Small caliber weapon system barrels operate in a high temperature, chemically corrosive and high mechanical wear environment.
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Hexavalent Chrome Replacement for Small Caliber Barrels
Army STTR
Army STTR follows AFC’s topic release schedule but partners with a university, federally funded research and development center, or a qualified non-profit research institution as part of their contract.
Drone Swarm Detection Using Artificial Intelligence Based on Ultrafast Neural Networks
The Army wants drone swarm detection using artificial intelligence. Businesses should develop neural network architecture and learning processing algorithms for drone identification based on ultra-fast neural networks with low power consumption.
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Additive Manufacturing for Protective Eyewear
Businesses must develop materials and an approach to manufacturing ballistic protection eyewear lenses with integrated prescription correction suitable for point-of-need additive manufacturing.
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Biosynthetic PFAS Alternatives to Provide Omniphobicity
Vendors should develop and scale the production of biosynthetic materials for environmentally-friendly, omniphobic technologies for Department of Defense clothing and equipment without the use of fluorine or perfluorinated compounds.
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Arctic Small-Unmanned Aerial System Automatic Ground Control Point Processing for Terrain Modeling
Businesses must develop and validate an automatic Ground Control Point methodology for orthomosaic, while providing advancements in object identification and mapping (KAZE algorithms2) for multiscale feature detection.
Standoff Detection of Hidden Objects and Personnel In and Around Foliage
Businesses must develop a solution for the autonomous, standoff detection of hidden objects and personnel in or around foliage at 50 to 250 feet.
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Distributed Multithreat Microsensor
Businesses must demonstrate a mission-configurable miniature, deployable sensing capability.
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Phase Change Materials for Enhanced Warfighter Survivability
The U.S. Army seeks innovative solutions utilizing phase change materials tailored for thermal regulation within a Closed-Circuit, Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus that reduces the thermal burden, enhances operational longevity and improves Soldier efficiency.
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Underlay Communications with Wide SINR Range
Businesses should utilize Canonical Correlation Analysis to achieve high levels of interference suppression for tactical communications that support military networks’ underlay wireless communications.
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Engineered Bolometer Leg Materials Toward Physics-Limited Thermal Infrared Imaging Arrays
The vendor must demonstrate an engineered materials system that can deposit and pattern with semiconductor foundry techniques, offer very low thermal conductivity, and have reasonable electrical conductivity for use as a bolometer leg.