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NICHOLS RESEARCH CORPORATION PROPOSES TO INVESTIGATE THE MISSION REQUIREMENTS AND THE RESULTING UV SENSOR REQUIREMENTS FOR A SPACE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM. FROM THESE, WE PROPOSE TO DERIVE THE OPTICAL REQUIREMENTS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TOPIC IS TO PRODUCE AT LEAST ONE SPECIFICATION FOR A SPACE QUALIFIED UV OPTICAL TELESCOPE. THE WORK PLAN IS LAID OUT TO FOLLOW THESE STEPS IN LOGICAL ORDER. IN PHASE I ...

THE SOVIET CAPABILITIES FOR THE WEAPONIZATION OF DIRECTED ENERGY ASSESSMENT EFFORT DETAILED WITHIN WILL PROVIDE FOR AN INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT AND PROJECTED SOVIET RF/PARTICLE BEAM/LASER TECHNOLOGY FOR USE WITHIN BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE. SPECIFICALLY, THIS EFFORT WILL COMBINE INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS IN THE AREAS OF BMD OPTIONS, WEAPON REQUIREMENTS, AND TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT OF DE WEAPON ...

THE EMERGING SOVIET BMD AND ASAT SYSTEMS OF THE 1990'S AND THE GREAT DISCRIMINATION POTENTIAL OF RADAR AND OPTICAL SENSORS USED IN CONCERT REQUIRE THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICAL OPTICAL COUNTERMEASURE PENAIDS. THESE DEVICES MUST OPERATE IN A HOSTILE EXOATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT IN THE PRESENCE OF NUCLEAR BURSTS. LIMITS ON US THROWWEIGHT DICTATE SMALL DEVICES CAPABLE OF OPERATING AFTER LONG PERIODS OF ...

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CURRENT AIRCRAFT TRANSPARENCY MATERIAL AND SYSTEMS ARE INADEQUATE TO COPE WITH A NUMBER OF PRESENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONAL THREATS. THESE INCLUDE: AEROHEATING AT HIGH MACH NUMBERS; HIGH COCKPIT TEMPERATURES IN STAGNANT, SUNNY GROUND CONDITIONS; CONDENSATION; FLASH BLINDNESS FROM NUCLEAR BURSTS AT NIGHT; AND TRANSPARENCY DAMAGE FROM ENGAGEMENT WITH LASER RADIATION. THE PROPOSED STUDY WILL EXPLORE TH ...

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