DEFENSE

Systems Digest

15 JULY 2025

DSIAC collects and publishes articles related to our technical focus areas on the web to share with the DoD community.

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STATE-OF-THE-ART REPORT (SOAR)
The latest DSIAC SOAR “Attritable Unmanned Aircraft Systems:  Conceptualization and Key Players” is available for download. In support of a U.S. Department of Defense priority for fielding attritable systems, this report provides the state of the art for attritable aircraft for multidomain operations. DSIAC will be hosting a future webinar on this SOAR, so stay tuned for more information.

FEATURED ARTICLE

The Common Sensor Payload is the electro-optical/infrared/laser range designator sensor for battlefield commanders onboard the MQ-1C Gray Eagle uncrewed aircraft system. It provides real-time imagery for detection and classification of targets and threats for battlefield commanders with day and night imaging sensors, laser designation, pointing, target marking, and spot tracking for aerial intelligence. (U.S. Army Photo)

PD SAI to Deliver Updated CSP Cooling Shroud Design

Every combatant command has its own set of challenges that soldiers need to overcome and adapt to. In the Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) theater in the U.S. Central Command, one of these challenges is extreme heat. Two years ago, soldiers identified a need to provide cooling to the unit’s Common Sensor Payloads (CSPs) that were…

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Notable Technical Inquiry

Illustration of the Process of Converting HSIs to Color and Reconstructing Hyperspectral Data From Color Images.

Can infrared (IR) hyperspectral imagery be acquired from IR multispectral sensors?

Hyperspectral imaging systems are able to address critical challenges, ranging from detecting chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives materials to identifying targets from remote distances. However, due to their complexity, these sensors are expensive to build, maintain, and operate. A promising solution that has been recently explored is to leverage the abundance of inexpensive and mature multispectral cameras to reconstruct hyperspectral images via machine-learning (ML)…

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FEATURED WEBINAR

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Attritable Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Conceptualization and Key Players

Air domain operations are critical to the U.S. military defense strategy. Military air domain missions use aircraft for tasks like attack; resupply; rescue; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; etc. Historically, air domain missions required manned aircraft, putting the aviator at risk. In the 1990s, the military began replacing manned aircraft with unmanned aircraft. Unmanned aerial systems…

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Joint Aircraft Survivability Program (JASP) Model Users Meeting (JMUM) 2025

REGISTRATION FOR JMUM HAS BEEN REOPENED! JMUM IS CHANGING TO A VIRTUAL FORMAT TO BE HELD AUGUST 4-8, 2025. In moving to a virtual setting, JASP is planning separate unclassified and classified sessions that week….

Future Force Capabilities Conference & Exhibition

The NDIA 2025 Future Forces Capabilities Conference & Exhibition will discuss how new technologies and capabilities will influence future military operations. The conference will provide a platform for collaboration between the defense industry and military…

Voice From the Community

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Joseph Braus

Gunnery Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps

Joseph Braus instructs Marines in assault support tactics and aviation maintenance and works with simulated aviation training specific to the enlisted air crew. He supports the integration of aviation simulators into initial and proficiency training to enhance the air crew’s ability to execute flight operations safely and effectively. He is a qualified crew resource management instructor, aviation safety specialist, ground mishap investigator, and quality assurance representative.

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