variants; (2) case library ...

Operationally, ballistic missile defense is a very challenging activity, requiring the ability to collectively see the battle develop, and dynamically manage designated networked sensors and weapons systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives. Training operators for Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) is even more challenging. What is necessary is a ret ...

ExoAnalytic Solutions is developing DEEPR (Deep Learning with Whole-Scene Contextual Reasoning for Object Characterization), an advanced multi-sensor multi-object classifier for integrated object characterization. The overall objective of DEEPR is to develop a suite of advanced, novel techniques that combine innovative advances in deep, hierarchical machine learning together with recurrent Deep L ...

Corrosion is a ubiquitous phenomenon causing the degradation and failure of crucial infrastructure. It is known that in a metallic structure undergoing galvanic corrosion, impinging RF signals can be non-linearly mixed together in metal-to-metal contacts, leading to the emission of intermodulation products of these RF signals. In our Phase I effort, Tanner demonstrated an approach that monitored ...