DEFENSE

Systems Digest

15 NOVEMBER 2022

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

FEATURED ARTICLE

National Defense Strategy

On October 27, 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense publicly released the unclassified National Defense Strategy (NDS), a Congressionally-mandated review. This strategy sets the strategic direction of the Department to support U.S. national security priorities and flows directly from President Biden’s National Security Strategy. The NDS includes the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) and the Missile…

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Notable Technical Inquiry

a GPS satellite orbiting earth with superimposed image of a sand dial and digital clock

What are good methodologies for measuring the resilience of global navigation satellite systems?

This inquiry summarizes test and measurement methods and equipment to characterize the resiliency of various global navigation satellite systems, including the Global Positioning System (GPS) coarse acquisition code; P(Y) code; Selective Availability Antispoofing Module; GPS Block III M-code; and Link 16 multimodal position, navigation, and timing systems. In addition, basic working principles; spectral alignment; and conducted/radiated testing with multi-antenna configurations, including controlled reception pattern antenna…

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Who are subject matter experts in the areas of energetic material chemistry, propellant formulations, and diagnostics?

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What current research and/or commercial-off-the-shelf/government-off-the-shelf technology is available for maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance detection?

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Who are subject matter experts in the areas of shock physics, optical diagnostics, and propellant chemistry?

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Is there a passive radio frequency detector that has (1) detection capabilities at 2–6 GHz at 3 km, (2) detection of brushless drone motors, (3) artificial intelligence/machine learning filtering, (4) a 10-bit digital-to-analog converter, and (5) cooling?

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How is the U.S. Department of Defense addressing airworthiness concerns for small unmanned aircraft systems?

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What does ERD95 refer to when related to laser designators?

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Can information be provided on design tolerances for an M42 dual-purpose improved conventional munition shaped charge?

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What unclassified datasets train artificial intelligence models to detect military objects from small unmanned aerial system imagery?

The Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) is seeking information on datasets containing military objects to train artificial intelligence models in their detection capabilities. In particular, the datasets would ideally contain multiple views of these objects that vary in range, angle, lighting, atmospheric conditions, and location. Standard electro-optical images (daytime RGB color images) with a resolution of at least 640 x 480 pixels are desired….

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Rick Cross works on the Titan compressor system at the Jupiter Laser Facility. The gratings (rainbow reflection) allow the Titan laser to provide peak power while preserving the optical components of the system. (Photo: Garry McLeod/LLNL)

A Brighter Future for the Jupiter Laser Facility

Since the 1970s, the Janus laser, now part of the Jupiter Laser Facility (JLF), has served as an experimental proving ground to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) laser and fusion programs and the broader high-energy-density and laser science communities. Today, JLF is not only home to Janus — one of the world’s few hands-on laser platforms producing kilojoules of energy — but also Titan, a…

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FEATURED WEBINAR

What Makes a Simulation Credible? Cost-Effective Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) in the Systems Engineering Process: Focusing V&V on A

The U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Warfare Effectiveness Department (WED) VV&A Branch has developed and executed a cost-effective, risk-based VV&A process for modeling and simulation (M&S) used to support the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The following topics will be covered: What makes a simulation credible? How does VV&A relate to credibility?…

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Advanced Materials for Defense Summit

The 5th Annual Advanced Materials for Defense Summit will discuss initiatives toward researching and developing advanced materials and manufacturing processes that will significantly shape future operational effectiveness through lighter, more powerful, and cost-effective military and…

Eglin AFB Tech Expo

The Eglin AFB Tech Expo will be taking place on Thursday, 17 November 2022 at the Main Fitness Center. The Tech Expo is an event to bring government and industry together to collaborate on mission…

Military Vehicle Systems Summit

DSI’s 2nd Military Vehicles Systems Summit is a Town Hall style forum that will bring together members from across the U.S. military services, Department of Defense, academia, and industry to discuss current efforts and programs…

Defense Manufacturing Conference 2022

On behalf of the Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel (JDMTP), and in coordination with ARCTOS, Army ManTech cordially invites you to the Defense Manufacturing Conference (DMC) 2022, in Tampa, FL, on December 5-8. DMC is…

Military Standard 810 (MIL-STD-810) Testing Open Course (NTS Labs, Plano Texas)

This four-day Military Standard 810 (MIL-STD 810) test training focuses on the purpose of each test, the equipment required to perform each test, and the methodology to correctly apply the specified test environments. This class…

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Chris Peitsch

Avonix Imaging

Chris Peitsch is a subject matter expert in industrial computed tomography (CT) at X ray & CT Imaging Systems at Avonix Imaging. Prior to joining Avonix Imaging, he was a research engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, where he focused on X-ray CT and its applications in additive manufacturing, electronics systems inspection, and aviation security. Mr. Peitsch also worked at Chesapeake Testing, in Aberdeen, MD, where he launched a large X-ray/CT inspection service laboratory

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