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Presents the summary of a workshop convened by the Air Force Studies Board of the National Academies' National Research Council in September 2013 to enhance Air Force and Department of Defense (DoD) prototyping for the new defense strategy.

The US Air force invests significantly in science and technology for directed-energy weapon (DEW) systems. This title presents the summary of three workshop sessions convened between February and April, 2013 by the Air Force Studies Board of the National Academies' National Research Council.

Consists of two 3-day sessions held in Washington, DC on September 26-28, 2012 and January 29-31, 2013 and was attended by a very diverse set of participants with expertise in strategic deterrence and a range of analytic tools of potential interest to the Air Force.

Overall Air Force weapon system sustainment (WSS) costs are growing at more than 4 percent per year, while budgets have remained essentially flat. Most observers accept that the Air Force will have to adopt approaches to WSS if it is going to address this problem and remain capable of carrying out its missions. This book deals with this workshop.

What are the current industrial processes that are least efficient and most cost ineffective? What are best practices in comparable facilities for comparable processes to achieve energy efficiency? What are the costs and paybacks from implementation of the best practices? This title deals with these questions.

Explores various specific research areas that have implications for US national security, and should therefore be monitored consistently by the intelligence community. This book is suitable for the health industry, the military, and those with a vested interest in technologies such as brain imaging and cognitive or physical enhancers.

The US Air Force has asked the NRC to examine the role that systems engineering (SE) can play during the acquisition life cycle to address root causes of program failure, especially during pre-milestone A and program phases. This book presents an assessment of the relationship between SE and program outcome; and an examination of the SE workforce.

Presents a review of wingtip modifications; an examination of previous analyses and experience with such modifications. This report also provides an assessment of wingtip modifications for various Air Force aircraft and potential investment strategies.

Presents a review of Air Force fuel consumption patterns; an analysis of previous programs designed to replace aircraft engines; an examination of proposed engine modifications; an assessment of the potential impact of alternative fuels and engine science and technology programs, and an analysis of costs and funding requirements.

A key technical issue for future Air Force systems is to improve their ability to survive. Use of stealth technology is proposed by many to be the major element in efforts to enhance survivability for future systems. This report presents a review of stealth technology development and includes a discussion of possible future missions and threats.