Notable Technical Inquiries (TIs)

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Notable TIs are findings and/or summaries of responses to the most recent and impactful technical inquiries submitted by DSIAC members under our 4 free hours of information research support.

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Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) Survivability

What recent work has been done in armored personnel carrier (APC) survivability?

Effectiveness of Electrostatic Sprayers in Cleaning Touch Surfaces

Are cleaning chemicals applied by electrostatic sprayers effective at sanitizing touch surfaces?

Department of Defense Survey Policy, Services, and Tools

What are the DoD-approved survey tools (software and applications) to create, disseminate, and collect survey data?

Use of Water in Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS)

What studies have been done regarding the use of water to counter drones or drone swarms?

Risk Factors and Models to Assess the Defense Industrial Base (DIB)

What risk factors, combinations of risk factors, and algorithms are indicative of real defense industrial base risk?

Use of Graphene for Stealth in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

What is an analysis for using graphene to achieve stealth in small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs)?

Example Inquiries

Example TIs are samples of the wide range of technical inquiries submitted by DSIAC members under our 4 free hours of information research support. They are intended to show the breadth of information requests we receive.

Are there any Defense Department, combatant command, or military science and technology published priority lists?

November 25, 2024

Are frequency and location data available for sonar dome servicing on Arleigh Burke- and Ticonderoga-class destroyers?

November 25, 2024

What available documentation shows the staffing process and approval requirements for establishing a joint program office (JPO), and what JPOs have recently been formed?

November 25, 2024

What is the state of the art in unmanned aerial systems (UASs) for maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)?

November 25, 2024

Can the history and structure of the Directed Energy Engineering and Analysis Center (DE2AC) be provided?

November 25, 2024

What commercial- or government-off-the-shelf technologies exist that can be placed at the start or end of a gun range to determine where rounds will land or that can detect rounds and pinpoint their location?

November 25, 2024

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