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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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Space-Related Research and Capabilities in China

Can you provide a summary of current space-related research and capabilities in China?

State-of-the-Art, Rifle-Rated Helmet Technologies

What are the emerging technologies and ideal ballistic materials to maintain lightweight capabilities for rifle-rated helmets?

U.S. Army Long-Range Precision Fires (LRPFs) CUI Collaboration Space

Is there anywhere to host a controlled unclassified information collaborative website space?

Measuring the Impact of ARO Research Investments on the Advancement of Associated Technical Research Fields

What is the impact of ARO funding on novel, free-standing, 2-D crystalline materials and other emerging technologies?

Optimal Paths for Evading Directed-Energy Weapons (DEWs)

Are there viable pathfinder tools to compute optimized evasion paths for friendly assets under threat by hostile laser or radio frequency DEW systems? What software algorithms can calculate environmental effects and exploit DEW system or sensor limitations?

Open-Source Reflectance and Thermal Property Databases

What thermal and radiative material property databases are publicly available near standard temperature and pressure (STP) conditions?

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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