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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"weapons systems"”.
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Weapons systems development in the Air Force
Thesis: B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Industrial Management, 1958
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The Design of Complex Weapons Systems in Scorpions: Sexual, Ontogenetic, and Interspecific Variation
… possess two integrated multifunctional weapons systems. Anteriorly, they maintain a grasping system comprised of a pair of pedipalps ending in chelae that seize and manipulate prey, ward off predators, and secure mates. Posteriorly, they wield a venom delivery system consisting of a …
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Conformal microstrip antennas
… areas including communication and navigation systems, weapons systems, radars, and telemetry and tracking systems. The microstrip antennas' physical features and simplicity of construction make them especially suited for these many applications.
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Emerging Technologies and Sciences: an Examination of Some Military Implications
… assessment nor a compendium of specific future weapons systems; rather, it is an exploration of certain new and future technologies in terms of their potential national security implications. The areas of investigation include photonics, data security, access to space, and strategic defenses and …
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Resilient acquisition : unlocking high-velocity learning with model-based engineering to deliver capability to the fleet faster
… ships are the delivery vehicles for complex weapons systems whose design and production is equally critical to deliver capability that the Fleet needs. Underperformance in defense acquisitions is found to be caused by complexity, uncertainty, and risk manifested through poor requirements that …
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Policy Jolts in U.S. Arms Transfers: The Post Cold War Security Environment
… are defined as high cost, state-of-the-art weapons systems in aerospace, land vehicles, missiles and naval vessels.") The rapid and startling changes in the international political environment that took place in the late 1980's forced the U.S. and her Western Allies to reexamine their …
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Power and energy storage requirements for ship integration of solid-state lasers on naval platforms
… amount of energy required to power these laser weapons systems and the limited amount of available energy onboard ships, different energy storage systems need to be explored. For this research, two locations were studied: the coast of Cuba and the coast of Russia. These two locations were …
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Analysis of military contracting procedures.
… for the research, development, and production of weapons systems. All but a very small fraction of these activities are carried out by private industry under contract with the government. Over the years this contractual relationship has given birth to the so-called defense industry- -an industry …
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SPARE PARTS: SMALL ARMS PROLIFERATION AND THE DILEMMA OF GOVERNANCE, AUTHORITY, AND FOREIGN MILITARY ASSISTANCE
… states, who eagerly accepted modern weapons that they could not produce domestically. Small arms are of special interest because of their very low cost; high production volume; low skill requirements for use; and the ease of distribution compared to major weapons systems. The South …
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PREDICTING METRICS FOR NAVAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS COMMAND WHOLESALE INVENTORY OPTIMIZATION MODEL
Naval Supply Systems Command, Weapons Systems Support relies on discrete-event simulation to generate performance metrics for candidate inventory policies (CIPs), followed by mixed-integer optimization to select the policy mix that best meets enterprise-level objectives. This approach is …
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Flickering lights on the eve of destruction: Technology and being in the nuclear war film
… examines the world of technology and nuclear weapons systems as they are presented in these films and discusses the consequences for human existence within these systems. Chapter Four looks at films of the post-war world as they portray the problems life in the absence of the social. Chapter …
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Policy and Technical Recommendations for Integrating Autonomy into Military Offensive Cyberspace Operations
… of effectively integrating autonomous cyber weapons systems into offensive military cyberspace operations. I offer both technical and policy recommendations to ensure autonomous technology development does not outpace its ability to be integrated. This thesis analyzes historical case studies, …
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A theoretical basis for the concept of effectiveness.
… to those concerned with analysis of modern weapons systems, a general methodology for devising appropriate and meaningful measures of effectiveness. This methodology does not include a specific model for "plugging in" system parameters and mechanically "grinding out" system effectiveness. It …
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DoD depot-level maintenance : factors to consider in public/private competition
… of this research is that particularly for new weapons systems, the Services are often rushing to outsource without considering life-cycle costs and other key factors. Recommendations to improve the process are to: establish a better definition of core, enforce life-cycle determination, make use …
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The U.S. Army's Early Search For Relevancy in the Nuclear Age
… Army creativity and interest in tactical nuclear weapons hit both the heights of enthusiasm and the depths of disillusionment. This "whipsaw" effect occurred more than once before the Army "denuclearized in 1919-1993. The paper imparts an appreciation for the political climate existing at the …
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Supply Chain Finance: Exploring the State of Adoption with Small Business Suppliers in U.S. Defense Procurement Contracts
… contracts used to produce highly technical weapons systems. A case study research design with embedded units across four groups of intermediaries was employed to compare the state of SCF adoption between a defense and a commercial business environment in the context of alternative working …
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Kirkot tappajarobotteja vastaan : Eettiset kannanotot LAWS-järjestelmien kehittämisen ja käytön kieltämisen puolesta
… kantaa LAWS-järjestelmien (lethal autonomous weapons systems) eli niin sanottujen tappajarobottien käyttöön ja kehittämiseen. Tutkimuksen aineistona on Kirkkojen maailmanneuvoston julkaisema kampanjaopas, jonka tarkoituksena on tarjota ohjeita jäsenkirkoille LAWS-järjestelmien vastaiseen …
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A systems perspective on army health and discipline
… be replaced by the acquisition of technological weapons systems. The United States Army system for managing health and discipline has historically been robust; however, the prolonged conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have highlighted the need to reexamine the system of health and discipline …
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Procedimiento de estimación del coste del ciclo de vida de un sistema de armas en España
The life cycle of these weapons systems is defined as the time interval between the product conception stage and its withdrawal from service. The LCC technique is a discipline or process of gathering, interpreting and analysing data and utilising tools and quantitative techniques to forecast the …
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