The Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) was asked for insight and guidance into the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act requirement for the development of annual Organic Industrial Base (OIB) master plans detailing the four dimensions – facilities, infrastructure, equipment, and the digital depot. Additionally, the inquirer was searching for contractors that had previously written this type of OIB master plan and data […]
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Engineer, U.S. Air Force
Feraidoon Zahiri is an engineer with more than 20 years of experience in technology research, development, and transition in numerous scientific and engineering disciplines. He has been instrumental in testing and transitioning new technologies developed through the Commercial Technologies for Maintenance Activities program, including new advanced automated test equipment for testing electrical subsystems and the application of a new voice-enabled inspection system. For his role in filling a critical technology gap in the Air Force’s sustainment community, he was selected as a winner of the Small Business Technology Council’s 2017
“Champion of Small Business Technology Commercialization” Award
The Army recently awarded a contract to manufacturer SIG Sauer for two new soldier weapons—the XM5 rifle and the XM250 automatic rifle. For soldiers involved in close-quarters combat, the XM5 will eventually replace the M4/M4A1 carbine rifle, while the XM250 will replace the M249 squad automatic weapon. Additionally, both new rifles will use the new 6.8-mm common cartridge family of ammunition as well as a […]
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WASHINGTON – A team of researchers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) recently demonstrated the feasibility of terrestrial microwave power beaming by transmitting 1.6 kilowatts of power over 1 kilometer at the U.S. Army…
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) — Scientists and engineers from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) are developing a multi-energy electron source capable of emitting a beam of electrons at dozens of energies…
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFRL) — EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to provide a link to a video from this demonstration. It can be found at https://www.dvidshub.net/video/841596/quicksink-destroys-surface-vessel-gulf-mexico. The U.S. Air Force Research…
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (May 2, 2022) – The Army is evaluating technologies that enhance automation and protection during its annual field experimentation event this summer. Engineers of the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence,…
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The Soldier in the field is often required to carry multiple pieces of gear to handle various situations, and every pound matters. With this in mind, Army scientists and engineers…
A study by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) takes a fresh look at what could become the first step toward a new generation of solar batteries. The study…
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