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Classical approaches to aircrew training are characterized by several shortcomings, including high costs and lack of realism. These issues have motivated the desire to advance the state-of-the-art in virtual aerial refueling training environments. Such an advance has the potential to provide a cost-effective way of introducing a more realistic environment in performing repetition training. A vital ...

Space is evolving to be a contested environment where the US Air Force will need to react quickly to new threats and take advantage of opportunities to use space to help ensure terrestrial mission success. An evolving method to deploy new space capabilit

AURA Technologies will use the latest advancements in intelligent systems and artificial intelligence, and with support from leading aerospace experts, will develop a reliable and intuitive AI-driven computing system that will automatically vet and grade non-traditional space data sources to determine if they meet the reliability necessary to be incorporated into the JMS database.

Vadum will develop a software-defined electronic warfare (EW) payload to perform Radio Disruption of Electronic Systems (RADES) on small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).  The innovative Vadum solution integrates advanced signal detection, RF disruption, and direction-finding algorithms with an agile software-defined radio (SDR) and custom hardware in a single, multi-function EW capability not cur ...

The U.S. Army seeks improved fuel tank fittings for helicopters that meet crashworthiness requirements while reducing the overall weight of the system. In response to this need, Corvid seeks to mature the lightweight functionally-graded fuel tank fittings developed in Phase I. Fittings developed under Phase I demonstrated a reduction in stresses at the fitting-bladder wall of more than 30% while r ...

The emerging class of epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) materials are promising candidates for non-linear optical (NLO) applications like optical limiting. In ENZ materials, large NLO effects, particularly in the infrared, have been demonstrated at much lower optical fluxes than have been shown in traditional NLO materials. The effect has been linked to the unique electric field concentration that occurs in ...

The Missile Defense Agency is interested in the development of cold-launch technologies to enable the launch of a 10,000-pound missile to 100+ ft altitude without using the first stage rocket. The ability to cold launch this class of missile provides multiple benefits, to both the host platform/ship and missile performance. During the Phase I effort, the Corvid team successfully designed a concept ...

The complexity of software in embedded applications from the Internet of Things (IoT) to critical weapons systems has continued to grow. With the growth comes new areas of concern for security and robustness. Specific to security of weapons systems which contain Critical Program Information (CPI), this information must be protected at rest, in motion, and during use. While CPI protection is tradit ...

Vadum will design and prototype a compact dual-band Missile Aft Antenna (MAA) that employs an innovative combination of metasurface current steering, ground plane dual-use, and spatial diversity to deliver both S- and X-band extended range tactical communications performance for a ballistic missile interceptor. Missile antennas must enable all-aspect coverage from often suboptimal mounting locatio ...

Corvid Technologies is pleased to submit this Phase II proposal for the design of Lightweight Fins for Enhanced Maneuverability of a High-Speed Interceptor. In Phase I, Corvid partnered with Lockheed Martin Space (LM Space) to design a tailfin for a conceptual enhanced THAAD interceptor. To achieve a flight-worthy design, Corvid developed a fast-running optimization routine which assessed the abil ...