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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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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?

Gaps Between Civilian and U.S. Department of Defense for Determining Airworthiness of Additively Manufactured Parts

What gaps are there between civilian and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) aerospace for determining airworthiness of additively manufactured (AM) parts and repairs?

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) for Maritime Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)

What UASs can carry out an autonomous unmanned maritime ISR mission?

Models and Simulation Demonstrating Cavitation and Hydrodynamic Ram Effects Within Fuel Tanks

What models and simulation tools model cavitation, bubble growth, and hydrodynamic ram effects within fuel tanks?

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 are the capabilities of the Soviet Mil Mi-28 "Havoc" attack helicopter?

September 26, 2024

What U.S. Department of Defense methods implement laboratory test data into machine-learning algorithms to predict material properties?

September 26, 2024

Who are key players in the U.S. government and industry working in counter-directed-energy weapons (CDEW)?

September 26, 2024

How do I gain access to Multifunctional Obsolescence Resolution Environment (MORE) information?

September 26, 2024

What is the state-of-the-art on directed energy (DE) and counter DE weapon technologies?

September 17, 2024

Who are U.S. Department of Defense stakeholders and/or key players in hemp fiber for textiles?

September 17, 2024

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