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OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Nuclear, Mission Readiness & Disaster Preparedness 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 P ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): 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 CFR Parts 730-774, which controls dua ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Advanced Computing and Software, Integrated Network Systems-of-Systems OBJECTIVE: Leveraging person centric metadata, create a means to visualize, model and understand these data within the context of the Service Member / Veteran journey map. DESCRIPTION: DHRA is seeking solutions to visualize and model the data within the Service Member / Veteran Journey ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Trusted AI and Autonomy OBJECTIVE: Develop advanced AI/ML algorithms that combine generative AI with discriminative AI to enhance 3D geospatial analytics. DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: Current artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) techniques for geospatial analysis use pixel or voxel information for semantic segmentation, detection, and classif ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Trusted AI and Autonomy OBJECTIVE: Develop novel systems to expedite detection of unknown objects. DESCRIPTION: New methods are needed to exploit the increased availability of space imagery, to predict and to track questionable technology movement robustly over tactical time scales, and help to understand future direction for space-based technologies. To a ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Microelectronics; Advanced Materials OBJECTIVE: Develop advanced Material and process for quality crystal growth to aid mission support effort. DESCRIPTION: The objective of this topic is to develop innovative crystals that are transparent in the vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) region of the electromagnetic spectrum and host thorium dopants at a concentration of ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Space Technology OBJECTIVE: Develop a single-photon avalanche detector for mm-accurate multi-kHz satellite and lunar laser ranging at 1030 nm. DESCRIPTION: High-accuracy satellite and lunar laser ranging (SLR/LLR) stations have heavily relied upon the availability of short pulse, frequency-doubled Nd:YAG and Yb:YAG lasers. This has driven SLR/LLR rec ...

Critical Technical Area(s): Advanced Computing and Software; Integrated Network Systems-of-Systems; Renewable Energy Generation and Storage; Human-machine Interfaces OBJECTIVE: It has been noted that when it comes to conflict, America is often the “away team.” The U.S. is often fighting wars in areas thousands of miles from U.S. shores. This fact creates a “tyranny of distance,” meaning ...

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 ...

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 ...