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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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Optimal Paths for Evading Directed-Energy Weapons

Are there pathfinder tools to compute evasion paths for friendly assets threatened by hostile laser or radio frequency DEW systems? What software algorithms can calculate environmental effects and exploit their limitations?

Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

Can you provide the latest research and development on LiDAR detection of UAVs?

European Energetic Additive Manufacturing (AM) Research

What organizations in Europe are developing energetic additive manufacturing (AM) capabilities?

Natural Rubbers for Propellant Binders

Can natural or hydrogenated or hydrogenated rubber be used as a solid rocket motor binder, and what is the state of use/research in foreign academic journals and/or U.S. historical weapons systems?

Maritime Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) for Autonomous Logistics Operations

What UASs can operate in a shipboard environment and perform autonomous logistics operations?

Infrared Countermeasure (IRCM) Technology for Rotorcrafts and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

What are the latest government and industry technology developments for infrared countermeasure (IRCM) systems?

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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