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OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Air Platforms OBJECTIVE: Develop a lethal payload capability that can be employed on a Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS). The capability should employ munitions (ammunition or explosives) that are currently in the U.S. inventory and attach to one or more sUAS platforms on the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Blue UAS Cleared List, excluding the WingtraOne pl ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Directed Energy; Hypersonics OBJECTIVE: This topic seeks to develop wafer scale processes to produce compact and robust low loss, magnetless, magneto-optic isolators. This technology should show a path towards compatibility with commercial silicon photonics foundries (preferably AIM Photonics), either through homogeneous, hybrid, or heterogeneous integra ...

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 cont ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Advanced Computing and Software 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, wh ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Hypersonics 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 us ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Hypersonics;Space Technology;Advanced Materials OBJECTIVE: The objective is to develop materials, devices/subcomponents, and integration processes that will enable a fully functional microprocessor capable of continuous operation at elevated temperatures. Here, elevated means anything above the current limitaiton of Silicon Complementary metal–oxide– ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Integrated Sensing and Cyber 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 co ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Combat Casualty Care OBJECTIVE: Develop a composite, or other, lightweight, low ballistic hazard oxygen cylinder/tank for medical grade oxygen in deployed environments. Meet/exceed D Cylinder volume; improve upon logistics by reducing weight and making cylinders self-stackable and interlocking. DESCRIPTION: The ability to store and deliver oxygen to patie ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Space Technology;Trusted AI and Autonomy;Advanced Computing and Software;Integrated Sensing and Cyber;Integrated Network System-of-Systems OBJECTIVE: Brass-board level demonstration of a low SWaP smart multi-threat warning autonomous sensor with an extremely low false alarm rate. The design must have inherent manufacturing-friendly characteristics and be ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Directed Energy (DE) 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 d ...