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FUTURE COMBAT VEHICLES WILL EMPLOY MODULAR ARMOR PROTECTION SYSTEMS THAT CAN BE CHANGED TO MEET DIFFERENT THREAT LEVELS. THESE ADVANCED ARMOR UNITS WILL BE MOUNTED AND DISMOUNTED FROM THE BASIC VEHICLE STRUCTURE, AS NEEDED TO MEET PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE ATTACHMENT CONCEPTS AND METHODS FOR MOUNTING THE MODULAR ARMOR PROTECTION UNITS TO THE BAS ...

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There is a need for a reliable High Energy Laser Wavefront Analyzer (HELWA) to be used for beam quality testing at the Army's High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility (HELSTF). Accurate HEL wavefront measurements are critical to HEL device performance evaluation. Current devices are inflexible and difficult to maintain due to size, complexity, and a dependence of high precision moving parts. This e ...

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THE HIGH ENERGY LASER SYSTEM TEST FACILITY (HELSTF) OPERATED BY THE ARMY ON THE WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE (WSMR) IN NEW MEXICO IS CONDUCTING VULNERABILITY AND LETHALITY EFFECTS (VLE) TESTS ON NUMEROUS MATERIALS USING HIGH ENERGY LASERS (HEL). IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE VULNERABILITY OF THESE MATERIALS, IT IS NECESSARY TO KNOW THE INTENSITY PROFILE AND/OR ENERGY PROFILE OF THE LASER BEAM ON THE TARG ...

It is proposed to develop a portable, lightweight neutron source for detection and location of mines via nuclear activation of the high-explosive material (HE). It is further proposed to develop the technical base required to plan a demonstration of neutron activation of HE base mine detection in a field environment. The latter task requires a study of neutron transport from the source, throught t ...

IN ORDER TO OVERCOME THE LIMITATIONS OF PRESENT HIGH POWER MICROWAVE SOURCES, A NEW TYPE OF PULSE POWER SYSTEM IS PROPOSED AS THE MOTIVE POWER FOR HIGH POWER MICROWAVE GENERATORS. BY BUILDING UP A DC HIGH POWER SOURCE FROM A NUMBER OF DC HIGH VOLTAGE MODULES WHICH ARE NESTED INSIDE ONE ANOTHER, VERY HIGH VOLTAGES CAN BE PRODUCED IN SMALL PACKAGES. NO TWO CONDUCTORS NEED TO BE INSULATED FOR VOLTAGE ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP AN ULTRA HIGH-SPEED OPTOELECTRONIC SIGNAL PROCEESOR BASED ON OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS TO ACHIEVE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE IMPROVEMENT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF COMPUTING AND SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND SUITABLE FOR MANY APPLICATIONS SUCH AS: OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING AND COMPUTING, SURVEILLANCE, TRACKING, ACQUISITION, AND KILL ASSESSMENT. THE CLOCK SPEEDS OF ALL-E ...