DEFENSE

Systems Digest

3 OCTOBER 2023

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

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DoD Will Deploy AI-Enabled Detection System to Monitor D.C. Airspace

An artificial intelligence-powered airspace monitoring system is set to be installed to enhance protection of the nation’s capital with the potential to scale across other Defense Department and U.S. government installations and systems. “The upgraded visual recognition, identification, and warning system delivers a tenfold increase in performance capability compared to the 9/11-era system it replaces,”…

Notable Technical Inquiry

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 conducted/radiated testing with multi-antenna configurations, including controlled reception pattern antenna…

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

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

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

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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?

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

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What does ERD95 refer to when related to laser designators?

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

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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 resolution of at least 640 x 480 pixels are desired….

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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 platforms producing kilojoules of energy — but also Titan, a…

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Emerging Applications of Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics in Naval Energy Autonomy

Hosted by: Zhenhua Jiang

October 4, 2023 12:00 pm

This webinar will present several emerging applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) in naval energy autonomy and digital transformation and summarize relevant research and development efforts carried out by the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) in a contract with the Naval Facility Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center. The unique solution recently developed…

Military Standard 810 (MIL-STD-810) Test Training (Huntsville, AL)

December 4, 2023 - December 7, 2023

This four-day Military Standard 810 (MIL-STD 810) test training focuses on the purpose of each test, the equipment required to perform each test, and the methodology to correctly apply the specified test environments. This class…

Hypersonic Technology & Systems Conference (HTSC)

October 16, 2023 - October 19, 2023

HTSC’s emphasis is on systems and applied technology. This conference highlights the nation’s investments in systems-integrated hypersonic technologies for both research and development and weapon platform integration for offense and defense. It brings together the…

2023 Aircraft Survivability Symposium

October 31, 2023 - November 2, 2023

This two-day, classified symposium with an optional third day of classified tutorials fosters technical dialogue and exchanges of information on aircraft survivability topics such as design, operational experience, threats current and future, reliability, maintenance, and…

Industrial Committee of Ammunition Producers (ICAP)

October 12, 2023 - October 12, 2023

Topics of interest for discussion by the ICAP will be solicited from NDIA members within the ammunition community and from interested Government agencies. Outside speakers will be invited as needed to address the topics. No…

Next-Generation Air Superiority

October 17, 2023 - October 18, 2023

An International Forum for Advancing Air & Space Capability The 2023 Next-Generation Air Superiority Conference is a meeting ground for global air force leaders. The event will welcome the key stakeholders from the US Air…

2023 NDIA Multinational Conference

October 23, 2023 - October 25, 2023

Delegates attending this year’s conference will have the opportunity to hear views from various nations such as the United States, Israel, Japan, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, France, the United Kingdoms, as well as key U.S….

Voice From the Community

Dallas Rosson, PMP

Principal Engineer, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport

Dallas Rosson serves as a principal engineer responsible for engineering oversight, process and policy planning and management, digital transformations, Agile Scrum oversight and training, and project management for various Navy programs. He performs and oversees research utilizing machine learning and artificial intelligence, focusing in logistics, supply chain risk, obsolescence predictions, and diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages impacts. He is a board member of the Naval Engineering Education Consortium and doctoral fellow at Colorado State University.