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The objective of the proposed project is to develop technology that infers the intent and strategy of malware. This technology can then be used in conjunction with decoys and honeytokens to gather detailed information on malware intent and strategy, which will reveal valuable intelligence concerning the adversary and insights into the best defensive strategies. The proposed effort will focus on ...

ABSTRACT: SSCI proposes creation of an Intelligent Course of Action Learning System (iCOALS), building on extensive past experience in learning advanced fighter combat maneuvers from simulation. By learning from repeated simulations, robust strategies can be constructed that allocate a complete action repertoire (including the mission-specific, limited range of weapons, countermeasures, associate ...

ABSTRACT: It is proposed to build the breadboard functional proof unit of a new space borne instrument DPTIS (Double-Probe & Topside Ionosphere Sounder) that simultaneously measures in situ electric fields and the vertical electron density profiles from the spacecraft altitude to the F2 layer peak. The instrument is designed for a small satellite and integrates an RF Topside-Ionosphere-Sounder (T ...

ABSTRACT: The ultimate goal of this Phase II SBIR is to provide the Air Force with a game-based approach to train Air Force maintenance personnel. Sonalysts believes that the most cost-effective solution will include: The continued development of specifications for a SAM-T that uniquely uses game engine AI, scenario generation, IMI, IETMs, event management, performance tracking tools, and eve ...

ABSTRACT: Physical Sciences Inc. proposes to develop a no moving parts magnetic refrigerator system capable of cooling focal plane arrays (FPA) to temperatures below 123 K. The system will utilize a multiple stage magnetocaloric effect chain to reject heat to a 300 K environment while enabling FPA cooling below 123 K with an efficiency better than 100W/W. The system relies on static magnets and ...

ABSTRACT: Sheets, or"mats"of EMI protective materials have critical value for many systems of strategic importance for the Department of Defense (DoD). It is of great importance that all such materials that are integrated into fielded systems are fully capable of meeting shielding requirements; however, detecting defects or flaws that compromise performance using current methods is extremely tim ...

ABSTRACT: Over the horizon radar (OTHR) systems survey large areas searching for targets several thousand kilometers away by using ionospherically reflected high frequency (HF) radio waves. Accurate coordinate-registration (CR) of the targets requires detailed knowledge of the electron density profile (EDP) of the ionosphere between the radar and the targets. Our proposal outlines a realistic pat ...

ABSTRACT: Integration of track data from Ground Based Sense and Avoid (GBSAA) and Airborne Sense and Avoid (ABSAA) systems offer the possibility of significantly improved terminal airspace tracks because they often have complementary sensing geometries and measurement error statistics. Systems & Technology Research (STR) proposes a Phase I effort to develop a multi-hypothesis tracking and fusion ...

ABSTRACT: In this topic, the U.S. Air Force seeks to develop methods for time synchronization among radio nodes in a wireless network such that the time search space in the GPS acquisition can be divided among the nodes to cooperatively achieve fast acquisition with the goal of Time-To-First Fix (TTFF) of less than one minute. The related objective is to enable fast direct P(Y) code acquisition ...

ABSTRACT: Diversified Technologies, Inc. (DTI) will design a high performance, low noise analog portion of the VLF receiver front end, optimized for 15 to 60 kHz operation. DTI will integrate the analog front end with a commercial 24 bit oversampled analog-to-digital converter with an output data rate over 200 kHz. Converters of this type combined with a properly designed analog preamplifier will ...