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With the rapid expansion of signaling technology and broad-based adoption and use of commercial communications systems (for example, cellular telephone, satellite telephone, and trunked radio) by enemy military, paramilitary, and terrorist groups, a newset of tactical situational awareness and force protection challenges must be addressed and met by deployed SOF signal surveillance teams. Applied ...

Applied Signal Technology, Inc. proposes to design, develop, and manufacture a Manpack Wireless Surveillance System, called ROGUE. ROGUE is being specifically design for use by SOF personnel for tactical wireless communications monitoring and forceprotection mission operations. ROGUE is a small (7.2

The remote video weapon sight from Phase I prototype allows the operator to engage threats from cover or concealment, accurately, thereby raising the operators lethality and safety in a hostile engagement. System is based on a waterproof proprietarywearable computer.

The proposed effort addresses the threat warning receiver for the SOF through prototype design, development, fabrication, and experimental testing of a miniaturized receiver that: (1) has negligible emissions over a bandwidth of 3 to 40 GHz to precludedetection by an enemy receiver, (2) requires extremely low power to operate, (3) can be easily carried or worn and used by SOF, and (4) lends itself ...

Toyon Research Corporation proposes to research and develop a low-cost, miniature direction finding (Mini-DF(TM)) module and build a proof-of-concept system. The primary focus of this Phase I effort will be to locate cellular and wireless communicationsand RF emissions in the 2.0 MHz to 3.0 GHz frequency range. The Mini-DF module will accept input from an external receiver that is using a single D ...

Current systems for the covert gathering of image data by SOF are limited to still images only and present cumbersome usability problems, including numerous swapping of memory cards between cameras and computers, insertion of the data controller card, andthe need to use several programs in a standard general purpose user interface. Collection and transmission of video is currently not possible at ...

Wave 80 Biosciences, Inc. will develop a fully-automated biological fluids analysis system for use by Special Operations Forces (SOF). The compact, rugged Wave 80 SOF Micro Lab is capable of quickly and accurately performing a wide range of tests,including basic blood tests, urinalysis, and tests for parasites, bacteria, and other pathogens. The Wave 80 SOF Micro Lab consists of a reusable, PDA ...

Swimmer delivery systems, externally mounted on submarines, are subject to hydrodynamic flow and irregular wave-slap loads. These result in unsteady, alternating impacts that can damage exposed surfaces. It is important to track the cumulative stresses imposed on the fairing panels to provide operators with a sense of the remaining service life of the panels. Fairing Panel failure could be catastr ...

Accurate speciation and measurement of the composition of air environments in Navy submersibles is vital to crew safety and health. This proposal focuses on the development of a detection system specifically for collection, speciation, identification and quantification of gas phase chemicals found aboard submersibles. The proposed hybrid sensor system will be approximately 1/10 the size and cost ...

The Phase I program demonstrated the feasibility of using optical and LIDAR data to accurately extract structures, vertical obstructions, power lines, and road networks. In the Phase II program, TSC proposes to further develop the extraction techniques, and to develop prototype software at TRL level 6. The software will use a knowledge-based expert system (KBES) for classification, trained with ...