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Current dismounted Special Warrior systems for AFSOC include a PVS-14 or PVS-31 analog night vision goggle, mini thermal monoculars, a laser range finder, and TACP computer kits connected by radios to other battlefield entities. Over time, the kit has exp

"Jaia Robotics’ low-cost, micro-sized hybrid uncrewed surface/underwater vehicles called JaiaBotsTM can be deployed from the shore or vessels. The system enables truly affordable multivehicle operations that can be scaled to provide wide area synoptic data collection. In the proposed effort the project team will develop a JaiaBot which is air-deployable from sonobuoy launch tubes to collect atmo ...

A cloud based system for sharing bathymetric survey data collected by FarSounder customers is proposed as a way(1) to improve safety of navigation on our oceans, (2) to collect measurements for the broader scientific and maritime communities and (3) to generally explore and broadly share information about our oceans in fulfillment of ideas proposed in Topic 9.3 “The Changing Ocean”, and in acc ...

Viable Gear will provide proof-of-concept for a seaweed-based bioplastic to be used in manufacturing a compostable biotwine for marine equipment, designed to replace petroleum-based plastics. This addresses NOM-SBIR research topic area 9.3, The Changing Ocean - specifically to "support increased protection and restoration of marine and coastal habitats to enhance vital ecosystems", by helping decr ...

The US Air Force is looking for a miniaturized Radio Frequency System on Chip (RFSoC) solution. As IMSAR understands the problem, the customer currently operates large radars that are attached to towers at a military testing facility and are used to colle

Tool tracking systems are deployed in mission-critical environments that cannot afford the FOD and FME risks that come with relying on employees to manually track and record the hand tools, power tools, and equipment they use throughout the day Technician

The firm proposes a real-time, fiber-optic rotor blade tip deflection monitoring platform based on a fiber-optic strain sensing approach that is capable of operation through a passive fiber-optic rotary joint.

The Department of Defense (DOD) is the world’s single largest consumer of fuel, spending more than $20 billion a year to purchase 4.6 billion gallons of fuel and transport it across the world. The Air Force (USAF) uses 52 percent of that total—about 2.4 b

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Alzheimer's Disease (AD) are vast and growing health problems globally, and the main challenges are in the patients' early detection and improved care. Within the USAF, there is an increased risk of TBI and AD for active-d

The Legionarius smart combat shirts are capable of detecting vital signs and penetrating wounds to the warfighter (shot, shrapnel, cut, burn), autonomously sending out an alert via Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK) and the Air Force Battlefield Assisted