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K2 Space is building high performance satellite platforms to leverage the capabilities of the next generation of heavy and super heavy space launch vehicles like SpaceX’s Starship.  The K2 Space platform utilizes proven technologies applied at an unprecedented scale to deliver far more payload mass, power, and propulsive capabilities than current spacecraft while reducing the cost by an order o ...

This project is to develop next-generation efficient, secure, ultra-reliable, and low latency communication to support military operations in an unpredictable and contested environment. The solution is software-defined, platform and system agnostic. It can be commonly implemented on existing communication hardware or any future systems and platforms, from portable radio in the war zone to Satelli ...

Hardware innovation needs new and disruptive manufacturing processes that enable iteration in production and scale-up with low upfront costs. Machine tools that allow for cost-efficient, quick prototyping could represent a game-changer for industrial and technological progress. To this end, Vuecason, Inc. aims to revolutionize metal additive manufacturing (AM) through its first-of-its-kind metal 3 ...

Driven by a patented internally developed semiconductor chipset, Metawave has developed SPEKTRA, a breakthrough compact analog/digital radar system that has provided the automotive industry with next-generation high-precision and perception radar capabilities accurate out to 900 meters. SPEKTRA provides autonomous vehicles the range and precision necessary to operate in busy environments near huma ...

Problem - Roughly 30-50% of medical professionals report being “burnt-out”. New research shows that this condition is not subjective but can in fact be measured using brain imaging. Further research shows that this condition negatively impacts health outcomes for patients at scale. Medical worker burnout is now being compared to PTSD in terms of negative impact on Force Readiness. Technical Ab ...

To carry out Manned-UnManned Teaming (MUM-T), pilots need the ability to issue spoken commands to unmanned vehicles from the cockpit. Current speech models are insufficient to clean and transcribe spoken words in a cockpit under all of the conditions pilots face. We propose the development of a new machine learning model paradigm that addresses these challenges and proves the viability of MUM-T to ...

The Air Force has a vital and urgent defense mission need for hypersonic testing and technology maturation to meet real-time requirements and match mounting threats from near-peer adversaries like China and Russia. Longshot’s hypersonic glide vehicles along with their hypersonic accelerator will provide warfighters with a low-cost, rapid solution for hypersonic testing, missile defense, and spac ...

The Air Force has a vital and urgent defense mission need for hypersonic testing and technology maturation to meet real-time requirements and match mounting threats from near-peer adversaries like China and Russia. Longshot’s hypersonic accelerator will provide warfighters with a low-cost, rapid solution for hypersonic testing, missile defense, and space launch. Longshot will provide the Air For ...

Scalvy proposes to replace existing heavy, single-point-failure-prone electric motor powertrains (e-powertrains) with multiple smaller units that each perform all the tasks of standard e-powertrains. These independent but interoperable units will increase battery efficiency, add redundancy and safety, and simplify supply lines. The aim of this Phase I is to form collaborative partnerships with com ...

Over the past 20 years, more than 200 US defense forces have been injured as a result of terror attacks. DoD, DAF and USSF, personnel, facilities, and materials are potential targets for attack by terrorists, and this threat continues to grow with the current global security environment. In an age of rapidly advancing technology and threats at home and abroad the AF must find innovative solutions ...