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      Selected Directed Energy Research and Development for U.S. Air Force Aircraft Applications: A Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board

      The US Air force invests significantly in science and technology for directed-energy weapon (DEW) systems. This title presents the summary of three workshop sessions convened between February and April, 2013…

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      Persistent Forecasting of Disruptive Technologies

      Committee on Forecasting Future Disruptive Technologies,National Research Council

      Accompanying CD-ROM contains figures from chapter 2 and appendix F and transcripts from appendixes D and E.

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      Future Air Force Needs for Survivability

      Committee on Future Air Force Needs for Survivability,Air Force Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      A key technical issue for future Air Force systems is to improve their ability to survive. Use of stealth technology is proposed by many to be the major element in…

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      Critical Technology Accessibility

      Committee on Critical Technology Accessibility,Air Force Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The Defense Intelligence Agency asked the NRC to form a committee to help develop study topics about technology warning. One issue was the dependence on foreign suppliers of critical technology…

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      Evaluation of U.S. Air Force Preacquisition Technology Development

      Committee on Evaluation of U.S. Air Force Preacquisition Technology Development,National Research Council

      From the days of biplanes and open cockpits, the air forces of the United States have relied on the mastery of technology. From design to operation, a project can stretch…

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      Owning the Technical Baseline for Acquisition Programs in the U.S. Air Force: A Workshop Report

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on Owning the Technical Baseline in the U.S. Air Force: A Workshop

      The U.S. Air Force has experienced many acquisition program failures - cost overruns, schedule delays, system performance problems, and sustainability concerns - over program lifetimes. A key contributing factor is…

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      Optimizing U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense Review of Air Force Acquisitions Programs

      Committee on Optimizing U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense Review of Air Force Acquisition Programs,National Research Council

      The Department of Defense (DOD) spends over $300 billion each year to develop, produce, field and sustain weapons systems (the U.S. Air Force over $100 billion per year). DOD and…

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      Opportunities for the Employment of Simulation in U.S. Air Force Training Environments: A Workshop Report

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on Opportunities for the Employment of Simulation in U.S. Air Force Training Environments: A Workshop

      Simulators currently provide an alternative to aircraft when it comes to training requirements, both for the military and for commercial airlines. For the U.S. Air Force, in particular, simulation for…

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      Zero-Sustainment Aircraft for the U.S. Air Force: A Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on Zero-Sustainment Aircraft for the U.S. Air Force: A Workshop

      Overall Air Force weapon system sustainment (WSS) costs are growing at more than 4 percent per year, while budgets have remained essentially flat. Most observers accept that the Air Force…

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      Development Planning: A Strategic Approach to Future Air Force Capabilities

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on Improving the Effectiveness and Efficiency of U.S. Air Force Pre-Acquisition Development Planning

      The development and application of technology has been an essential part of U.S. airpower, leading to a century of air supremacy. But that developmental path has rarely been straight, and…

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      Hypersonic Technology for Military Application

      Committee on Hypersonic Technology for Military Application,Air Force Studies Board,National Research Council, Committee on Hypersonic Technology for Military Application,National Academy of Sciences

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      Pre-Milestone A and Early-Phase Systems Engineering: A Retrospective Review and Benefits for Future Air Force Acquisition

      Committee on Pre-Milestone A Systems Engineering: A Retrospective Review and Benefits for Future Air Force Systems Acquisition,National Research Council

      The US Air Force has asked the NRC to examine the role that systems engineering (SE) can play during the acquisition life cycle to address root causes of program failure…

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      Assessment of Wingtip Modifications to Increase the Fuel Efficiency of Air Force Aircraft

      Committee on Assessment of Aircraft Winglets for Large Aircraft Fuel Efficiency,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents a review of wingtip modifications; an examination of previous analyses and experience with such modifications. This report also provides an assessment of wingtip modifications for various Air Force aircraft…

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      U.S. Air Force Strategic Deterrence Analytic Capabilities: An Assessment of Tools, Methods, and Approaches for the 21st Century Security Environment

      Committee On U.S. Air Force Strategic Deterrence Military Capabilities In The 21St Century Security Environment,Air Force Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      Since the early 1960s, the U.S. strategic nuclear posture has been composed of a triad of nuclear-certified long-range bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Since the early 1970s…

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      Energy Reduction at U.S. Air Force Facilities Using Industrial Processes: A Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on Energy Reduction at U.S. Air Force Facilities Using Industrial Processes: A Workshop

      What are the current industrial processes that are least efficient and most cost ineffective? What are best practices in comparable facilities for comparable processes to achieve energy efficiency? What are…

