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A RECENT BREAKTHROUGH IN THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY NOW PERMITS PRACTICAL, LIGHTWEIGHT, LOW VOLUME INTEGRATED STRUCTURE/ ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS TO BE FABRICATED. THESE MATERIALS WILL PERMIT SPACECRAFT WEIGHT AND VOLUME SAVINGS WHICH ARE NOT POSSIBLE WITH ANY OTHER SEPARATE STRUCTURE/SECONDARY BATTERY COMBINATION WHICH IS NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION. THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES A PHASE I CONCEPT FE ...

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Combat outcomes are generated by two principle effects: attrition and suppression, where attrition is th ephysical destruction of personnel and materiel and suppression is the degradation of combat effectiveness through the non-lethal effects of firepower upon personnel. Historical analysis has shown that the effects of suppression are at least as (and quite possibly more) significant as the effec ...

This proposal develops an experimental prototype employing beam shaped acoustic pulse in soil for the integrated detection and location of buried metallic and non-metallic targets. Detection of buried mines exploiting the electromagnetic spectrum has had limited success because of the intrinsic trade-off in system (pixel) resolution, search rate, signal and image processing, as well as lack of ro ...

THE FLUID SITUATIONS ENCOUNTERED ON THE MODERN BATTLEFIELD WILL DICTATE THAT PROVIDERS OF SUPPORT BE RESPONSIVE, FLEXIBLE AND DEMONSTRATE INITIATIVE. THE REALITIES OF OUR AUSTERE LOGISTICS STRUCTURE REQUIRE THAT THEY BE HIGHLY SYNCHRONIZED TO ORDER TO MEET ESSENTIAL NEEDS WITH AVAILABLE RESOURCES. TO MEET THE SUPPORT CHALLENGES THE NEXT BATTLE WILL PRESENT, THE ARMY NEEDS AN AUTOMATED, KNOWLEDGE-B ...

The Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT) after-action review (AAR) system produces a standard set of statistical displays that trainers may use to debrief exercise participants. These displays are difficult to interpret and do not readily reveal to the player unit "WHAT happened" during the battle. If unit players are able to discern "WHAT happened", there are no correlating displays to provide ...

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THE ARMY'S CURRENT TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECTURE CONSISTS OF THREE VERY CAPABLE BUT INDEPENDENT SYSTEMS: THE ARMY DIGITAL DATA SYSTEM (ADDS), THE MOBILE SUBSCRIBER EQUIPMENT (MSE), AND THE COMBAT NET RADIO FUNCTIONAL SYSTEM (CNR). FULLY AUTOMATED INTERFACES BETWEEN THESE SYSTEMS DO NOT EXIST. IN ADDITION, EACH SYSTEM HAS BEEN TAILORED FOR ONLY ONE TYPE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICE AND IN THE CA ...

There are currently no fire warning systems in use at ammunition storage areas. This is due to the lack of a detection and warning system that is capable of operation in large areas where there are multiple background sources. Early detection and suppression of fires in hazardous areas can save lives as well as millions of dollars in lost weapons and ammunition. We propose a fire-detection and ...