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Earths outer radiation belt, which consists of electrons with hundreds of keV to MeV energies, is a highly dynamic and driven environment.The large variations in electron flux, if unaccounted for, can cause satellites that travel through this complex region to experience anomalous behavior ranging from temporary satellite outages due to electrostatic discharge events in system electronics to poten ...

SIFT proposes Network Enforcement Using TRansactONs (NEUTRON) a dynamic fine-grained network enforcement policy design that captures network dependencies.NEUTRON closes the knowledge gap between mission needs and observed network traffic to increase mission network awareness. Then using that knowledge develops a revolutionary security enforcement policy based on network transactions.It reduces the ...

Kyma Technologies, the leading domestic supplier of crystalline III-N substrate materials, is teamed with leading AlGaN materials & device experts at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) to develop high-quality n-type conductive 2-inch diameter epi-ready free-standing AlGaN substrates in support of next generation AlGaN devices with applications in ultraviolet optoelectronics, power electronics, and ...

The advanced amplifier system will allow military aircraft to be tested for EMP hardness.

Aura Technologies proposes to create a new Cost Estimating Relationship (CER) that takes into account advanced, rapidly emerging technologies for new aircraft development.

Foundry Defense Systems, Inc. (FDSI) proposes to ensure the the USAF is poised to leverage the latest Non-geo Symchronous Orbit Satellite Constellation as it comes online, versus the traditional years of delay to access a new networking capability.Through this Phase I and follow-on efforts FDSI will access emerging technical capabilities of Non-geo Synchronous Orbit satellite constellations to pro ...

The objective of this program is to develop a practical and cost effective Active Electronically Steerable Array (AESA) for the purpose of Low and Medium Earth Orbit satellite networks. An AESA product would offer three distinct advantages over commonly used parabolic reflector antennas: 1. A low profile flat panel form factor, 2: Reduction (or possible elimination) of a mechanical positioning sys ...

Vadum will develop a Statistical Resource Flow (SRF) software application fusing sensor measurements and simulations to estimate High Power Electro-Magnetic (HPEM) weapon effectiveness. The analysis uses expert and intelligence-derived target models to provide quantitative insights such as: (a) likely HPEM attack outcomes, (b) sensor allocation to verify attack effects, and (c) target reconstituti ...

Vigilants Electromagnetic Battle Damage Assessment Toolkit (EMBDAT) is designed to assess the effects of HPEM attack using data from multiple sensors and to ascertain the utility of each sensor toward the battle damage assessment. It provides tools for modeling the target system, HPEM weapon, and sensors used in an engagement. It integrates with various sensors and uses statistical analysis techni ...

The US Air Force seeks new technologies to improve the fragmentation performance of legacy munitions.Traditional approaches for controlled fragmentation consist of notches or grooves on the order of 1-10 mm to control the fragment size distribution and shape.However, for USAF, new methods are needed that do not significantly alter the surface of the munitions casing to meet flight safety requireme ...