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New missile materials are needed to expand the capability of current air-to-ground missile systems. This expansion of capability dictates the development of lighter weight materials that are capable of short duration exposures to temperatures as high as

This work develops Distributed Information Assurance (DIA) system based on the distributed data mining technology. The key capabilities are: ++Multi-agent architecture linking multiple, heterogeneous network-sensors to perform distributed and decentralized analysis of the data, supporting local management of the policy-based control for different sensors. ++Collection of distributed data mining a ...

A-Tech Corporation, d.b.a. Applied Technology Associates (ATA), is innovating the design and mechanizations of space gimbals and their electronics and pointing controls. This new paradigm for a gimbal design is denoted the Next Generation Gimbal (NGG) and yields a gimbal system that is lighter, uses less power, and exhibits better performance. The technology innovations that will be exploited in c ...

Proposed Missile Defense Agency (MDA) systems, such as the Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS), require high precision gyroscopes for high-resolution Line of Sight (LOS) stabilization, inertial attitude knowledge (IAK), and other high accuracy, space-based acquisition, pointing and tracking (APT) systems. To achieve these mission objectives, MDA is very interested in the development of c ...

Many fast steering mirrors (FSM) have been developed over the years, but there has never been one specifically designed for long-term operation in a high radiation, cryogenic space environment. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), to support the continuing development of the Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS), is seeking the development of this mirror to support future high-resolution line ...

Nowadays missile threats, specifically coordinated attacks involving multiple missiles, have become increasingly challenging. It is hard to fast and effectively allocate the rich and varied U.S. defense capabilities to negate the aforementioned missile threats. There is a need for an integrated system for battle managers, fire control and operators to effectively manage the U.S. missile defense ca ...

IAI propose to develop an innovative simulation optimization tool for missile defense. This tool will be the synergy of an integrated process diagram, simulation optimization algorithm of combining Nested Partition and Optimal Computing Budget Allocation, and distributed computation. Representing each simulation model explicitly as an interoperable object, we propose to use an interconnected proce ...

The overall objective of this proposal is to develop the necessary components and to design and build a compact pulsed power system for the Missile Defense Agency that will produce little or no debris when activated. In particular, the energy requirements for the HPM payload appear to require an explosive-driven magnetic flux compression generator or one of it derivatives to provide the energy re ...

The MDA SBIR organization encourages exploiting of technologies to meet critical requirements. MSI, working with Deutsch, a leading connector manufacturer, has developed a new mil-spec electrical cabling connector with an integral electronics suite called the “Sentient Connector”, made with fiber composites. In a 2007 MDA SBIR MSI engineers developed and demonstrated a software application t ...

Detection, tracking, and identification of dim targets are challenging for the following reasons. First, MDA radars encounter strong clutter due to chaff and decoys. The manmade clutter can be non-Gaussian, non-stationary, and unpredictable. Second, the distance between radar and a target can be hundreds of miles, which make the radar returns very weak. Third, some target motions may be maneuverin ...