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In the proposed effort, KAC will establish a process for reverse engineering and redesigning foreign weapons, primarily the 7.62x54R PKM and the 12.7x108mm NSV. Our engineers will use laser scanning to reverse engineer weapons from our on-site museum. We will reverse engineer the bolt from the PKM in order to demonstrate the viability of the laser scanner, our engineers, and our machine shop to co ...

A technical approach is proposed to survey the industry for state of the art capabilities in terms of the SOCOM mission requirements described in the solicitation for the Group 2 Tactical ISR UAS. The results of the survey will select a configuration of potential candidate UAS that would meet the threshold and ultimately objective goals stated.

Mobile radios on highly dynamic platforms, when networked into a virtual antenna array, can perform distributed array agile beamforming (DAAB) to serve the purposes of communications at longer range, higher data rate, and higher quality of service, targeting (an imaging radar for intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance - ISR) at longer range and higher resolution, and more powerful electronic ...

Acceleration of a launch package from a railgun is a disruptive technology with capabilities to launch projectiles in a shorter time-to-target and a greater effectiveness at long range. However, these railguns generate tremendous magnetic fields of up to 20 Telsa. These magnetic fields pose a threat to on-board, mission-critical electronics within the launch package. Mainstream Engineering Corpora ...

For MIDS JTRS designers who face increasing heat loads with existing thermal designs that limit system performance, the LoadPath Advanced Solutions to Enable Next-generation Terminals (ASENT) is a conjugate thermal solution that enables simple integration of a collection of advanced thermal enhancements to overcome this challenge. Unlike traditional designs that rely on standard thermal technologi ...

The goal of this proposal is to develop PFC hardware that can interface with combat aircraft 115V, 400 Hz, power systems and provide system reactive current to correct the 0.98 leading power factor to 0.93-0.97 lagging. To this end, Mainstream Engineering proposes a configurable inductor that can provide up to reactive current to the aircraft 65 kVA power system. The proposed PFC hardware will be ...

The toolset Anyar will develop in this SBIR will provide a 3D physics-based engine for assessing the effects of single and/or multi-weapon engagements against maritime geometric target models. Many of the algorithms/methodologies for the physics-based calculations involved in maritime engagements already exist and have been developed by contractors and government agencies; however, they tend to be ...

Experience in utilization of test information standards exposes levels of allowable variance that circumvents interoperability and allows proliferation of incompatible products. The standards must provide this flexibility in order to accommodate the variety of applications for which they are intended. However, achievement of compatibility, interoperability and other objectives associated with the ...

The output of the traditional optics fibers produce a Gaussian-shaped output due to the internal mode structure. Moreover, the output from traditional optical fibers contains spatial non-uniformities that are undesirable for certain applications. Many advanced applications require a “flat-top” intensity distribution of the laser beam as it produces uniform illumination and minimizes speckle. T ...

The MJU-49/B decoy is an infrared countermeasure dispensed by the ALE-47 countermeasure defense system to protect Navy aircraft form incoming threats that utilize infrared sensors. This decoy uses pyrophoric foils that react with atmospheric air upon release to give an infrared signature whose emissions are tailored to the threat sensors. The Navy has identified that greater protection would be af ...