Strategic Aerospace and Defence Technology List

1. Advanced Manufacturing And Emerging Materials
2. Avionics And Mission Systems
3. Communication And Control
4. Propulsion And Power Management
5. Security And Protection
6. Sensors
7. Simulation, Training And Synthetic Environment
8. Space
9. Unmanned Vehicle Systems

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1.  Advanced Manufacturing And Emerging Materials

• Airframe assemblies
• Automated, flexible, lean and high precision manufacturing equipment
• Diagnostic, maintenance and repair equipment.

Some specific examples of these technologies include: Automated/Smart tooling; Non-destructive testing; Composites repairs; Robotic composites lay-up; New curing processes; Multi-axis high speed/ high precision machining; Stress/Load/Fatigue analysis and prognostic and health monitoring; Structural design; Nanotechnology; Biotechnology; Environmentally friendly processes; Single piece composite airframe; Surface treatments and coatings; Joining techniques; Landing gear technologies (Landing gear design and airframe integration); Smart surfaces.

2.  Avionics And Mission Systems

• Cockpit and Mission Systems Integration, Modular Avionics Systems
• Navigation and Landing Systems
• Communication, Control and Data Management Systems
• Human Factors Engineering

Some specific examples of these technologies include: Display technologies (Flat panel displays, Control and display units, Head up, Head and Helmet mounted displays, Video processing hardware and software); Electronic systems Integration; Workload analysis; Ergonomics; GPS integration with digital maps; Recorders; Mission computers and processing; Health and usage monitoring systems; Enhanced vision systems; Sensor/data fusion; Mission software; Millimeter wave radar (collision avoidance); Precision landing equipment; Mission consoles and equipment; and, Mission computers.

3.  Communication And Control

• Secure voice/video transmissions
• Command and Control

Some specific examples of these technologies include: Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Secure data links, High-speed data communications and data storage; Antennas; Software defined radios; Network applications; Wireless and optical technologies; Advanced electronics; Enabling software and hardware development; Fire control; and, Satcom.

4.  Propulsion And Power Management

• Propulsion systems and gas turbine technologies
• Electrical power generation and control.

Some specific examples of these technologies include: Primary propulsion units, Auxiliary power units, Gearboxes, Drive shafts or other mechanical systems that are driven by primary or auxiliary power units; Propellers; Ducted fans; Helicopter rotor blades or other thrust or lift generating devices of a similar nature; Control, Prognostic and Health Monitoring; Generators/alternators; Power Supplies; Fuel Cells; Hybrid systems; and, alternative fuels.

5. Security And Protection

• Ballistic protection
• Mine-clearing and bomb disposal
• Surveillance and detection

Some specific examples of these technologies include: Protective armor; Scanning techniques; Perimeter/border surveillance; Chemical / Biological / Radiological Hazard Assessment; Identification and Protection, Interoperability; Personal identification and biometrics.

6.  Sensors

• Technologies relating to air, land and maritime sensors and their interfaces.

Some specific examples of these technologies include: EO/IR; FLIR; Synthetic Aperture Radar; Hyperspectral imagers; Automated target recognition; Multi-sensor data fusion; X-Ray scanners; Enhanced vision systems; Sonar systems; Sonoboys; Towed array; Electronic warfare; Signature management; Signal processing; Nuclear/radiological & chemical/biological detection; Information systems architectures; and, Obstacle Avoidance (wirestrike) Systems.

7.  Simulation, Training And Synthetic Environment

• Simulation & Training Technologies in the air; land and maritime environments in either constructive, virtual or live simulation.

Some specific examples of these technologies include: Synthetic environments; Training (air, space, land marine), Modeling; Lifecycle management; Portable simulators; Countermeasures; Intelligent software; Visual systems; Networked simulation; Real-time simulators; Scalable simulators; Electronic warfare; Network-centric applications; digital C4ISR; Training enablers; and, Courseware.

8.  Space

• Technologies pertaining to satellite communication and navigation, earth observation, scientific instruments and space exploration. Also included are the related ground systems and applications.

Some specific examples of these technologies include: Robotic Systems for space exploration and on-orbit operations; Switches; Filters; Antenna; Transponders and Receivers; Synthetic Aperture Radar systems; Lidar; Inter-satellite links; Sensors - including Atmospheric and Hyperspectral sensors; Scientific instruments; Bus and payload technologies; Ground Stations and Terminals; Data processing; Geomatics; and, GPS.

9.  Unmanned Vehicle Systems

• Technologies that include system software, sensors, onboard intelligence, threat simulation, system integration, robotics and platforms for all environment (air, sub-space, land, sea, and sub-sea).

Some specific examples of these technologies include: Vehicle control system software; Autopilot; Land/Sea/Air targets; Robot operating systems; Landmine detection systems; platforms that include mini-UAV's and UAV guided parafoil delivery systems; and, On-board sensing and signal processing and communications.