DEFENSE

Systems Digest

17 DECEMBER 2024

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

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DSIAC JOURNAL RELEASE

DSIAC is excited to announce the release of our latest DSIAC Journal. This journal features the following exclusive articles:

Emerging Risks in Space From China and Russia
A Bioinspired System to Autonomously Detect Tiny, Fast-Moving Objects in Infrared Imagery
Detecting and Defending Against Malicious Attacks to Ship Sensors
Uncertainty Quantification to Detect Resident Space Object Anomalies
Designing Primary Structures With Fiber-Reinforced PEEK Thermoplastic Composite

View and download the journal here: https://dsiac.dtic.mil/journals/volume-8-number-2/.

FEATURED ARTICLE

After completing testing, the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload resides in the cryogenic thermal vacuum chamber at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Naval Center for Space Technology in Washington, D.C. Oct. 8, 2024. Once on-orbit, the RSGS payload will inspect and service satellites in geosynchronous orbit. (U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson)

NRL Completes Development of Robotics Capable of Servicing Satellites, Enabling Resilience for the U.S. Space Infrastructure

WASHINGTON – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Naval Center for Space Technology (NCST), in partnership with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), successfully completed development of a spaceflight-qualified robotics suite capable of servicing satellites in orbit on October 8, 2024. Under DARPA funding, NRL developed the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) Integrated Robotic Payload…

Notable Technical Inquiry

What decoys are being developed and/or fielded by the U.S. Department of Defense?

The Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) was asked to identify what decoys were being developed and/or fielded by the U.S. Department of Defense. Decoys across the Services, including radars, missiles, and vehicles, were included. DSIAC staff provided responses from subject matter experts with the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) PMA-208 and NAVAIR’s Target Threat Simulation Program. The inquiry was supplemented with a bibliography…

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Voice From the Community

Michael J. Grotke

Advanced Armor Composites Researcher, SURVICE Engineering

Michael Grotke is a composites engineer for SURVICE Engineering, where he develops novel polymers, composites, and coatings for high-density devices; designs wearable polymer and ceramic composite systems for soldiers; and is a subject matter expert in vacuum-assisted resin infusion and mold fabrication. He also served at the Engineer Research and Development Center, where his team designed and patented a novel high performance basalt composite system to protect against explosive threats.