Notable Technical Inquiries (TIs)

Notable Inquiries

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Close Air Support (CAS)/Light Attack Aircraft Comparison

How do various CAS/light attack aircraft compare to each other?

The Availability of Mechanisms to Protect Crews Against Gun Tube Rupture

Are there existing solutions to protect a gun crew in case of barrel failure initiating from an inclusion without limiting the weapon’s usage?

Portable Remote-Controlled Simulated Radio Frequency Threat Emitters

What solutions are there for portable, configurable, and reliable radio-frequency (RF) emitters and the software to remotely control them?

Using Electromagnetic Railguns to Launch Small Satellites to Low Earth Orbit

What modeling or testing has been done on using electromagnetic railguns (EMRGs) for launching low Earth orbit (LEO) projectiles?

U.S. Government Other Transaction Authorities and Department of Defense Other Transaction Agreements

Is there a comprehensive list of Other Transaction Authorities (OTAs) and the Other Transaction (OT) agreements associated with them?

Kinetic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Feedback

Is there existing guidance or user feedback on kinetic counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS)?

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