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Phase I has proven that the current setup achieves better than 8mm spatial resolution for 2.2MeV prompt gammas. However, 1mm spatial resolution presents a significant challenge for the current setup due in part to limited timing resolution and count rate. A new analog ASIC will be developed to replace the current analog ASIC that will have better timing resolution and deliver higher count rates. I ...

Development of a small UAS compatible Micro IFF transponder including Modes 1,2,3A,C,S , Dual band ADS-B, UAT, Mode 5 and interrogator. All modes include both receive (in) and transmit (out). Size is less than 8 cu inches and weight is under 6 oz with full AIMS 17-1000 compliance, including 500 watt output with diversity. Unit is also low cost and low maintenance. Unit meets full military temperat ...

Today’s Air Force missions are dependent on physically separated personnel and a complex flow of never ending data from a growing number of sources across multiple domains including cyber, FMV, GEOINT, sensor platforms, and more. Existing collaboration capabilities used to communicate, analyze, and act are disjointed, inefficient and unable to keep pace with operational demands making it im ...

AFWERX and AFGSC have entered into a MOU to run a Culture of Innovation Project throughout the entire organization for all 10 Air Force Bases over a 20 month period. The goal of this project will be to leverage and enhance the existing work within AFGSC to create innovative leaders providing safe, secure and lethal combat-ready forces for nuclear and conventional global strike today and tomorrow. ...

vST makes an interactive virtual space of the physical world useful; with accurate and properly geolocated terrain and structure visualizations. It allows the navigation through a prospective area of operations prior to engagement. This allows decision makers the opportunity to identify obstacles and exploitable characteristics during the early stages of the decision-making process. vST provides T ...

Dominance in hypersonic systems is necessary to counter emerging threats from near-peer states which are aggressively developing their own hypersonic capabilities. An important part of the Air Force’s projected future capabilities is reusable hypersonic aircraft with the ability to operate from conventional fields and accelerate to speeds of Mach 5 or above. These aircraft could perform a v ...

Phase II.5 proposal, an extension of Phase II contract N092-097. In the previous Phase II program, TWI demonstrated that Large Standoff / Large Area Thermography (LASLAT) can successfully be applied to Nondestructive Inspection (NDI) of composite aircraft structures. The method employed was based on optical excitation using a novel projector and signal processing developed by TWI. Capability was d ...

Baker Engineering LLC. (BE) has been developing small lightweight turbochargers to help address the fact that small UAS engines currently suffer from low durability, poor efficiency, and non-heavy fuel operations. Specifically, BE’s efforts focus on turbochargers for the class 2 and 3 UAS engines. The advanced turbochargers enhance the durability, efficiency, and overall operations of small ...

GLSV Inc. is developing an innovative, modular, adjustable system to launch and recover UUVs from the Freedom and Independence-class LCS ships, using the LCS stern overhead cranes. One common platform will be modular and adjustable to be used on both ships, and will provide fast tempo launch and recovery during Sea State 3 conditions. The L&R platform will be adjustable and adaptable to accommodat ...

The efficient design and evaluation of Army vehicles requires accurate simulation of the factors that affect the vehicle’s infrared signature and thermal conditions inside the vehicle. The model must account for all the transient heat transfer within and outside the vehicle, including heat from the engine, air flow within the engine compartment, exhaust system, ventilation inside the vehicle, th ...