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      Examination of the U.S. Air Force’s Aircraft Sustainment Needs in the Future and Its Strategy to Meet Those Needs

      Committee on Examination of the U.S. Air Force's Aircraft Sustainment Needs in the Future and Its Strategy to Meet Those Needs,National Research Council

      The ability of the United States Air Force (USAF) to keep its aircraft operating at an acceptable operational tempo, in wartime and in peacetime, has been important to the Air…

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      U.S. Air Force Strategic Deterrence Capabilities in the 21st Century Security Environment: A Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on U.S. Air Force Strategic Deterrence Capabilities in the 21st Century Security Environment: A Workshop

      Consists of two 3-day sessions held in Washington, DC on September 26-28, 2012 and January 29-31, 2013 and was attended by a very diverse set of participants with expertise in…

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      Assessment to Enhance Air Force and Department of Defense Prototyping for the New Defense Strategy: A Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Planning Committee for a Workshop on Assessment to Enhance Air Force and Department of Defense Prototyping for the New Defense Strategy

      Presents the summary of a workshop convened by the Air Force Studies Board of the National Academies’ National Research Council in September 2013 to enhance Air Force and Department of…

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      Improving the Efficiency of Engines for Large Nonfighter Aircraft

      Committee on Analysis of Air Force Engine Efficiency Improvement Options for Large Non-Fighter Aircraft,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents a review of Air Force fuel consumption patterns; an analysis of previous programs designed to replace aircraft engines; an examination of proposed engine modifications; an assessment of the potential…

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      Capability Planning and Analysis to Optimize Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Investments

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on Examination of the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Capability Planning and Analysis (CP&A) Process

      Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities have expanded situation awareness for U.S. forces, provided for more precise combat effects, and enabled better decision making both during conflicts and in peacetime…

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      Examination of the U.S. Air Force’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce Needs in the Future and Its Strategy to Meet Those Needs

      Committee on Examination of the U.S. Air Force's Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce Needs in the Future & Strategy to Meet Them,National Research Council

      The Air Force requires technical skills and expertise across the entire range of activities and processes associated with the development, fielding, and employment of air, space, and cyber operational capabilities…

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      Twenty-Third Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics

      Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,Naval Studies Board

      Vive la Revolution! was the theme of the Twenty-Third Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics held in Val de Reuil, France, from September 17-22, 2000 as more than 140 experts in ship…

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      Adapting to Shorter Time Cycles in the United States Air Force: Proceedings of a Workshop Series

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board

      The Air Force Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a three-part workshop series to investigate the changing paradigm of time and knowledge in modern-day…

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      Air Force Software Sustainment and Maintenance of Weapons Systems

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on Software Sustainment and Maintenance of Weapons Systems

      Modern software engineering practices, pioneered by the commercial software community, have begun transforming Department of Defense (DoD) software development, integration processes, and deployment cycles. DoD must further adopt and adapt…

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      FORCEnet Implementation Strategy

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Naval Studies Board,Committee on the FORCEnet Implementation Strategy

      FORCEnet is currently defined as the operational construct and architectural framework for naval warfare in the information age that integrates warriors, sensors, networks, command and control, platforms, and weapons into…

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      Assessment of Mars Science and Mission Priorities

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration

      Within the Office of Space Science of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) special importance is attached to exploration of the planet Mars, because it is the most like…

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      A Performance Assessment of NASA’s Heliophysics Program

      Committee on Heliophysics Performance Assessment,National Research Council

      Since the 1990s, the pace of discovery in the field of solar and space physics has accelerated, largely owing to NASA investments in its Heliophysics Great Observatory fleet of spacecraft…

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      Owning the Technical Baseline for Acquisition Programs in the U.S. Air Force

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on Owning the Technical Baseline for Acquisition Programs in the U.S. Air Force: A Study

      While there are examples of successful weapon systems acquisition programs within the U.S. Air Force (USAF), many of the programs are still incurring cost growth, schedule delays, and performance problems…

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      Assessment of Directions in Microgravity and Physical Sciences Research at NASA

      Committee on Microgravity Research,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      For many years, the NASA microgravity program has used space as a tool to study fundamental flow phenomena that are important to fields ranging from combustion science to biotechnology. This…

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      Sharing the Adventure with the Public: The Value and Excitement of ‘Grand Questions’ of Space Science and Exploration: Summary of a Workshop

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      On November 8-10, 2010, the National Research Council’s Space Studies Board (SSB) held a public workshop on how NASA and its associated science and exploration communities communicate with the public…

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      Steps to Facilitate Principal-Investigator-Led Earth Science Missions

