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The Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) is seeking information on current research to improve the overall design and survivability of fuzes to make penetrating munitions more reliable. Efforts can be related to improvements in advanced materials development and use, fuze design, nose shape design, microelectronics survivability to high-impact g-forces, etc. Information on the organization, labs, funding, and a development timeline is preferred. If you […]
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The Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) was asked to search for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) that perform Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) maritime missions. A set of parameters was given to DSIAC staff to limit the results, although this search was non-exhaustive and UASs that do not meet all parameters are included. UASs included in this report have two or more of the following parameters: military use, produced in the U.S., payload capabilities up to 50 pounds, endurance minimum of six hours, range minimum of 230 miles, and use of heavy fuel. UASs used for maritime ISR missions are critical to United States (U.S.) military and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to provide early warnings of enemy threats and to support ongoing U.S. military and DoD missions. ISR missions can provide signals, intelligence and electronic warfare processing, analysis, and reporting capabilities, while also allowing communications between submerged maritime vehicles and a UAS.
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David "DP" Wilson
Technical Advisor for Electronic Warfare/Avionics, Mercer Engineering Research Center (MERC)
David Wilson is an electronic warfare/avionics technical advisor at MERC, Robins Air Force Base, GA, responsible for the Defensive Avionics System Lab for the B-1B Bomber and ALQ-161 S/W upgrades. He provides subject matter expertise and leadership in live, virtual, and constructive modeling and simulation; Digital Integrated Air Defense System integration; and integrated support systems for the 68th electronic warfare squadron. He retired from the Air National Guard as a Lieutenant Colonel instructor pilot.
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BUCKLEY SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — The U.S. Army’s Joint Tactical Ground Station missile warning system mission officially transferred to the U.S. Space Force on October 1. This mission transfer from the Army to the Space Force follows the Army Satellite Communications transfer in August 2022, which consolidated all military SATCOM capabilities under one service for the first time ever. “I cannot emphasize enough my […]
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Soldier Touchpoint Supports XM30 Program
WARREN, Mich. – A platoon of Soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division out of Fort Cavazos, Texas, helped the Army better understand how Armored Brigade Combat Teams may fight in the future, thanks to a…
Black Skies 23-3: USSF Conducts Largest-Ever Joint Space Electromagnetic Warfare Exercise
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — On September 22, the U.S. Space Force successfully concluded BLACK SKIES 23-3, the third iteration of Space Training and Readiness Command’s exercise series focused on tactical Space Electromagnetic Warfare (SEW). Established…
Navy Assessing New Aircrew Survival Vests Improving Safety, Readiness
The Naval Aircrew Systems Program Office (PMA-202) aircrew survival vest team is testing new rotary wing and tilt aircrew survival vest systems that will optimize aircrew performance with a lighter, less bulky, and more ergonomically…
JABS Program Personnel Complete Final Test Milestone, Leave 21-Year MCM Program Lasting Impact
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Since WWII, the tactics needed to pave the way through from any surf zone (water depth up to 10 feet) to the shore to conduct a military operation have only grown in complexity,…
AFRL Announces Airlift Challenge, AI-Based Planning Competition
ROME, N.Y. (AFRL) – The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, will host the second iteration of the Airlift Challenge competition on October 30, 2023, through February 19, 2024. To identify new solutions, AFRL…
U.S. Navy and MDA Successfully Intercept Multiple Targets in Integrated Air and Missile Defense Test
U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS CARL M. LEVIN (DDG 120) successfully intercepted multiple targets in an Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) test executed by the U.S. Navy Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems…
Digital Design Concept Wins AFMC Spark Tank Integrated Capabilities Challenge
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — A novel idea to revolutionize capability development through optimized digital engineering is the winner of the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Spark Tank Integrated Capabilities challenge. Douglas Szczublewski, Next…
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AOC 2023 International Symposium and Convention
Superiority in the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) continues to prove itself as an integral capability that provides an operational advantage in conflicts worldwide. Integrating and synchronizing EMS operations in every warfighting domain across the entire range…
The Directed Energy Systems Symposium
The Directed Energy Systems Symposium focuses on systems aspects of directed energy in a limited-attendance environment. Some portions of the Systems Symposium are held at a CUI/Limited Distribution level while others are conducted at the…
2023 Fall AFSIM User Group Meeting
The purpose of the Advanced Framework for Simulation Integration and Modeling (AFSIM) User Group is to provide a forum for the AFSIM community to learn about the latest AFSIM developments, receive management updates, hear from…
Modern Warfare Week
This event will bring our Special Operations Forces (SOF) community to Fayetteville, NC, from November 13-16 2023. The 2022 rendition of Modern Warfare Week had over 850 attendees–and nearly 40% were military or government representatives….
Military Standard 810 (MIL-STD-810) Test Training (Huntsville, AL)
This four-day Military Standard 810 (MIL-STD 810) test training focuses on the purpose of each test, the equipment required to perform each test, and the methodology to correctly apply the specified test environments. This class…