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Breakthroughs in hardware (thermal imagers, north finding/keeping, laser technology, etc.) have allowed the Marine Corps to combine the functions of a target locator, target designator and laser spot tracker in a single package: Future Targeting System (FTS). Intelligent use of this hardware and the data it provides can further reduce the size and weight of the system while improving performance. ...

To meet the Marine Corps' need for data integrity, resilience, confidentiality, and multi-level security on hand-held devices, portable computers, and tactical servers, Grier Forensics proposes development and demonstration of Trapeze. Trapeze achieves high protection multi-level security by booting into one of a number of distinct, isolated Security Environments. Security Environments are selecte ...

High performance (directional) phased array antennas increase achievable data rates and communication ranges, enable secure links, and in an Electronic Warfare (EW) setting, increase power on target, and reduce fratricide. However, todays monolithic arrays are too heavy, expensive, and power hungry. The ability to form an ad-hoc phased array, from randomly distributed single antennas would be a hu ...

Technology Assessment & Transfer, Inc. (TA&T) and their collaborators propose a 3D printed, multilayer magnetic shielding disk to protect sensitive electronics in electromagnetic railgun hypervelocity projectiles. Topology optimization coupled with multiphysics finite element analysis modeling will be employed to optimize the thickness, arrangement, and internal geometry of various metallic and ce ...

The overall objective of the Phase I effort is to design and develop a software-based MFA solution mobile device based on Bitcoin transaction blockchain technology and define a draft set of standards by which MFA solutions will be evaluated and accredited by Navy Approving Official.

Develop frequency-equalized Electro-Optic lithium niobate phase modulators with flat frequency response, low switching voltage-length product, and multi-decade environmental lifetime for use in strategic-grade high-precision inertial sensors.     New innovative approaches to improve phase modulator performance will be investigated and test structures fabricated to verify the new device concep ...

Low-frequency radars operating in the VHF and UHF bands, like the AN/APY-9 on-board the E-2D Hawkeye can detect and even track low-observable aircraft. But historically, UHF radars had resolution and detection issues that have made them ineffective for accurate targeting and fire control. Higher frequency radars provide the benefit of higher angular resolution. Migrating to higher frequencies (S-b ...

Systima is proposing the development of an integrated modular flare dispenser system capable of delivering multiple discrete busts of pyrophoric flare material through the dispense of a single unit from an AN/ALE-47 dispenser. The Phase I program will conduct significant static ground testing to enable a higher TRL level at the start of the Phase II program. This approach will retire risk early an ...

Team Versagility comprised of Versagility Technologies and DCS Corporation will provide a concept for an interactive four-dimensional (4D) Mission Rehearsal capability (4DMR) utilizing overlay data from multiple formats in support of situational awareness to make dynamic tactical decisions and to re-evaluate decisions.Our solution will utilize modern system architectures to deliver a standardized ...

The ALE-47 Software Support Activity (SSA) develops and tests 50 new Mission Data Files (MDFs) each year, with each MDF going through 4 weeks of testing. Currently testing each MDF is a manual process requiring a test engineer spending significant effort to create tests, execute the tests in the ALE-47 Software Test Environment (STE), analyze the data and creating a test report. CTSis proposed sof ...