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Electronic Support (ES) systems are among the fundamental instruments used for threat detection onboard Navy surface, sub-surface, and air platforms. They are tasked to sense the RF environment, to sort out all emitters, measure key associated parameters, and contribute to a comprehensive situational awareness with respect to all activity occurring in the RF spectrum. As threat systems evolve, num ...

Current helicopter sonobuoy launchers are complex, heavy and will not meet future requirements for mission versatility. Because of the complexity of the launcher and its pneumatic subsystem, the launcher has many points of potential failure; itsreliability is poor. Further, as in other pneumatic systems involving stored compressed air, the system is subject to vagaries of pressure which can result ...

Mezzo Technologies fabricates high performance micro channel radiators, condensers, evaporators and Phase Change Material (PCM) heat exchangers. The attributes of Mezzo's products include high heat transfer/volume, heat transfer/weight, heat transfer/air side pressure drop, and unique geometry options. Directed Energy cooling systems can utilize a variety of heat exchange components, includ ...

Littoral Research Group L.L.C. (LRG) of New Orleans, Louisiana proposes the developmentof a high-speed, high-lift planing hull form that significantly reduces the environmentalsignature and shock imparted on the vessel and its occupants. Moreover, they offerthe practical implementation of new concepts and design methodologies that focus onhull-form technology for the exploitation of the hydrodyna ...

The objective for development of a modular gas generator Sur face Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) launch canister is to provide U.S. and allied surface ships with a low cost, low maintenance, highly reliable system that produces no environmentally hazardous by-products. This system could be readily deployed on surface combatants, amphibious assault craft, or high value supply ships with ...

Spectrum Coating Laboratories, Inc. proposes to develop a single component, zero VOC topcoat using moisture cured resins and diluents and evaluate the feasibility of these materials for use in chemical agent resistant coatings. Spectrum will synthesizethe resins and diluents, conduct a pigment compatibility study and characterize the resultant formulations. The proposed materials and formulation ...

Spectrum Coating Laboratories, Inc. proposes to develop a single component, zero VOC primer using moisture cured resins and diluents and evaluate the feasibility of these materials for use as primers chemical agent resistant coatings systems. Spectrumwill synthesize the resins and diluents, conduct a pigment compatibility study and characterize the resultant formulations. The proposed materials ...

Yardney will design and develop a lightweight, safe, reliable, and cost-effective aircraft battery with improved thermal design and the use of active cooling techniques. As a novel part of the battery design, Yardney will investigate and implement high performance electrodes using three dimensional (3D) micro-porous current collectors, safer thin metal case cell design, a micro-channel heat pipe t ...

THIS STUDY WOULD DEFINE THE STATE-OF-THE-ART FOR THE USE OF HYDROGENOXYGEN MIXTURES FOR DIVING OPERATIONS BY COMPILING INFORMATION RELATIVE TO PAST AND CURRENT RESEARCH EFFORTS IN THE U. S. AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES. THIS INFORMATION WOULD BE UTILIZED TO DEVELOP A RATIONALE FOR THE USE OF THIS MIXTURE FOR APPROXIMATE CONDITIONS AND DEFINE AREAS IN WHICH HYDROGEN-OXYGEN MIXTURES WOULD OFFER PHYSIOLOGIC ...

Advances in microelectronics, data communication systems and sensor technology have led to the production of relatively small, inexpensive and accurate measuring devices that can be considered expendable. Releasing these compact sensor packages from manned and unmanned aircraft provides the user a mechanism to place sampling points with great accuracy as opposed to conventional ground-based, b ...