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The trend over the last several years is fewer businesses supplying manufactured products. Thus, by supply and demand, the cost of military hardware has increased with less competition. Furthermore, amortized cost of the qualifying a new product becomes cost prohibited resulting in non-competitive bids compared to historical averages. DLAs Replenishment Parts Purchase or Borrow program supports re ...

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 ...

A technical approach is proposed to survey the industry for state of the art capabilities in terms of the SOCOM mission requirements described in the solicitation for the Group 2 Tactical ISR UAS. The results of the survey will select a configuration of potential candidate UAS that would meet the threshold and ultimately objective goals stated.

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 ...

Breakthroughs in hardware (thermal imagers, north finding/keeping, laser technology, etc.) have allowed the Marine Corps to combine the functions of a target locator, target designator and laser spot tracker in a single package: Future Targeting System (FTS). Intelligent use of this hardware and the data it provides can further reduce the size and weight of the system while improving performance. ...

To meet the Marine Corps' need for data integrity, resilience, confidentiality, and multi-level security on hand-held devices, portable computers, and tactical servers, Grier Forensics proposes development and demonstration of Trapeze. Trapeze achieves high protection multi-level security by booting into one of a number of distinct, isolated Security Environments. Security Environments are selecte ...

High performance (directional) phased array antennas increase achievable data rates and communication ranges, enable secure links, and in an Electronic Warfare (EW) setting, increase power on target, and reduce fratricide. However, todays monolithic arrays are too heavy, expensive, and power hungry. The ability to form an ad-hoc phased array, from randomly distributed single antennas would be a hu ...

Technology Assessment & Transfer, Inc. (TA&T) and their collaborators propose a 3D printed, multilayer magnetic shielding disk to protect sensitive electronics in electromagnetic railgun hypervelocity projectiles. Topology optimization coupled with multiphysics finite element analysis modeling will be employed to optimize the thickness, arrangement, and internal geometry of various metallic and ce ...

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 overall objective of the Phase I effort is to design and develop a software-based MFA solution mobile device based on Bitcoin transaction blockchain technology and define a draft set of standards by which MFA solutions will be evaluated and accredited by Navy Approving Official.