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The Small Sat Solution to Hypersonic Weapons Explained

Hypersonic weapons break all the rules of the missile defense game. With speeds surpassing Mach 5 and the ability to maneuver mid-flight, hypersonic weapons defy the missile defense status quo, potentially making the United States’ current defenses obsolete. China and Russia are vigorously pursuing hypersonic weapons, and the United States is desperate to neutralize them.

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Use DSIAC to Do More & Spend Less

The Department of Defense (DoD) community continues to be driven to do more with less by embracing opportunities to improve…

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A Promising Future for US Navy: Vertical Launching Systems

INTRODUCTION For the past 30 years, shipboard vertical missile launching systems have transformed naval warfare by providing continually evolving launch…

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Book Review

DSIAC is pleased to announce the availability of “An Overview of Blast and its Effect on Combat Systems” as the…

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Director’s Welcome

We are pleased to introduce the Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) and the inaugural issue of the quarterly DSIAC Journal….

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Message From the COR

I enthusiastically accepted the opportunity to become the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for the new Defense Systems Information Analysis Center…

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The Better Buying Power Initiative: A New IAC Paradigm

In the current budgetary environment, the Department of Defense (DoD) continues to demonstrate its ability to sustain a high level…

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Digital Technologies and Rapid Prototyping

The current digital revolution is affecting almost every aspect of our lives. Many of the revolutionary changes, such as our…

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The History, Trends, and Future of Infrared Technology

Introduction Infrared (IR) technology has undergone a remarkable transformation over the last century.  Rooted in 19th and 20th century developments in photometry,…

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TurboPK – An All-Inclusive, Ultra-Fast Vulnerability and Lethality Endgame Code

Introduction Parallel processing divides large problems into smaller problems that can be run simultaneously on multiple processors. Although the technique…

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Hypervelocity Projectiles: A Technology Assessment

Introduction Long-range, gun-launched, high-velocity and hypervelocity projectile (HVP) technologies are highly desired as potential cost-effective solutions for force protection and…

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Directed Energy Weapons: From War of the Worlds to the Modern Battlefield

“An almost noiseless and blinding flash of light … this invisible, inevitable sword of heat”:  When H. G. Wells first…