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Electrostatic Discharge Properties of Irradiated Nanocomposites
Modernization in space systems requires employment of new light-weight, high performance composite
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High Energy Laser on the Joint Strike Fighter a Reality in 2025?
High energy lasers (HEL) promise speed-of-light engagement, precision effects, and low collateral d
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Responsive Space Situation Awareness in 2020
The United States Air Force's Center for Strategy and Technology was established atthe Air War Coll
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The Diffusion of Military Technologies to Foreign Nations
The purpose of this paper is to recommend that the United States government maintain the defense te
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Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles
Military operations since Desert Storm have taken an almost ultramodern style of warfare a step awa
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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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The Use of X-Ray Pulsars for Aiding GPS Satellite Orbit Determination
This research proposes the use of an existing signal of opportunity - namely x-ray pulsars - to imp
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An Investigation of the Electrical Short Circuit Characteristics of Tin Whiskers
Existing risk simulations make the assumption that when a free tin whisker has bridged two adjacent
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Higher Eyes in the Sky
During the past few years, United States Air Force (USAF) leaders have begun to emphasize space ope
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Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) a Critical Look at its Repairability
It is the author's contention that procurement of the UTTAS as designed in prototype models will re
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Autonomy, Unmanned Ground Vehicles, and the U.S. Army
As a result of technological maturation, Congressional mandate, and battlefield use, the U.S. Army
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A New Flexible Global Positioning System (GPS) Constellation Sustainment Strategy
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is now a global utility. The United States Air Force is the ste
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Simulation of Autonomic Logistics System Sortie Generation
The current Air Force logistics operations system is reactive in nature, meaning that after the air
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Performance of Imaging Laser Radar in Rain and Fog
The Air Force is currently developing imaging laser radar systems (ladar) for use on precision guid
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Ufc 3-310-04
Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) documents provide planning, design, construction, sustainment, re
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Cordage Fibres
"Cordage Fibres: Their Cultivation, Extraction and Preparation for Market" provides a detailed expl
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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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Minimizing Losses in a Space Laser Power Beaming System
A mathematical model is developed to track the amount of power delivered in a wireless laser power
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Comparison of Computational Electromagnetic Codes for Prediction of Low-Frequency Radar Cross Section
Radar cross section (RCS) prediction of full-scale aircraft is of interest to military planners for
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Effective Utility Management
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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Wired Garrison Design Concept Applied to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
The Wired Garrison Communications-Electronics Design Concept incorporates technological advances to
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Investigation Into Nanocomposites for Applications in Lightning Strike Protection
Aircraft manufacturers are currently looking to use composite materials for aircraft wing skins. No
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Development of a Pilot Candidate Selection Model Using Multivariate Techniques
Every year the Air Force spends millions of dollars to send personnel through Undergraduate Pilot T
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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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Spacepower as a Coercive Force
The purpose of this paper is to propose a spacepower theory and explore the implications of such a
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The Future of Robotics
Intelligent, autonomous systems will undeniably be a future Department of Defense force multiplier.
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Activated Sludge Process Using Pure Oxygen
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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Spontaneous Ignition in Fire Investigation
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development and evaluation agency of the U
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APTI Course SI
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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Applying Frequency-Domain Equalization to Code-Division Multiple Access and Transform-Domain Communications Systems
This research examined the theory and application of using discrete multi-tone (DMT) frequency-doma
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Examining Air Battle Manager Training Under the Air Force Smart Operations 21 Lens
The study question "Can Air Battle Manager (ABM) training be shortened without a reduction in quali
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Enabling Battlespace Persistent Surveillance
In 2025, the military's need for persistent surveillance applications will extend beyond current ai
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Conceptual Study of Rotary-Wing Microrobotics
This thesis presents a novel rotary-wing micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) robot design. Two
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Relevance
Operation DESERT STORM led to the awareness that space assets could be instrumental at the operatio
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High Temperature Coarsening of Cr2Nb Precipitates in Cu-8 Cr-4 Nb Alloy
A new high-temperature-strength, high-conductivity Cu-Cr-Nb alloy with a CrNb ratio of 2:1 was deve
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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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High Power Microwaves on the Future Battlefield
The United States Air Force's Center for Strategy and Technology was established atthe Air War Coll
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Core Logistics Capability Policy Applied to USAF Combat Aircraft Avionics Software
The 1985 National Defense Authorization Act required the U.S. Government to maintain the public cap
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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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Application of Dual-Tree Complex Wavelet Transforms to Burst Detection and RF Fingerprint Classification
This work addresses various Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Physical (PHY) layer mechanisms to e
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Evaluation of an Emitec Resistively Heated Metal Monolith Catalytic Converter on Two M100 Neat Methanol-Fueled Vehicles
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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An Investigation of the Electrical Short Circuit Characteristics of Tin Whiskers
Existing risk simulations make the assumption that when a free tin whisker has bridged two adjacent
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Fodder and Pasture Plants
"Fodder and Pasture Plants" explores a variety of plants cultivated for animal feed. Authored by Ge
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Benign Weather Modification
Weather modification is a technology once embraced by the United States (US) military as a tool to
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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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Operationally Responsive Space
The Department of Defense's Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) initiative is intended to develop
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The Need for a Permanent Gun System on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Historically, the United States Air Force (USAF) concentrates on advanced or future weaponry when i
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Development of In-Plane Surface Deformation Sensing for Thin Film PVDF Actuated Membrane Mirrors
This study investigated the feasibility of surface deformation sensing of a membrane mirror using o