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Background There is a stated operational deficiency for realistic, cost effective live-fire tactical combat training systems for range targetry in ground-ground and air-ground training scenarios. Despite incremental technological advances, ground-ground live-fire target training still largely relies on static targets or slow, predictable and expensive rail systems, leaving a gap between the lack o ...

BETA Technologies is developing a 600-1400lb payload, 180-250 nm range eVTOL aircraft for non-defense passenger and cargo service. Its high level architecture emphasizes simplicity in order to maximize reliability and operational efficiency. Direct drive electric motors eliminate all gearboxes. 100% air-cooling eliminates liquid cooling systems. Dedicated hover and cruise mode propulsion systems e ...

Tactical Air Control Parties (TACP) require a method to view georectified Cursor on Target (CoT) situational awareness (SA) data from end user devices, such as Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK), to rapidly understand battlefield conditions and make quick decisions. To date, there is no acceptable combination of software and hardware that can work in a combat environment and meet ACC TACP require ...

During the overhaul of any gas turbine engine, rotating components must be balanced. In addition to the balancing machine, a key component in the balancing process is the fixturing used to interface the part being balanced with the balancing machine. Much of the fixturing currently employed by the Air Force is antiquated technology, incapable of reliably meeting the balancing demands of modern ...

As the “new space� revolution develops, the number of small satellites is expected to grow to thousands launched each year. Following the current commercial satellite demonstration period, production spacecraft and constellations will depend on innovative micro-scaled propulsion technology to meet mission capability and endurance requirements. Most satellite integrators and end-users ...

Aircrews and dismounted soldiers can experience several changes in ambient illumination during a single deployment; from very dark conditions inside of buildings/caves to extremely bright full sun. In addition, illumination conditions can change rapidly. The current solution for adequate eye protection is to carry multiple sets of goggles and glasses, or wear helmets with multiple visors. Eye prot ...

With recent programs that enable the airborne launch and recovery of UAVs, there are opportunities to provide aerial threat assessment in difficult to deploy areas. A valuable enhancement to the airborne-deployed UAV system are sensors that detect invisible threats such as chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) weapons. The Intelligent Plume Mapping Payload, proposed by ...

Arrow Tech Associates (ATA) has teamed with Penn State Applied Research Lab (PSU ARL) in this Phase 1 STTR effort to combine our experience relating to magnetometers, GNC and HWILs to create a reliable and repeatable HWIL test bed which emulates a magnetic environment. This will allow testing of the feasibility of utilizing publicly available databases of the Earth’s magnetic field to augme ...

A novel integrated inter-propellant seal and thrust bearing (IPS/TB) for rocket turbopump applications that uses the latest technology developments in seal coatings and additive manufacturing to advance the state-of-the-art. The IPS/TB has low propellant loss, requires little or no purge gas, and no continuous purge when the turbopump is not in operation. The thrust bearing portion can handle all ...

Optical limiters (OL) protect sensitive optical and electronic devices from laser-induced damage. The existing passive OL utilize nonlinear optical materials transmitting low-intensity light, while blocking laser radiation with intensity exceeding certain limiting threshold (LT). The common problem with the existing OL is that, at any particular frequency range, the choice of suitable nonlinear ...