DEFENSE

Systems Digest

20 AUGUST 2024

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

F-35A Lightning II at Arctic Lightning Air Show
FY24 JAS PROGRAM REVIEW

The Joint Aircraft Survivability (JAS) Program Office will host the 2024 JAS Program Review (JPR) at the GTRI Conference Center on 24-26 September 2024. The purpose of the review is to facilitate aviation survivability dialogue between the science and technology, acquisition, industry, academic, and operational communities. This will be achieved by presenting a technical overview of the program and fiscal year 2024 (FY24) projects and informing the aviation community of the work involved.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND REGISTER: https://dsiac.org/events/fy24-jas-program-review-jpr/

FEATURED ARTICLE

image of a military pilot in the cockpit with digital network lines reflected in his helmet face shield with text DSIAC Journal

Volume 9 Number 2

The DSIAC Journal is a publication of the Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC). DSIAC is a DoD Information Analysis Center (IAC) sponsored by the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) with policy oversight provided by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD) for Research and Engineering (R&E). DSIAC is operated by the SURVICE…

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Seminal Technique for Characterizing GPS Navigation Performance

This article presents a standardized technique to evaluate the navigation performance (position, velocity, and principal axes) of an airborne system and develop an efficient methodology to define the number of target data points to process during the planning phases of testing.

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Multiagent Federated Learning, Interoperability, and Virtual-Physical Co-simulation

The composition of different types of terrains and presence of a variety of objects and artifacts in a real environment are always evolving.

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Data-Optimized Human-Machine Teaming With Robotic Wingmen

The 2022 National Defense Strategy directs the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to urgently act to strengthen the U.S. military against its pacing challenge—the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

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Screening Low-Flammability Polymers Through Chemistry-Aware ML

Marine and aerospace vessels have stringent flammability requirements, defined through the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) E1354 Cone Calorimetry standard [1], to protect those onboard Navy vessels in case of fire emergencies.

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Aligning the Navy’s Fleet Experimentation With Capability Development

Amidst the crashing surf of a remote coastline, two U.S. Navy sailors clad in black wetsuits and protective helmets carry the MK18 Mod 1 Swordfish unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) toward the open ocean

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Pandora

A toolkit for GPS contested navigation M&S.  

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Investigating Low Global-Warming-Potential (GWP) Refrigerants for Military Transport Applications

The ongoing phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons and other high global-warming-potential (GWP) refrigerants has profound implications for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

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Where can combatant commands access established, international agreements allowing/enabling science and technology collaboration (i.e., information exchange, meetings, experiments, field tests, field observations, training and exercises)?

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What are alternative materials to the D6AC steel round bar per General Dynamics specification FMS-1011C used for the A-10 aircraft external fuel tank lug P/N 7540867-03?

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Notable Technical Inquiry

Space-Related Research and Capabilities in China

The Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) was asked to investigate China’s satellite industry. Key questions addressed included the current number of Chinese satellites in Earth orbit, the technical specifications of China’s military and civilian satellites, China’s satellite manufacturing capabilities, major organizations involved in China’s satellite production, and the Chinese government’s funding and development priorities for its satellite industry. DSIAC staff addressed these questions by…

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FEATURED WEBINAR

A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache helicopter

Adapted Risk Assessment for Safety Certification of AI-Enabled Mission Software Applications

As the safety functional authority for fielding materiel solutions, the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command’s Safety Office uses risk management to certify that materiel is safe when used as intended. While risk assessment processes tolerate software acquisition modernization and the introduction of new technologies, the techniques and criteria need adaptation. Software systems’ evolution in…

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FY24 JAS Program Review

The Joint Aircraft Survivability (JAS) Program Office will host the 2024 JAS Program Review (JPR) at the GTRI Conference Center on 24-26 September 2024. The purpose of the review is to facilitate aviation survivability dialogue…

2024 Aircraft Survivability Symposium

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…

2024 U.S. Department of Defense Steels Summit

The U.S. Department of Defense Steels Summit brings together the defense, government, industry, and academic communities engaged in the production, use, and research of steel alloys relevant to military applications. The summit is a 2-day…

Voice From the Community

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Brian Lindamood

Director of Business Development and Strategy, BAE Systems’ Ordnance Systems, Inc. (OSI)

Brian Lindamood joined BAE Systems after a 30-year career in the U.S. Army. His Army assignments included commanding an ammunition plant and working as an industrial base planner. In his current position, he has been an integral part of OSI’s successes at Holston and Radford Army Ammunition Plants. His background includes strategy development, ammunition and energetics manufacturing, facility modernization, and facility sustainment.

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