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Aging military infrastructure is constantly in the need of replacement and upgrades. Competent and qualified domestic producers of these mission vital items are becoming increasingly scarce leading to fewer sources and less competition in the marketplace. To ensure that warfighters are properly equipped to perform their missions it is critical to have a reliable and sustainable supplier base wit ...

Ample evidence exists that US military operational information is released via social media and internet sources; possibly compromising operational security (OPSEC). IST Research designed, in Phase I, Managing Operations Security Tool (MOST) to detect and characterize these OPSEC threats in online data and propose mitigation techniques. MOST supports identity management and force protection profes ...

The balance between the advantages and liabilities of sharing personal and organizational digital information continues to be tested. While modern information technologies have provided tremendous boosts to personal, corporate and public-sector capability growth, they also expose a vulnerability that can cripple organizations and put personal livelihoods at great risk. For U.S. Government person ...

Rigid wall shelter protection against electromagnetic threats has historically been provided by passive steel or aluminum skins on the shelter walls. However, these legacy shelters require high levels of maintenance and corrosion protection; do not meet current International Standards Organization (ISO) and Convention of Safe Container (CSC) standards for stack height; are not energy efficient and ...

To facilitate amphibious assault operations, the Marines need to quickly move amphibious combat vehicles (ACVs) between ships and the shore. However, due to an increased level of sophistication in the anti-ship weapons available to potential adversaries, Navy ships must remain far from shore during assault operations (i.e., many tens of miles). This creates a need for assault vehicles that can ach ...

The Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Joint Tactical Radio (JTRS) is a four-channel, software-programmable radio having up to eight Shop Replaceable Units (SRUs) that determine the functionality of the unit. The SRUs consist of electronics cards mounted in a sealed structure and secured in the chassis using standard wedge locks. Currently, the available heat rejection from the ...

This project will modify GFE (delivered under contract N68335-15-C-0102, to be returned to Fibertek), test the modified system, and deliver an advanced blue solid-state laser transmitter based on frequency doubling of a diode pumped near infrared laser. The technical approach utilizes a novel gain module design which maximizes pump efficiency while minimizing temperature rise and thermally induced ...

The focus of this Phase II SBIR topic is to develop an extremely small SWaP ISR/EW capability. There is a need and associated requirements within the Navy and other Department of Defense (DOD) agencies to detect, geo-locate, and discriminate emitters of interest in littoral and open ocean environments. Larger intelligence data demand and fewer manned intelligence platforms make it difficult to mee ...

Successful V&V of complex systems relies on a representative test environment, test data, and Subject Matter Expert (SME) manpower to investigate tough cognitive issues encountered during integration. Because many systems have interface and interoperability requirements with other systems and subsystems, SIM/STIM tools are essential for ensuring incremental combat system developments are functioni ...

The US Army needs a method for large scale repair and additive manufacture of Ti-6Al-4V components in support of its light weighting initiative. Cold spray metal deposition technology is a solid-state bonding technique where supersonic powdered metal is deposited on a metallic substrate through adiabatic shearing processes at low temperature. Cold spray offers an ideal solution for the Army’s ne ...