Other technologies & applied sciences books

Multi-color infrared imaging missile-warning systems require real-time detection techniques that can process the...  Read More >>

This research is an extension to the research conducted by K. Leka and G. Barnes of the Colorado Research Associates...  Read More >>

To date, the development of non-lethal weapons (NLW) has concentrated on one-on-one applications and other small,...  Read More >>

The 2001 Report of the Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization stated...  Read More >>

Pulse detonation engines (PDE) rely on rapid ignition and formation of detonation waves. Because hydrocarbon fuels...  Read More >>

When US Air Force Capt Scott O'Grady's F-16 was shot down over Bosnia in June 1995, Americans watched anxiously...  Read More >>

During the Cold War the United States developed the Trident class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) to replace...  Read More >>

In an effort to increase the range of missiles and guided bombs, the USAF is looking at options for new wing configurations....  Read More >>

The threat posed to Earth and Earth-orbiting spacecraft by natural space debris (asteroids, comets and meteor streams)...  Read More >>

The United States Army Publishing Directorate is the Army's leader in publishing and delivering informational products...  Read More >>

This document was originally published in 1997 as a International Space University Master of Space Studies student's...  Read More >>

Space Situational Awareness (SSA) requires repeated object updates for orbit accuracy. Detection of unknown objects...  Read More >>

Air superiority is essential in today's wartime environment. Aircraft that are damaged and not returned to combat...  Read More >>

The one and only shot the US had against Osama bin Laden was all down to a new surveillance aircraft the CIA was...  Read More >>

Concern exists among an increasing number of scientists throughout the world regarding the possibility of a catastrophic...  Read More >>

In last few years the Air Force Research Laboratory sponsored several research projects on Reusable Launch Vehicles...  Read More >>

Precise positioning plays an important role for both military and civilian users, from cell phones and OnStar to...  Read More >>

The Air Force emerged from the Vietnam Conflict with an appreciation for the capabilities of unmanned aircraft....  Read More >>

One hundred years ago, the Aeronautical Division of the US Army Signal Corps consisted of three Airmen, one dirigible,...  Read More >>

Modernization is a critical component of the current transformation effort within the Department of Defense (DoD)...  Read More >>

United States (US) citizens must receive personalized risk education about Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) threats,...  Read More >>

The purpose of this research was to develop testing methods capable of analyzing the performance of a miniature...  Read More >>

When are a nation's security forces deemed self-reliant? Security force assistance (SFA) is one process of building...  Read More >>

Fratricide remains one of the most challenging problems of the modern battlespace. Fratricide incidents have occurred...  Read More >>

The use of space permeates all aspects of the American way of life. If the U.S. is to protect its space capabilities,...  Read More >>