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The objective of agile manufacturing is to increase competitiveness of the US manufacturing base, while addressing DoD priorities, with a combined goal of improving US global competitiveness and national security. To achieve this objective, significant changes in technology and infrastructure must occur. This proposal addresses a significant component of these required changes, a Next Generation C ...

"Barrel erosion, which is produced by the combination of hightemperature and pressure with aggressive propellant combustionproducts, and the action of the projectile, results in decreasedmuzzle velocities, increased projectile yaw, and decreasedaccuracy. New material designs are needed to mitigate erosion ingun barrels, which limits service lifeCeramic composites are a leading material candidate ...

The objective of this proposed research is to demonstrate thatbubble screens of the type produced by ship maskers may enhanceresistance to mine detonation. Ship masker systems are acousticcountermeasures that utilize air bubbles to mask potentialtargets. Masker systems work by reducing radiated noise from asurface ship by injecting air bubbles into water adjacent to thewet surface of a ship. The ...

An existing 3D Eulerian code for computing incompressible flows will be enhanced to enable underwater explosion simulations, focusing especially on free-field bulk cavitation, bubble growth and collapse, and bubble jetting. The emphasis will be onimproving the accuracy and efficiency of the code's algorithms for simulating underwater shock. Currently the code includes level set methods, adaptive m ...

The Navy is imposing weight limits on the Cooperative Engagement (CeC) Program, the electronic equipment racks presently used by the Navy are very heavy and expensive to produce, this Program will develop a lightweight rack which will meet the operational requirements and be less expensive to product. Military systems are becoming increasingly complex and have to meet a larger arra of requirement ...

"Refine the characteristics of, and integrate a softwareimplementation of, an optimal protocol suite for reliable IP WANtransport over GEO satellites. The prototype Application TrafficController (ATC), integrating a caching controller, compressioncontroller, and prioritization and queuing controller, with anautomatic transport selector and enhanced transport protocols,will enable reliable multica ...

"The development of applique technology as an alternative to current paint coating systems is important to all aircraft manufacturers and end users, especially th eend users in the military. This is due to the tremendous savings that may be realized viathe elimination of hazardous solvents, materials and by-products currently required for application, maintenance, removal, and repair of current p ...