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,”…

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Automated Impacts Routing – Path Optimization Through Adverse Atmospheric Effects and Obstacles

Automated Impacts Routing (AIR) is a software system that uses a modified version of the A* algorithm by including environmental (atmosphere/terrain) effects coupled with shortest path calculations. It allows best and second-best path solutions as part of user selections. With multi-service U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) transitions, AIR has been developed and delivered as an embedded system, a web service, and a standalone desktop application….

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digital engineering environment process

What is the current state of the digital-engineering (DE) tool landscape, with a focus on application to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)?

This report surveys the state of the current digital-engineering (DE) tool landscape, with specific emphasis on applications relevant to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The request originated from an inquiry seeking to understand the state of DE tools without disclosing personally identifiable information. The study excludes areas that have been heavily analyzed in prior literature, such as artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning and application life-cycle…

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At the conclusion of a development campaign for a new solid propellant, should rocket motors be loaded and tested from the first-production scale mix?

The mixing of solid propellants for military and space applications remains largely an art rather than an exact science. Solid-propellant development requires a thorough understanding of process parameters. Scaleup bias is a critical consideration in the development, scaleup, and production of new solid-propellant formulations.

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Illustration of the Process of Converting HSIs to Color and Reconstructing Hyperspectral Data From Color Images.

Can infrared (IR) hyperspectral imagery be acquired from IR multispectral sensors?

Hyperspectral imaging systems are able to address critical challenges, ranging from detecting chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives materials to identifying targets from remote distances. However, due to their complexity, these sensors are expensive to build, maintain, and operate. A promising solution that has been recently explored is to leverage the abundance of inexpensive and mature multispectral cameras to reconstruct hyperspectral images via machine-learning (ML)…

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The Jiutian UAV on Display at the Zhuhai aishow

What are the implications of China’s development of aerial “drone motherships” for the U.S. military?

This report examines the development and potential military uses of drone motherships by China’s military, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). While media attention has often focused on using crewed ships or airplanes as carriers for drones, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) appears to have developed several large unmanned aerial vehicle platforms (UAVs) that could be configured to serve as drone motherships, including the very…

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A Diagram of Elevons That May Be Used on Hypersonic Weapon Systems

What sealing materials, methods, and technologies are available for hypersonic vehicles?

The Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) received an inquiry regarding the state of materials and methods available for sealing the external joints in the outer mold line and the engines of U.S. Department of Defense hypersonic weapon systems. In this technical inquiry response report, DSIAC subject matter experts provide a discussion of the needs for the seals and what materials and methods are available…

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multibeam lens antenna

What are multibeam lens antenna applications for global navigation satellite system anti-jam and anti-spoof capabilities?

This report researches the application of a multibeam Luneburg lens antenna to provide an anti-jam and anti-spoofing solution for Global Navigation Satellite System signals in a single aperture. In addition, the antenna can provide a direction-finding capability when paired with traditional radar techniques, such as monopulse tracking, that utilize multiple simultaneous beams to compare signal amplitudes or phases.

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What are the U.S. Department of Defense standard practices for electromagnetic-interference protection on aerospace vehicles?

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What studies have been done on the effectiveness of high-frequency low-probability-of-intercept and/or low-probability-of-detection waveforms

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Is the Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration, and Modeling in the Air Force Standard Analysis Toolkit?

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Voice From the Community

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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.

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