Open

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Combat Casualty Care OBJECTIVE: Design, build and validate a handheld non-contact Laser Near-Infrared Absorption and Photoacoustic Imager (ncNIRPA) in the form of a stand-alone lightweight handheld device, using laser-based measurements, absorption and vibrometry, having optics pathways constructed with integrated photonics technology. DESCRIPTION: Exposur ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Combat Casualty Care OBJECTIVE: Design, build, and validate results of a non-contact Laser Vital Signs Monitor (ncLVSM) in the form of a stand-alone lightweight portable cellphone-sized self-steering laser vibrometry device, constructed using integrated photonics. DESCRIPTION: Main vital signs (VS) consist of core body temperature (Tc), heart rate (HR; pul ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Combat Casualty Care OBJECTIVE: Develop and test proof-of-concept systems for training military medics to identify and treat various injuries in extreme cold weather environments. DESCRIPTION: During Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, Army Combat medics centered a great deal of their training on injuries due to improvised explosive devices and ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Combat Casulty care; Biotechnology 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): Nuclear; Integrated Sensing and Cyber; Emerging Threat Requirements OBJECTIVE: The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) seeks technologies that can provide Department of Defense (DoD) personnel with the ability to pre-emptively identify and react to situations with potential nuclear criticality concerns. Events involving nuclear reactors or associated fa ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Integrated Network Systems-of-Systems OBJECTIVE: DTRA seeks the development of a compact, ruggedized, all-in-one network routing solution for tactical use of the CBRN Plug-In within a local Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) Server that is compatible with the existing MANET radios currently employed by OI-CO and SOCOM. For DTRA, this will enable Technical Su ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Biotechnology 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 use ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): General Warfighting Requirements (GWR); Emerging Threat Requirements 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 Regulati ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): General Warfighting Requirements (GWR); Emerging Threat Reduction OBJECTIVE: The objective of this effort is to develop, calibrate, verify and validate a standoff ground-based optical system capable of measuring aerosol plume density and particle size distribution. DESCRIPTION: In order to quantify the inadvertent release of hazardous material associated w ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Quantum Science OBJECTIVE: Develop an application-specific photonic integrated circuit to serve a specific quantum system (e.g. Rydberg sensor, clock transition). The device should integrate into and be demonstrated with an already existing quantum sensor. DESCRIPTION: Quantum sensors have demonstrated the ability to surpass classical sensors in areas such ...