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.
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Insect-scale robots can squeeze into places their larger counterparts can’t, like deep into a collapsed building to search for survivors after an earthquake. However, as they move through the rubble, tiny crawling robots might encounter tall obstacles they can’t climb over or slanted surfaces they will slide down. While aerial robots could avoid these hazards,…
Researchers supported by grants and instrumentation provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation have created the first 2D polymer material that mechanically interlocks, much like chainmail, and used an advanced imaging technique to show its microscopic details. The material combines exceptional strength and flexibility and could be developed into high-performance and lightweight body armor that…
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – The U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC), in partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), successfully launched the Space Test Program-Houston 10 (STP-H10) mission, which delivered five U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and one NASA experimental science payloads, as a part of a resupply mission…
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, Patuxent River, Md. – For the first time, the Navy can precisely test how well modern oxygen systems remove impurities to ensure safe air for aircrew following a successful demonstration by teams at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD). There was previously no way to test whether…
NASA’s Dragonfly, the first rotorcraft designed for scientific exploration on another ocean world, has passed its Critical Design Review. Led by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, the mission to Saturn’s icy moon Titan will investigate prebiotic chemical processes and complex organic compounds that, on Earth, are the building blocks of…
Many of the industrial motors used today are induction motors. However, permanent magnet motors are generally more efficient than induction motors and can be more cost-effective in the long run, especially for factories and plants that run constantly. Currently, most permanent magnet motors rely on critical materials, specifically rare-earth-based high-performance magnets, which are costly and…
Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. – The Navy and Marine Corps Multi-Mission Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems program office (PMA-266) recently delivered a cutting-edge aircraft towing solution to a Marine Corps squadron at Cherry Point, addressing urgent operational needs in record time. Partnering with SupplyCore, the team delivered the TowFLEXX TF-3 Milspec, a remote-controlled…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State recently launched the Center of Excellence in Directed Energy (CEDE), a University-wide center designed to conduct basic research on focused energy—like lasers or microwaves—to develop new applications and build up a workforce skilled in the science and systems development of directed energy (DE). The College of Engineering, the Applied…
Air domain operations are critical to the U.S. military defense strategy. Military air domain missions use aircraft for tasks like attack; resupply; rescue; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; etc. Historically, air domain missions required manned aircraft, putting the aviator at risk. In the 1990s, the military began replacing manned aircraft with unmanned aircraft. Unmanned aerial systems…
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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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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