Reliability, maintainability, quality, supportability, and interoperability (RMQSI) is comprised of how well each weapons system is designed, manufactured, and maintained over time.

Recent Inquiries

Autonomous Logistical Convoys Given the Conditions and Geography of the Central Command Area of Responsibility (CENTCOM AOR)

What is the most current, ready-to-deploy technology available to run autonomous logistical convoys given the conditions and geography of the Central Command Area of Responsibility? What are the benefits and risks of utilizing these systems?

Qualification and Certification of Powder Bed Fusion Additively Manufactured Components

What forms of additive manufacturing have been qualified for military use?

Is there a model that would enable a planner to reverse engineer ammunition procurement?

Is there a model that would enable a planner to reverse engineer ammunition procurement?

Articles

A U.S. Air Force volunteer tests the next replica of a seat and flight suit for the Orion space capsule

AFRL Helps NASA Wrap up Equipment Testing for Artemis II Mission

In October, the NASA team revisited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to collaborate with Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, engineers, to further evaluate the latest version of astronaut crew seats and flight suits intended for…

person in personal protective equipment holding a petri dish with an image of a ship on it

Atmospheric Corrosion Severity and the Role of the Environment: Determining a Direct Correlation

Corrosion costs the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) billions of dollars annually and heavily impacts the availability of DoD assets to carry out their missions [1].

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Attributing Mission Performance to Submarine Subsystems

Submarine design is a multifaceted process requiring extensive effort spanning across various disciplines and organizations. Part of this effort is deciding which missions a submarine is expected to conduct and assessing its efficacy, or mission effectiveness, in those missions via constructive simulation.

Webinars

Current State and Future Directions of Composites Additive Manufacturing (AM) for Limited Life Aircraft Structure

Continuous fiber composites printing offers an elegant means to generate complex shapes, reinforce parts by leveraging the inherent anisotropy of fiber deposition, and enable a manufacturing paradigm dominated by digital engineering and distributed production.  However,…

Assessing Military Technology: Effectiveness Is the Metric That Matters

It is clear that effectiveness is a crucial metric when it comes to making informed decisions about investments in warfighting technologies. This presentation underscores the importance of using wargame modeling software to assess the effectiveness…

DMSMS and Additive Manufacturing

This webinar will provide an overview on the challenges of diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages (DMSMS) and how obsolescence can be mitigated with additive manufacturing. Topics covered in this presentation include the following: What…

Events

Fundamentals of Random Vibration and Shock Testing Training (Element Materials Technology – Tempe, AZ)

This three-day training in “Fundamentals of Random Vibration and Shock Testing” covers all the information required to plan, perform, and interpret the results of all types of dynamic testing. Some of the additional areas covered…

Military Standard 810 (MIL-STD-810) Testing Open Course (Element Materials Technology – Huntsville, AL)

This four-day Military Standard 810 (MIL-STD 810) test training focuses on the purpose of each test, the equipment required to perform each test, and the methodology to correctly apply the specified test environments. This class…

Military Standard 810 (MIL-STD-810) Testing Open Course (Element Materials Technology – Boxborough, MA)

This four-day Military Standard 810 (MIL-STD 810) test training focuses on the purpose of each test, the equipment required to perform each test, and the methodology to correctly apply the specified test environments. This class…