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Modern DoD applications are benefiting from the proliferation of EO/IR sensor technology. As imagers become cheaper and smaller, they are being more widely deployed for a variety of scenarios. This trend is exemplified by the Navys Future Targeting System (FTS), which will provide laser designation, laser spot imaging, and some target location functions in a single 5.5-pound unit, replacing discre ...

Rigid Wall Shelters (RWS) are an integral building block for Marine Corp operations and support a multitude of operational needs from maintenance and repair operations to command posts and medical operations. There are several key operational deficiencies with metal RWS, the weight of legacy systems and lack of insulation result in a high cost to transport and difficulty heating and cooling interi ...

As organizations grow in size and complexity, it is only natural that inefficiencies exist. One of the challenges faced by organizations is the information needed to identify, characterize, and resolve these inefficiencies is located in different stovepipes and may be biased based on a variety of factors. Both crowdsourcing and human computation research and design thinking practices have develope ...

The Navy seeks to improve the reliability and the operating life of its airborne Generator Converter Unit.The goal is to develop lightweight and compact equipment to correct leading power factor in a military combat aircrafts power 65kVA, 115V, 400Hz, 3-phase power distribution system. The equipment will correct the power factor from .98 leading to a minimum .97 lagging while complying with Milita ...

Develop innovative methods and associated tools to support the definition of Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) capabilities and their individual instruments using an Open Architecture (OA) approach, to allow for precise understanding of the ATE, interoperability across Navy and DoD electronics maintenance, and improved utilization of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) tools to support ATE operations. Th ...

A need exists for a power-and-energy dense, lightweight modular Integrated Fuel Cell System, IFCS, able to operate with available aviation fuels. The proposed Phase I effort initiates the development of an IFCS based on Infinitys current generation modular fuel cells integrated with advanced state-of-the art reformer technology. The goal of this effort is to develop the conceptual design, analysis ...

Precision Combustion, Inc. (PCI) has developed a breakthrough technology enabling a new logistics-fueled, high efficiency all-electric power and propulsion (PnP) system with potential to improve mission range and logistics for Navy’s UAS platforms and others. Based upon a high energy density fuel cell power system that can operate on logistics fuels, the technology offers multiple advances for U ...

SoarTech, Forward Slope, and Capt. Brian Donegan (US Navy, Retired), will develop Peregrine, a robust, ready to transition, 4D overlay generation capability. Peregrine will develop software services ready for Fleet Exercise (FLEX) exerperimentation and transition to the JMPS Multi-Vehicle Planner. Peregrine will provide air planners with services that (1) connect to, synchronize, and transform dyn ...

As targets of interest become increasingly quieter, there is an ever-present need to increase the performance of active transducers (projectors) to improve the detection range and probability of detection for targets of interest. The projector performance metrics in particular that need improvement include: higher source level, lower operating frequency and increased bandwidth while minimizing wei ...

AEGIS watchstanders monitor tracks in the battlespace around the ship, tracking, identifying, and engaging threats to ensure the safety of the ship. This track management task can be overwhelming today, and will become more difficult with new adversary approaches such as unmanned air systems and swarming surface tactics including saturation raids. While AEGIS provides some capabilities for automat ...