      Committee on Earth Studies,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Principal-investigator (PI) Earth science missions are projects involving relatively small spacecraft. To help NASA’s Office of Earth Science determine how best to address the challenges related to such missions, the…

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      Responding to Capability Surprise: A Strategy for U.S. Naval Forces

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Naval Studies Board,Committee on Capability Surprise on U.S. Naval Forces

      From a military operational standpoint, surprise is an event or capability that could affect the outcome of a mission or campaign for which preparations are not in place. This book…

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      Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022

      Committee on the Planetary Science Decadal Survey,National Research Council

      ‘In recent years, planetary science has seen a tremendous growth in new knowledge. Deposits of water ice exist at the Moon’s poles. Discoveries on the surface of Mars point to…

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      Information Assurance for Network-Centric Naval Forces

      Committee on Information Assurance for Network-Centric Naval Forces,National Research Council

      Owing to the expansion of network-centric operating concepts across the Department of Defense (DOD) and the growing threat to information and cybersecurity from lone actors, groups of like-minded actors, nation-states…

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      Strategy for the Detection and Study of Other Planetary Systems and Extrasolar Planetary Materials: 1990-2000

      Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration,Space Studies Board,National Research Council

      Addresses a different opportunity in the planetary sciences - to extend our exploration outward to discover and study planetary systems that may have formed or are forming around other stars.

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      Science in NASA’s Vision for Space Exploration

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on the Scientific Context for Space Exploration

      In June 2004, the President’s Commission issued a report recommending that NASA ask the National Research Council (NRC) to reevaluate space science priorities. The Congress also directed the NRC to…

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      Revitalizing NASA’s Suborbital Program: Advancing Science, Driving Innovation, and Developing a Workforce

      Committee on NASA's Suborbital Research Capabilities,National Research Council

      Suborbital flight activities, including the use of sounding rockets, aircraft, high-altitude balloons, and suborbital reusable launch vehicles, offer valuable opportunities to advance science, train the next generation of scientists and…

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      Twenty-First Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics

      Naval Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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      Assessment of the NASA Astrobiology Institute

      Committee on the Review of the NASA Astrobiology Institute,National Research Council

      In 1997, NASA established an Astrobiology program (the NASA Astrobiology Institute - NAI) as a result of a series of results from solar system exploration. This book presents an evaluation…

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      The Role of Experimentation Campaigns in the Air Force Innovation Life Cycle

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on the Role of Experimentation Campaigns in the Air Force Innovation Life Cycle: A Study

      The Air Force (USAF) has continuously sought to improve the speed with which it develops new capabilities to accomplish its various missions in air, space, and cyberspace. Historically, innovation has…

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      Weapons System Sustainment Planning Early in the Development Life Cycle

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on USAF Sustainment Planning Early in the Development Life Cycle

      According to the Government Accountability Office, sustainment of weapon systems accounts for approximately 70 percent of the total life-cycle costs. When sustainment is not considered early in the development process…

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      Post-Cold War Conflict Deterrence

      Naval Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines the meaning of deterrence and identifies key elements of a post-Cold War deterrence strategy and the critical issues in devising such a strategy. This book identifies the quantitative and…

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      Plasma Physics of the Local Cosmos

      Committee on Solar and Space Physics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      To help define and systematize the universal aspects of the field of space physics, the National Research Council was asked by NASA’s Office of Space Science to provide a scientific…

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      Manpower and Personnel Needs for a Transformed Naval Force

      Committee on Manpower and Personnel Needs for a Transformed Naval Force,National Research Council

      Offers an introduction to personnel policies of and concerns facing the Naval forces; an assessment of demographic, technological, and other forces affecting future personnel needs and availability; a summary and…

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      C4ISR for Future Naval Strike Groups

      Committee on C4ISR for Future Naval Strike Groups,Naval Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      The Navy has put forth a construct for its strike forces. A key aspect of this construct is the need for flexible, adaptive command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and…

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      Advanced Battle Management System: Needs, Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities Facing the Department of the Air Force

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on Air Force Advanced Battle Management System

      The U.S. Department of Defense is pursuing an improved ability to more closely integrate and operate jointly against agile adversaries through Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2). This framework will…

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      Review of Goals and Plans for NASA’s Space and Earth Sciences

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Panel on Review of NASA Science Strategy Roadmaps

      Provides a review of six science strategy roadmaps: robotic and human exploration of Mars; solar system exploration; universe exploration; search for earth-like planets; earth science and applications from space; and…

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      The Quarantine and Certification of Martian Samples

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration,National Academy of Sciences

      Samples of Martian soil, rocks, and atmosphere are expected to be returned to Earth as early as 2015, so in 1999 the Committee of Planetary and Lunar Exploration of the…

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