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Constellation Design of Geosynchronous Navigation Satellites Which Maximizes Availability and Accuracy Over a Specified Region of the Earth
Currently, there are four Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) either being developed or in e
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2025 Operational Analysis
In the summer of 1995 the Air Force chief of staff tasked Air University to do a year-long study, 2
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Unmanned Undersea Vehicles and Guided Missile Submarines
During the Cold War the United States developed the Trident class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN
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Forecasting Readines
According to many experts, the readiness of America's armed forces has deteriorated throughout the
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Stunning Swarms
This paper proposes and advocates the concept of Micro-Air Vehicle Incapacitating Swarms (MAVIS) as
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Using Lasers in Space
Orbital debris in tow-Earth orbit ranging in size from 1 to 10 centimeters (cm) in diameter, poses
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Multiple Model Methods for Cost Function Based Multiple Hypothesis Trackers
To estimate the state of a maneuvering target in clutter, a tracking algorithm must becapable of ad
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Lasers and Missile Defense
weapons? Recent advances in lasers, optics, and spacecraft technologies may bring high-energy laser
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Basic Field Manual, Vol. IV
This text includes signal regulations and technical information needed by officers and enlisted men
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Three-Dimensional Dynamic Stress Analysis of Sandwich Panels
A layerwise geometrically nonlinear theory for a thick sandwich plate was developed by introducing
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Geophysical Exploration for Engineering and Environmental Investigations
This manual provides guidance and assistance to design engineers in the development of different ty
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Quality Assurance Representative's Guide
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE, also sometimes shortened to CoE) is a U.S. federa
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Geosynthetic Design Guidance for Hazardous Waste Landfill Cells and Surface Impoundments
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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TM 5-811-7
The United States Army Publishing Directorate is the Army's leader in publishing and delivering inf
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Assessment of the Undiscovered oil and gas of the Senegal Province, Mauritania, Senegal, the Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau, Northwest Africa
Undiscovered, conventional oil and gas resources were assessed in the Senegal Province as part of t
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The Concept Design of a Split Flow Liquid Hydrogen Turbopump
An initial design of a split flow liquid hydrogen turbopump for the Dual Expander Aerospike Nozzle
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Future Air Force Operations in Cyberspace
"The United States Air Force is poised to make another technological and strategic leap that has ma
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Cca
Top military leadership has identified problems with the timeliness and effectiveness of DoD contin
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Nano Air Vehicles
This paper documents the result of a future technology forecast study to determine when operational
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Dissolution of Chromium From Inhalable Primer Paint Particles Into a Simulated Lung Fluid
The use of chromate as a corrosion inhibitor in primer paint is an essential component for the prot
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Modification of Position and Attitude Determination of a Test Article Through Photogrammetry to Account for Structural Deformation
The Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) at Arnold AFB, TN currently has a computer program
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Cyber-Based C4ISR Asset
"The cornerstone of the USAF's global strike and rapid global mobility is its vast cyber-based C4IS
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Caught in a Jam
Caught in a Jam: the US Air Force's Electronic Attack Conundrum Stealth or low-observable aircraft
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Space Force 2020
Because of world events and legislation like Goldwater-Nichols, Air Force roles and missions contin
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Three-Dimensional Analysis of a Composite Repair and the Effect of Overply Shape Variation on Structural Efficiency
This research characterizes, in the elastic range, a scarf joint with overply using digital image c
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Improved Multinuclide Imaging of Special Nuclear Material Using a High Purity Germanium Double Sided Strip Detector
In the conduct of this research effort, neutron activated Sn sources and standard radioactive sourc
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Cross-Connection Control Manual
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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Simulation of a Diode Pumped Alkali Laser
This paper develops a three level model for a continuous wave diode pumped alkali laser by creating
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Flying Reactors
For more than 50 years the United States has explored the possibility of space borne nuclear fissio
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Hardware Realization of a Transform Domain Communication System
The purpose of this research was to implement a Transform Domain Communication System (TDCS) in har
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The Development of a Finite Element Program to Model High Cycle Fatigue in Isotropic Plates
As part of a joint AFRL-DAGSI turbine blade research effort, a computer program has been developed
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Space Coordinating Authority of Information Services From Space
In recognizing the importance of space power to military operations, doctrine recommends a single a
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Assessing Resilience in Power Grids as a Particular Case of Supply Chain Management
Electrical power grids represent a critical infrastructure for a nation as well as strategically im
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Experimental Investigation of a Lift Augmented Ground Effect Platform
This experimental study investigated the feasibility of applying the concept of a skirtless hovercr
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Providing Near-Term, Combat Effective Space Situational Awareness
Early on in the space age, the US and USSR tacitly agreed not to interfere with each other's satell
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Vision-Aided Autonomous Precision Weapon Terminal Guidance Using a Tightly-Coupled INS and Predictive Rendering Techniques
This thesis documents the development of the Vision-Aided Navigation using Statistical Predictive R
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JSTARS, E-10A and the Kill Chain
This research paper examines the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS), its succes
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Linking ABM Competencies and AWACS Capabilities to Future Operations
The functions air battle managers (ABM) provide to tactical and operational warfighters through the
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Performance of Scattering Matrix Decomposition and Color Spaces for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery
Polarization decomposition techniques are applied to the polarization-dependent data to form colorf
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Characterization and Design of High Level VHDL I/Q Frequency Downconverter via Special Sampling Scheme
This study explores the characterization and implementation of a Special Sampling Scheme (SSS) for
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P.S. Bond, the Clausewitz of Combat Engineering
This monograph examines Colonel Bond's writings and compares his principles of military engineering
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Numerical Study of Optical Delay in Semiconductor Multilayer Distributed Bragg Reflector and Tunable Microcavity Structures
The Air Force has a growing need for the greater bandwidth, speed, and flexibility offered by optic
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Computational Model of One-Dimensional Dielectric Barrier Discharges
A one-dimensional fluid model of a surface-type dielectric barrier discharge is created using He as
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Concurrent Cognitive Mapping and Localization Using Expectation Maximization
Robot mapping remains one of the most challenging problems in robot programming. Most successful me
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Routing UAVS to Co-Optimize Mission Effectiveness and Network Performance With Dynamic Programming
In support of the Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) vision of the layered sensing operations c
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Nonlinear Suppression of Range Ambiguity in Pulse Doppler Radar
Coherent pulse train processing is most commonly used in airborne pulse Doppler radar, achieving ad
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Prepositioned Trailers for Aircraft Battle Damage Repair Support
Air superiority is essential in today's wartime environment. Aircraft that are damaged and not retu
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Examination of Air Force Crash Damage or Disabled Aircraft Recovery Program Resourcing
The Air Force's resources are becoming more constrained every year. In turn, these opportunities pr