DEFENSE

Systems Digest

17 SEPTEMBER 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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2024 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DoD) STEELS SUMMIT

This summit brings together the defense, government, industry, and academic communities engaged in producing, using, and researching steel alloys for military applications. It is a two-day event involving technical briefings, poster presentations, and panel discussions. Active participation is encouraged, as advancements continue in developing and integrating steels to help the Warfighter.

Registration deadline is 18 October 2024. Click HERE to learn more and register.

FEATURED ARTICLE

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…

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

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

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

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?

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

What does ERD95 refer to when related to laser designators?

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

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…

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…

Notable Technical Inquiry

Qualification and Certification of Powder Bed Fusion Additively Manufactured Components

Additive manufacturing (AM) is, and has been, a technology gaining traction for replacement parts and optimally designed structures throughout industry. However, with the lack of military or U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)-approved qualification and certification (Q&C) processes (outside of NASA standards), the utilization of AM throughout the Services and DoD certainly is not as trusted when compared to traditional manufacturing processes. Due to the lack…

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FUTURE WEBINARS

The Effects of Corrosion on Ballistic Protection of Armor and Methods to Prevent and Treat Corrosion in Armored Vehicles

Hosted by: Carson Bouchelle

September 25, 2024 12:00 pm

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FEATURED WEBINAR

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The Effects of Corrosion on Ballistic Protection of Armor and Methods to Prevent and Treat Corrosion in Armored Vehicles

Hosted by: Carson Bouchelle

September 25, 2024 12:00 pm

The Defensive Equipment and Armored Vehicle Division (DEAV) of the Department of State (DoS) has seen repeated and extensive corrosion on armored vehicles (AVs) at various posts, affecting both armor and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts. It was unknown how quickly corrosion reduces armors’ protection capability, including opaque armor. Further, although armoring contractors used various…

4th Annual Future Force Capabilities Conference & Exhibition

September 24, 2024 - September 27, 2024

Join NDIA at the 4th Annual Future Force Capabilities (FFC) Conference and Exhibition hosted by NDIA’s Armaments, Robotics, Munitions Technology, Fuze, and Integrated Precision Warfare divisions. Convening thought leaders and subject matter experts from around…

Military Tactical Communications Summit

September 21, 2022 - September 22, 2022

The 2022 Military Tactical Communications Summit will focus on the strategies, technologies, and policies that enable reliable and efficient communication networks in expeditionary environments to ensure continued battlefield success. Event topics for discussion will include:…

2024 Aircraft Survivability Symposium

November 5, 2024 - November 7, 2024

The 2024 Aircraft Survivability Symposium is a SECRET//NOFORN event; attendees must hold at least a Secret clearance and be U.S. citizens. Please review the security clearance and gate access information page when available and submit…

Voice From the Community

Tim Allen

Wargaming Systems Engineer

Tim Allen is a U.S. Air Force veteran providing systems engineering and technical assistance to Space Force Headquarters and the senior engineer in a software development effort to integrate operational energy into military wargaming. He delivers programming, planning, budget, and execution inputs for space-based power beaming and recommends investments to improve technology readiness. His engineering team has developed a wargame augmentation tool to help wargamers visualize operational energy considerations in the space domain.