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Development of air vehicles capable of routine operation and able to achieve hypersonic speeds is paced by the availability of a propulsion system. The vision is to combine improved off-the-shelf turbines for low-speed operation (M=0 to 2+) and dual-mode ramjet (DMSJ) engine technologies for high-speed operation (M=2+ to 5+), with both engines sharing a common air inlet and a common thrust produci ...

To reduce size, weight, power and cost (SWaP-c), military platforms have been evolving towards more integrated platforms that utilize all available space. For radiating systems, this will require exploring innovative design methods, materials and manufacturing approaches to realize cost-effective, customizable and conformal antennas. An attractive solution to this challenge is offered by additive ...

Helios Remote Sensing Systems proposes to develop and demonstrate a direct wideband (WB) analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) capability for all types of radar systems to improve performance capability and reduce costs.Helios will define and develop a concept for a Direct Wideband ADC Digital Down converter that meets the requirements of advanced radar systems.We will demonstrate the feasibility of ...

To address the performance degradation of fixed scheduling policies used by TDMA-based tactical networks in contested environments, Bluecom Systems proposes to develop a cognitive anti-jamming and communications scheduling framework. Proposed cognitive protocols can be implemented in hardware that can be integrated in to TDMA-based tactical software-defined radios (SDRs), converting them to autono ...

In a current SBIR contract, MSI has developed an intrinsically passive modular avionic module with a real time operating system and data-driven Cognitive Bayesian models that provides situational awareness. In the Phase III transition contract, the focus is a software interface for the Full Authority Digital Engine Controllers (FADEC) deployed in the MQ-9, RQ-4, C-130J, and V-22 aircraft. The EPIC ...

Data-rich applications, such as web servers, web browsers, and document editors, are inherently vulnerable to non-control data attacks, i.e., attacks that exploit memory corruption vulnerabilities to leak or corrupt sensitive data. We propose Dobby, a tool that statically transforms software binaries to integrate run-time checks ensuring illicit data flows caused by memory corruption errors in the ...

Software defects are frequently being exploited for malicious purposes, leading many organizations to now mandate static inspection of software for cyber vulnerabilities. Static analysis of source code during the development stage is a common practice. However, developers often dont have access to source code for third-party libraries. Access to any source code during software deployment is rare. ...

The objective of this project is to develop a modular, open-architecture, physics-based ground vehicle mobility prediction software tool for world-wide terrains that are encountered in military applications including on-road and off-road soft soil terrains. The tool will integrate three modules: (1) Physics-Based Vehicle-Terrain Modeling tool; (2) Geographic Information System (GIS); and (3) Stoch ...

The objective of the proposed efforts is the development of a novel high energy reserve type lithium ion battery (LIB) based safe power source for gun-fired projectiles that can survive launch setback accelerations of up to 70,000 Gs and capable of providing power for weeks at very low temperatures as required for military operations. The proposed concepts also allow the development of highly safe ...

Large populations of interacting agents or swarms, are common throughout nature and society and, increasingly, in mechanical and electronic domains. Although the individual agents in such systems are governed by local rules, their collective behavior is often well-orchestrated to solve complex tasks, whether fighting disease, navigating through space to find resources, or to manage social interact ...