DEFENSE

Systems Digest

18 FEBRUARY 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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END-GEN PROPOSER'S DAY

National security missions need to generate, store, use, transmit, and receive information and data both in secure facilities and “in the wild.” Waveforms are often used as the method for the transmission and reception of data generated in these types of missions. ​

​The IARPA Endless Generative Waveforms (End-Gen) Proposers’ Day meeting will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2025, from 9:30AM to 4:30PM EST in Arlington, V.A. to introduce the End-Gen program to potential proposers and to provide information on technical requirements and program objectives. A virtual attendance option via Webex will also be available.​

Learn more and register here:  https://www.iarpa.gov/newsroom/article/end-gen-proposers-day​​​

FEATURED ARTICLE

U.S. Navy divers test the Divers Augmented Vision Display (DAVD) during a training exercise in Little Creek, Virginia. Outfitted with components such as a heads-up display resembling virtual-reality glasses (which can be adapted to any Navy dive helmet), DAVD enables divers to better operate in inhospitable underwater environments. (Photo courtesy of Coda Octopus)

“Turn on the Lights”: DAVD Display Helps Navy Divers Navigate Undersea Conditions

ARLINGTON, Va.—A favorite childhood memory for Dr. Sandra Chapman was visiting the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor with her father. They hung out at the memorial so often that they memorized lines to the movie playing prior to the boat ride to the memorial. So it’s appropriate that Chapman — a program officer in…

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Notable Technical Inquiry

A Performance Drone Works drone hovers during the small Unmanned Aerial Systems Summit on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, June 13, 2024. There were 11 Air Mobility Command approved vendors who showcased the latest ground-breaking sUAS capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Violette Hosack)

How is the U.S. Department of Defense conceptualizing the ultralow-cost unmanned aircraft system phenomenon after its widespread success in Ukraine?

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) conceptualizes ultralow-cost unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) – often called “small UAS” (sUASs) – as both a threat to its operations and an opportunity for force multiplication. Counter-sUAS (C-sUAS) operations have become an organizational and financial priority for the Pentagon. While both DoD and individual military personnel have long been interested in the positive use cases for very lightweight, inexpensive…

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Rocket in space

Overview of Space Nuclear Propulsion and Power

Commercial and government agencies are exploring novel space missions that would expand or enhance various capabilities in near-Earth and interplanetary regimes. These missions may require potentially enabling propulsion and electrical power technologies that offer unique benefits and applications over conventional approaches. Systems utilizing nuclear energy, specifically from fission, may be alternatives whose capabilities extend beyond…

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2025 Special Air Warfare Symposium

Since its inception in 2022, the Special Air Warfare Symposium (colloquially known as SAWS) has evolved into a growing event for the global special operations aviation community. In the first few years of the event,…

2025 Pacific Operational Science & Technology (POST) Conference

Join NDIA and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command for the 2025 Pacific Operational Science & Technology (POST) Conference. This event promises to deliver a platform for collaboration, innovation, and exploration of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)…

Military Women’s Symposium

The Military Women’s Symposium 2025 (MWS25) will take place March 6-7, 2025. This year’s topics include Policy Challenges & Gaps, Servicewomen in Leadership, Health & Wellness, Human & Combat Performance, and Gear & Apparel. The…

2025 National Fire Control Symposium

The National Fire Control Symposium (NFCS) is a tri-service supported event with technical program lead advisory rotating among the services. The U.S. Navy will provide lead technical advisorship for the March 2025 event in its…

2025 Space Technologies Independent Research & Development (IR&D) Technology Interchange Meeting

During the week of 24-28 March 2025, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), on behalf of the U.S. Department of defense (DoD) Space Community of Interest (COI), will host a virtual technology interchange meeting…

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

The 2025 Joint Aircraft Survivability Program (JASP) Model Users Meeting (JMUM) will take place the 25-27 March at Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) in Atlanta, Georgia. The purpose of this recurring meeting is to provide…

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Gabriel Goodwin

Aerospace Engineer, Naval Research Laboratory

Dr. Gabe Goodwin is an aerospace engineer in the Hypersonic Aerodynamics and Propulsion Section of the Naval Research Laboratory. His research focuses on the study of airbreathing engines for hypersonic propulsion, including ramjets, scramjets, and detonation engines. His group uses a variety of computational tools, from first principles-based models to high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics, to explore the combustion physics in these engines to improve their performance and operability.

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