Testing Gas-Turbine Aircraft Engines
INTRODUCTION Gas-turbine aircraft engines, such as those used in nearly all modern aircraft (fighters, attack, helicopters, and transports), must be…
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ACES: Developments in Corrosion Prediction, Testing, and Validation
Because military assets of the past, present, and future remain in use for decades after their initial production, corrosion will…
Detecting Bullets Through Electric Fields
INTRODUCTION Imagine detecting a passing bullet and its origination through an electric field (E-field) instead of an acoustic one. This…
Overcoming the Barriers to Human-Machine Teams
INTRODUCTION One of the inescapable features of the modern technical landscape is the ubiquity with which human-machine interactions occur. In…
Cyber-Physical Command-Guided Swarm
OVERVIEW The Department of the Navy (DON) 30-Year Research and Development (R&D) Plan (distribution D), approved in January 2017, projects…
How the Military UAV Community Can Learn from the Commercial Drone World (and Vice Versa)
INTRODUCTION The commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) marketplace is large and growing. Estimates of its worldwide size vary: a typical…
Laser Power Beaming
INTRODUCTION Methods of wireless delivery of electric power have been discussed for over a century. Only in the last decade have…
Sustainable Mobile Electrical Infrastructure
INTRODUCTION Energy is a fundamental enabler of military capability. However, world population growth, increase in developed populations requiring greater demand…
Computational and Experimental Characterization of an Improvised, Explosively Formed Penetrator
INTRODUCTION Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have proven to be highly lethal tools frequently used in asymmetric warfare. This has been…
Investigating Friction Stir Welding in Aluminum Hull Structures
BACKGROUND The military has shown an increased interest in developing lightweight technology solutions for current and future platforms. A large portion…
Disposal of Insensitive Munitions
SUMMARY This article addresses some of the challenges associated with explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) techniques when applied to insensitive munitions…
A Titanium-Based Igniter System for Hand-Grenade Fuzes
SUMMARY The A-1A and titanium/potassium perchlorate (TPP) igniter compositions have been used in hand grenade fuzes for many years. However, producing…