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Chemical warfare agents such as the lethal nerve agent soman are a major source of risk to military personnel. Currently, pyridostigmine bromide (PB) is the only FDA-approved pretreatment to counteract the effects of soman. The rationale behind PB administration is that it acts as a “temporary” inhibitor of AChE. This precludes nerve agents from irreversible inactivation of AChE, thereby mitig ...

To address the Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD) need for a field-portable mass spectrometer for small molecule drugs in clinical samples, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new FiEldable DRug Mass Analysis (FERMA) system based on a combination of portable mass spectrometry technology with laser desorption/ionization for use with aqueous clinical samples. The FERMA system ...

In applying controllable solid propulsion for future long duration Divert and Attitude Control (DACS) missions, the goal of military and industry is to develop new technologies that improve operating time, mass fraction, performance, cost, and mission assurance while maintaining the storability, safety, and insensitivity advantages of a solid propulsion system. To address this need, Valley Tech S ...

An end-to-end battlespace space weather mission planning, simulation, and operations capability with effects on microelectronics will be developed.The new capability will provide accurate characterization of missile trajectory scenarios through the space weather environment.The capability will use the latest advances in space weather operations to specify and forecast the magnetic cutoff rigiditie ...

The overall objective of this proposed program extends and increases the performance of MATECHs light-weight, low cost, breakthrough Carbon Fiber reinforced Zirconium Oxy-Carbide ceramic matrix (Cf/ZrOCm) structural insulator with refractory seal coatings for current and future generation threat-interceptor Solid/Throttleable Divert and Attitude Control Systems (SDACS/ TDACS) in Kill Vehicles (KVs ...

In Phase II, Nu-Trek will develop a digital readout integrated circuit (DROIC) and hybridize it to a long wave/long wave (LWIR/LWIR) strained layer superlattice (SLS) detector to form a digital Sensor Chip Assembly (SCA). The Nu-Trek DROIC is being designed to enhance operation of SLS LWIR/LWIR detectors as well as to provide a cost effective solution. Performance is enhanced since the SCA will ...

Design, model, prototype, and test a silicon carbide Warm Stop for a telescope to demonstrate the advantages of using silicon carbide as a feasible beryllium (Be) replacement material. Prototypes will be fabricated using two different grades of silicon carbide. Prototypes will undergo modal and environmental testing. Approved for Public Release 15-MDA-8169 (20 March 15)

Future missile-defense architectures are comprised of diverse sets of sensor systems (e.g., radars, electo-optical infrared sensors) necessary for countering emerging threats. The capability to dynamically manage sensor resources would enhance the missile defense systems ability to achieve mission objectives. A key component of missile defense sensor management is determining which sensors can p ...

Space Micro will develop the core of the decision support system, assemble the models and material properties and demonstrate the utility of the program in materials selection on a subset of failures related to a specific test-bed, which will be the attachment of quad-flat no-leads (QFN) and ball grid array (BGA) devices to printed wiring boards using different solders, underfills, QFN or BGA geom ...

To address the need to more accurately determine solar and cosmic ray environments for missile defense applications, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to advance the development of a new Advanced Modeling and Simulation Tool for Determining the Radiation Environments Throughout Suborbital Missile Trajectories (ASTRAEUS).In Phase I, POC developed the ASTRAEUS software architecture and cons ...