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Notch is proposing a long-range, transmitting antenna for microwave radiant energy transfer that is low SWaP-C and has capabilities similar to phased arrays. Notch is proposing an electronically controlled metasurface antenna that acts has all the benefits of a phased array and parabolic dish combined. It will be designed to be integrated on a moving platform both on the ground and in the air. Me ...

Narratives organize and motivate social networks, enabling them to process and interpret complex events and take individual and collective action in response. However, while past work on narrative extraction and analysis provides useful ‘snapshots’ of a narrative at a given point in time, it generally fails to 1) distinguish over-arching, foundational narratives from concrete, focal events tha ...

Hands/Off Tactical Mobile Intelligent Communications (HOT MIC) is an edge/deployed AI solution for voice command and control (VC2) of sUAS and other potential unmanned systems. Today’s SOCOM operator needs to easily enlist new capabilities to the fight such as small Unmanned Air Systems (sUAS) while reducing task saturation and keeping focus down range. An intuitive, robust, hands/free voice use ...

There are many applications where shielding is required to protect people and sensitive electronics from ionizing radiation, such as gamma rays.  While traditional radiation shielding materials have been useful, material improvements could allow for lighter or more effective shielding.  For the DoD, more effective gamma radiation shielding would open up the possibilities of missions where tradit ...

The Triton team successfully demonstrated the capability of developing a portable personal air mobility system for the DoD in its Phase I effort through analysis, simulation, and prototyping leading to live flight testing that exceeded the 5km range requirement.  The completed system will be easy to use, reliable, portable, quiet, and well-suited to the needs of the application.  Auxiliary featu ...

Triton will continue development of a single use inexpensive long-endurance drone that can accept modular payloads and conduct a variety of missions. Triton’s single use platform will be less than $5000 per unit including the launch mechanism, have open-source embedded systems, and low logistical burden (e.g., ad hoc payload integration and high vehicle density shipping). Triton’s extreme low ...

Open source software has become the modern application development platform across enterprises and governments. More than 90% of professional applications are created using open source components. Furthermore, open source software often comprises 70%+ of the code in any modern application. As software supply chain security makes front page news with the SolarWinds breach impacting multiple US fede ...

Over the past twenty years, substantial metamaterials development has taken place. However, most of these developments are best suited for air where the mechanical difference between medium and solid is large. MSI proposes to develop a subwavelength acoustic resonator for use in undersea applications.

When engaging targets at long distance, time matters: enemies may only be visible for a few seconds at a time and snipers need the ability to deliver accurate, lethal fire in those fleeting seconds. The LA-24/PEQ Precision Aiming Laser (PAL) system is a game changing piece of technology that runs the industry-leading Applied Ballistics (AB) solver directly onboard, providing a sniper with a firing ...

The proposed solution takes the form of an automated toolkit that uses side-channel measurements to drive an AI/ML pipeline that has been designed to characterize heterogeneous integrated circuits (HICs). The solution does not require a golden value for the design-under test to enable component-level characterization. It operates on fully packaged chips in an automated fashion.