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U.S. Special Operating Forces (SOF) require tactical VHF/UHF antennas with improved performance for Special Reconnaissance (SR) missions. The development of an Enhanced Antenna Suite (EAS) tailored to SOF needs that can be configured depending on the nature of each mission is essential for meeting mission needs. Such a suite is aimed to provide enhanced mission effectiveness through improved LPI/ ...

Given the increasing threat posed by Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) to our nation, there are tremendouse training needs for medical responses to WMD. This requires enormous amounts of resources and effort. A well designed distributed learning software system for medical response to weapons of mass destruction will be a powerful tool that helps to meet the challenge. This program will deliv ...

Special Operations Forces have a diverse set of needs and desires because of the wide variety of mission scenarios and conditions they undertake. This presents significant challenges for the design and manufacture of soldier garments to augment the performance of SOF operators in the field. Foster-Miller and its team have proposed a lightweight, dynamic vest design that will include and/or accom ...

In today's environment environment of the the global war on terrorism, there is a pressing need to strengthen on-base and aviation securdevelopity by developing next-generationnovel inspection sensing technology capable of enhanced for the detection and identification of chemical and biological concealed threatsweapons (CBW) and explosives in both battlefield situations as well as civilian setting ...

Under conditions of environmental stress many non-spore-forming bacteria are able to enter an alternative metabolic state in which the cells are viable but are not cultivable on artificial media under laboratory conditions. The cells in that viable-but-not-culturable (VBNC) state may remain infectious and can reactivate upon exposure to a suitable host. Culturing microorganisms remains a critical ...

The ATLAS-VOTER Toolkit is physics based with detailed aircraft models, environmental effects, operator, instructor, and analyst work stations, High Energy Laser (HEL) modeling, and graphic user interfaces. Because of the maturity of its component softwar

During Phase I of this program, Sensera, Inc. developed filters for the JCAD and LCAD detection systems that allow more efficient passage of nerve agents. Sensera's filters are superior to PTFE in that they allow improved permeation of nerve agents by as

SmartSpark Energy Systems proposes a battery-free power supply for unattended field use that combines advanced power electronics with state-of-the-art photovoltaics and high-density double-layer capacitors. The technical challenges are to develop and apply sophisticated power electronics for optimal energy management of a photovoltaic source, to store the energy efficiently in a reversible proces ...

We describe an electro-catalysis technique that generates ozone and atomic oxygen to destroy CBD agents. Unlike most ozone systems ours operates at much lower voltages and is so small it can be integrated into battery operated gas masks.

Currently, small crew tents rely on pressurized system for providing chemical/biological protection. Our approach offers a passive liner that will eliminate the need for a bulky and heavy carbon filter/blower system, reducing therefore the overall weight and volume of the current tent. Our passive layer/panel will be breathable (i.e. allow oxygen to enter the tent and allow water vapor, heat and c ...