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.

FEATURED ARTICLE

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

Is a subject matter expert available to discuss processes currently accessible for the repair of advanced structural fiber-reinforced composites, like IM7/polyetheretherketone, utilized in aircraft applications?

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Is there an available list of resources on directed-energy weapons related to the physics and applications behind them?

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What international agreements exist between the United States and New Zealand that could enable science and technology collaboration?

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A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler fires flares during an Operation Inherent Resolve mission over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 24, 2024. The Growlers are part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and are deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the CENTCOM AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gerald R. Willis)

FY25 JAS Program Review

The Joint Aircraft Survivability Program Office (JASPO) will host the 2025 Joint Aircraft Survivability (JAS) Program Review (JPR) at the Joint Center for Electromagnetic Readiness (JCER) at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) from 16-18 September 2025. The purpose of the review is to facilitate aviation survivability dialogue between the science and technology, acquisition, industry, academia, and operational communities. This will be achieved by presenting a…

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What work is being done with MXene composites (particularly graphene, carbon nanotube, and boron nitride) in national laboratories and in the U.S. Department of Defense?

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How can someone access the Joint Radio-Frequency Effectiveness Model?

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Who is the point of contact for data from the Tri-Service Flare Database?

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Servicemember with cloth covering over head aiming weapon system.

2025 Advanced Functional Fabrics Summit

This event gathers Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) members and the greater ecosystem from across the US each year at the Advanced Functional Fabric Summit. Attendees learn about new advanced fiber and fabric technology developments, discuss future DoD and commercial needs, get updates on projects, and network with other members of our Fabric Innovation Network and DoD partners. Attending this event will allow you…

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VERTEX

VERTEX | Launched Effects is a two-day symposium on capabilities that deploy reconnaissance, communications, electronic warfare, lethal, and other effects from air, ground, and sea systems from short to long range. This event brings together commercial innovators and Army experts for a face-to-face collaboration addressing the future technologies of launched effects.

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FUTURE WEBINARS

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

Hosted by: Zhenhua Jiang

October 4, 2023 12:00 pm

DMSMS and Additive Manufacturing

Hosted by: Kevin Boenning

November 8, 2023 12:00 pm

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FEATURED WEBINAR

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.