USAF SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD (SAB) STUDY ON TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS TO LEVERAGE AEROSPACE POWER IN OTHER THAN CONVENTIONAL WAR SITUATIONS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION The U.S. Air Force is seeking information regarding technologies that can leverage aerospace power in other than conventional war (OTCW) situations. Interested respondents must reply to the SAB POC, Maj. Douglas Amon by April 16, 1999. This Request for Information replaces SOL SAB-RFI-99-01 submitted on 3 Mar 99 and printed on 5 Mar 99 which should have been listed as a Special Notice not a U.S. Government Procurement The Acting Secretary and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force have tasked the USAF Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) to conduct a Study in 1999 on this topic. The Air Force recognizes that the country will increasingly be involved in non-traditional situations where enemy or terrorist actions can be neutralized without resorting to conventional weapons strikes. Innovative and creative technologies and methods are sought that, while leveraging the inherent capability of aerospace forces, can be useful to a joint force in these situations. The SAB is especially interested in capabilities that can be incorporated into the Air Force's present and future aircraft inventory. The SAB Study Committee has broken into the following study panels: Intelligence & Vigilance, Deployment & Sustainment, Non-Lethal Effects, Lethal Effects, Training & Exercise, and Force Management. This RFI will assist these panels in gathering information on perceived capabilities and limitations for which aerospace power could offer new or significantly improved approaches in OTCW situations. The Air Force leadership is especially interested in innovative ideas, technologies, or operational concepts leveraging existing aerospace forces. It would be helpful for respondents to understand the role of the Air Force in past, current, and projected other-than-war crises, the limitations of current Air Force capabilities, and the vision for the future new capabilities that may be required. Example areas of interest include: INTELLIGENCE & VIGILANCE Sensor and information fusion technologies Improved discrimination between hostile and friendly forces Sensors optimized for urban environments DEPLOYMENT AND SUSTAINMENT Improvements to rapid deployment infrastructure capabilities Rapid infrastructure buildup technologies NON-LETHAL EFFECTS Non-lethal agents that might immobilize or hinder movement Systems that can disrupt or disable enemy vehicles and machines Encasing agents that would prevent immediate access (e.g., to war materiels, weapons, etc.) Novel electronic countermeasures and offensive information warfare techniques LETHAL EFFECTS Precision weapon drop systems Selectable yield conventional munitions Discrete sensor systems with better than half-meter resolution, for weapons targeting TRAINING & EXERCISE Distributed training Virtual and simulated training Mission rehearsal FORCE MANAGEMENT Communications improvements Distributed information management Bandwidth management Data fusion Responders to this RFI are requested to contact the HQ Air Force Scientific Advisory Board POC, Maj. Douglas Amon, douglas.amon@pentagon.af.mil at 1180 Pentagon, Room 5D982, Washington, D.C. 20330-1180; phone (703) 697-4811 (toll free 1- 800-762-7407), FAX (703) 693-6262 (toll free 1-800-529-4681). Any information submitted in response to this RFI should be submitted directly to Maj. Amon to forward to the SAB panels. The SAB is made up of civilian scientists and engineers from private industry (defense and commercial), universities, national laboratories, and federally funded research centers. It is also requested that initial inputs be limited to 2-4 pages. Responders may be requested to provide additional details or presentations based on their initial submittals. E-MAIL: click here to contact to POC via email., douglas.amon@pentagon.af.mil. Posted 03/15/99 (W-SN308631).

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