General Topics and Discussions
Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) are used by many SOF units. The RF control links used by these sUAS can be exploited by adversaries through RF triangulation, time delay, and other means, revealing the […]
Presently, the Navy’s SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDV) conducting maritime attack missions employ large explosive devices that are cumbersome and difficult to emplace. In WW II, the UK Royal Navy operated small s […]
Internet and other IT technologies provide capabilities which could be used to sense, arm, or actuate improvised weapons. A “catalog” of the ways the internet, wireless, Bluetooth, WiFi, and other IT cap […]
SOF satellite communications from small units in the field could be exposed to electronic attack. Advanced, extremely high frequency technologies are used by larger military platforms for jam-resistant […]
US Special Operations Forces often need to access objects at elevated heights. Currently, the operators use a carbon fiber telescoping long pole. The current version is heavier than desirable and can fail. The […]
Build a lightweight, man portable, multi-functional ladder for use by Special Operations Forces in any tactical environment, that can be compacted to a carryable size and deployed by the operator in various […]
Develop technologies to significantly increase current capacity for information storage carried or worn by individual military operators at the squad and small unit level. Compact, low cost massive information […]
Mass Rescue Operations (MRO) at sea are Search and Rescue (SAR) operations responding to large numbers of persons in distress (100-500 persons). The U. S. Coast Guard and other maritime rescue entities need the a […]
BACKGROUND When a pilot is shot down in a combat zone, it is not always possible to locate and rescue downed pilots before their supplies run out. Pilots carry a survival radio but have no ability to charge it […]
BACKGROUND During combat search and rescue operations, it is not always possible to locate and rescue downed pilots before they are identified in enemy territory. Current uniforms and over-garments do little to […]
BACKGROUND When a pilot is shot down in a combat zone, it is not always possible to locate and rescue downed pilots before their supplies run out. Pilots have a limited supply of ready-to-use water that only […]
Army units require new, backpack portable fuel and power sources and electrical storage systems that reduce the size, weight, volume and logistics burdens associated with currently available battery systems. […]
AFSOC Special Tactics (ST) requires that its operators train for all of their missions in a simulator. Operators are currently unable to use their Digitally Aided Close Air Support equipment in a simulator […]
A particular SOF aircraft has 11 radios. During missions, operators have to switch frequently between radios to transmit on the correct net. Each radio change requires the operator to take his gaze off mission […]
Decreased visibility during approaches to landing (and hovering) presents risks to CV-22 crews and aircraft. CV-22 flight display systems provide basic symbology and data to pilots conducting approaches, but the […]
Onboard datalink displays in a medium size, fixed wing aircraft do not provide information in standard formats. Present data equipment limitations are degrading aircrew’s situational awareness and e […]
Provide near real-time translation of text in multiple languages to/from English, including both inputted (keyboarded) text and scanned documents.
Identify, adapt, or develop man-portable technologies that provide multi-lingual and multi-dialect, real-time two way audio/reader interpreter/translator capability. The system should be capable of storing […]
Develop technologies and products for smartphones, tablets, or laptops, which can help to maximize the evaluation of operators’ dietary habits, assess nutritional and vitamin deficiencies, recommend dietary […]
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