Other technologies & applied sciences books

This research sought to validate a proof of concept regarding shape memory alloy actuation of a flapping-wing blimp....  Read More >>

Modulation recognition is important for both military and commercial communication applications, particularly in...  Read More >>

This research develops two products for aiding a Joint Force Commander (JFC) tasked with developing command and...  Read More >>

Innovation is a major way organizations deal with changes in their competitive environment. The Department of Defense...  Read More >>

Operation DESERT STORM led to the awareness that space assets could be instrumental at the operational, tactical,...  Read More >>

Consideration of non-lethality and non-lethal weapons by the Department of Defense as an expression of military...  Read More >>

Complete characterization of the space environment in support of the United States' goal of Space Situational Awareness...  Read More >>

This study presents a comparison of competing space-based architectures given the progress made with high-energy...  Read More >>

The United States Air Force and many of its Coalition partners have extended the original service life of some of...  Read More >>

Contemporary military campaigns increasingly count on the use of air power. Suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD)...  Read More >>

A multi-fidelity conceptual design tool was developed to assess electrochemically-powered micro air vehicles(MAVs)....  Read More >>

The USAF Wild Weasel mission was born in 1965 during the Vietnam conflict. The purpose of the mission was to counter...  Read More >>

This research provides evidence that preemptive employment of an electromagnetic pulse device by a rogue state over...  Read More >>

This paper examines global strike, a core Air Force capacity to quickly and precisely attack any target anywhere,...  Read More >>

The development of spacepower has been heavily influenced from its inception to support the Cold War. Development...  Read More >>

The current USAF process for establishing intervals between C-130 PDM does not account for the wide range of aircraft...  Read More >>

This thesis investigates the question: Should inertially guided air-to-ground weapons be used to perform Close Air...  Read More >>

The United States Air Force's Center for Strategy and Technology was established at the Air War College in 1996....  Read More >>

Caught in a Jam: the US Air Force's Electronic Attack Conundrum Stealth or low-observable aircraft are not a substitute...  Read More >>

The purpose of this thesis is to take the first steps toward a military space power theory. It begins by answering...  Read More >>

Rapid trajectory generation is crucial to prompt global warfare. To meet the USAF's objective of Persistent and...  Read More >>

Because of world events and legislation like Goldwater-Nichols, Air Force roles and missions continue to change,...  Read More >>

Operations since Desert Storm continue to point out weaknesses. We present a review of the Phase I BDA decision,...  Read More >>

This research effort develops a program using MATLAB to solve the equations of motion for the atmospheric reentry...  Read More >>

Both the U.S. and its allies have increasingly relied upon civilian transport aircraft, such as the Civil Reserve...  Read More >>