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OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Weapons OBJECTIVE: Design and develop high efficiency targets for the conversion of electrons to x-rays with performance beyond that of typical high atomic number bremsstrahlung converters. DESCRIPTION: This topic area will explore new materials and physics for higher efficiency electron to x-ray conversion. High energy electrons, up to 10 MeV, can be prod ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Trusted AI and Autonomy The technology within this topic is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), 22 CFR Parts 120-130, which controls the export and import of defense-related material and services, including export of sensitive technical data, or the Export Administration Regulation (EAR), 15 CFR Parts 730-774, which con ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Integrated Sensing and Cyber;Human-Machine Interfaces The technology within this topic is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), 22 CFR Parts 120-130, which controls the export and import of defense-related material and services, including export of sensitive technical data, or the Export Administration Regulation (EAR), 15 ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Quantum Science;Microelectronics;Advanced Materials The technology within this topic is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), 22 CFR Parts 120-130, which controls the export and import of defense-related material and services, including export of sensitive technical data, or the Export Administration Regulation (EAR), 15 C ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Military Infectious Disease OBJECTIVE: The objective of this topic would be to develop human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that have demonstrated efficacy and safety in a screening infected wound animal model against multi-drug resistant bacteria. DESCRIPTION: Multi-drug resistant (MDR) infections have caused significant morbidity and mortality for US Servi ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Military Infectious Disease OBJECTIVE: The objective of this topic would be to develop antibiotic loaded exosomes for topical application on wounds for prophylaxis or adjunct treatment indications. DESCRIPTION: Multidrug-resistant bacterial infections increase mortality rates in wounded patients and are becoming a public health concern for both military an ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Combat Casualty Care OBJECTIVE: Develop, demonstrate, and deliver an exoskeleton device that augments grip strength while using a litter in a military medical casualty transport environment without interfering in other mission requirements or medical transport device/equipment design and operation. DESCRIPTION: Litter transport is a standard on-foot proced ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Microelectronics OBJECTIVE: Design and implement technologies to assist in the process of extracting a printed circuit board design non-destructively from a printed circuit board assembly. These technologies may be purely software based or include a hardware component. DESCRIPTION: The weapons systems of the Department of Defense (DoD) rely heavily on mic ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Microelectronics The technology within this topic is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), 22 CFR Parts 120-130, which controls the export and import of defense-related material and services, including export of sensitive technical data, or the Export Administration Regulation (EAR), 15 CFR Parts 730-774, which controls dual ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Trusted AI and Autonomy OBJECTIVE: Develop the next generation automated geographic feature extraction by replicating human performance through reinforcement learning. DESCRIPTION: The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has a requirement to generate foundation feature data vector (FFD) features like roads and building outlines. Today’s FFD pro ...