Other technologies & applied sciences books

Successful space-based technologies like satellite imagery and GPS have increased military demand for a rapid-response...  Read More >>

This thesis discusses terror weapons and interservice rivalry. It describes terrorism, places it in historical perspective,...  Read More >>

Within the US Air Force, acquisition, operations, and logistics communities collectively face a perplexing question:...  Read More >>

The Aircraft Availability Model (AAM) assists managers in the selection of an optimal list of items to repair in...  Read More >>

This research effort furthers the Air Force's study of reusable launch vehicles and hypersonic airfoils by conducting...  Read More >>

Plasma bubbles are large scale structures of depleted plasma density in Earth's ionosphere that disrupt radio and...  Read More >>

Unexplained Flying Objects (UFOs) In 1947, a rash of sightings of unexplained flying objects (UFOs) swept America....  Read More >>

The aerospace community continues to push the envelope in engineering aircraft that fly higher, faster, and safer...  Read More >>

Astronauts develop neural adaptive responses to microgravity during space flight. Consequently these adaptive responses...  Read More >>

The Naval Construction Force (NCF), also referred to as the SEABEEs, constitutes a significant asset to the joint...  Read More >>

The U.S. Army War College is pleased to present this anthology of selected student work from Academic Year 2011...  Read More >>

This research compares and contrasts the Flying Hour model created by the RAND corporation with the Ready Aircrew...  Read More >>

Swarming Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are the future of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)....  Read More >>

Into Space Using a Thread and a Laser - Blue DartWhat did the world think when Sputnik was launched? The United...  Read More >>

Routine UAS access to the NAS poses a variety of technological, regulatory, workload, and coordination challenges....  Read More >>

The problem of classifying pilot mental workload is important to the United States Air Force. Pilots are more subject...  Read More >>

The primary objective of this research is to investigate the impact of an autonomic logistics system (ALS) on the...  Read More >>

The United States Air Force has requested Executive Agency over all Department of Defense (DoD) Unmanned Aircraft...  Read More >>

This research paper investigates the space environment in the 2030 timeframe with respect to the important space-based...  Read More >>

This paper examines a relatively new computer based training system called Immersive Learning Simulation (ILS) which...  Read More >>

The Air National Guard Bureau Office of Airspace and Ranges (ANG/DOBA) has requested from Air Command and Staff...  Read More >>

This thesis both evaluates, and presents improvements to, the current method of forecasting flying costs of Air...  Read More >>

Aircraft manufacturers are currently looking to use composite materials for aircraft wing skins. Nonconductive composite...  Read More >>

It is proposed that a Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA) be prepared to combine some or all the functions of the aging...  Read More >>

Executive Summary Our nation's military Space capability is a vital component to successful U.S. and coalition military...  Read More >>