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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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Technical Assessment of Infrared (IR) Marker Technology

How can an existing infrared marker/crayon technology and production facilities be improved for manufacturability?

Commercial or Government Off-the-Shelf (COTS/GOTS) Light Helicopters

What commercial or government off-the-shelf (COTS/GOTS) “light helicopters” are C-17III transportable and can be equipped for special operations forces operations?

Miniature Cryptographic Appliqué for Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Transponders

What miniaturized cryptographic devices are available for transponder and radio applications in small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)?

High-Temperature Carbon-Carbon Materials for Rocket Nozzle Extensions

What are recent and ongoing commercial developments for high-temperature composites?

Public-Private Partnerships for Material Qualification

What examples exist of public-private partnerships to develop and qualify additive manufacturing (AM) materials databases?

Standoff Biometric Identification: Face Recognition

What are the current technologies, solutions, and limitations of standoff biometric identification (specifically in face recognition), and what U.S. government programs are active in relation to this topic?

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.

What experiments and models exist for liquid fuel injection or spray in hypersonic fuels?

February 11, 2025

Where can a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8) version of the Fast Line-of-Sight Imagery for Targets and Exhaust-Plume Signatures (FLITES) software be found?

February 11, 2025

What information is available on development efforts for unmanned systems that can transition between air and water (surface and/or below surface)?

February 11, 2025

Which missiles and/or solid rocket boosters utilize carbon/carbon-silicon-carbide (C/C-SiC) ceramic matrix composite (CMC) thrust vector control vanes for maneuvering?

February 11, 2025

Are any data (means, standard deviations, etc.) available that show the angular, distance, or timing error distributions that occur with the use of military equipment, such as gimbals (e.g., how much angular error occurs when setting the gimbal to specific angles)?

February 11, 2025

How is the most recent U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) security classification guide obtained?

February 11, 2025

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