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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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Cognitive Abilities of Autonomous Aircraft Systems

What research and information is available regarding the cognitive abilities and technological trends of autonomous systems?

Infrared Display Technology and Polarity Preferences

What human factors research has been done on infrared display technology, specifically regarding white hot versus black hot polarity preferences?

Small Arms Weapons Manufacturing and Reverse Engineering

What is needed to domestically manufacture small arms weapon systems?

Air-to-Ground Target Detection and Identification

What new sensing technologies, methodologies, and algorithms exist to detect and identify ground targets from the air?

Hybrid Threat Frameworks and Policies

What high-level frameworks or policies have been established to address hybrid threats and what organizations have developed them?

Gallium Arsenide Thin Film Solar Cells

Are there any gallium arsenide thin solar film technologies that meet the requirements to support the warfighter?

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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