OPERATIONAL USES FOR HYPERSONIC SYSTEMS AND HYPERSONICS RESEARCH FOR THE US AIR FORCE -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) 1. The U.S. Air Force is seeking information regarding operational concepts and technologies for hypersonic systems. Interested respondents must reply to the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) point of contact(POC) by 10 April. 2. The Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force have tasked the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board to develop operational concepts for hypersonic systems and an investment plan in hypersonics research to implement these operational systems and concepts. The applications can be a missile, air vehicle, or space access. Investments will include the needed ground test facilities. 3. The information provided may be included and/or referenced in the SAB presentation to the Secretary and Chief of Staff and the subsequent report. The members of the Scientific Advisory Board are comprised of leading scientists and engineers from industry, academia, and federally funded research centers and laboratories. Nonproprietary information is highly encouraged because SAB reports are normally to be cleared for public release and the non-government membership of the SAB. 4. Responders to this RFI are requested to contact the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board's POC, Major Douglas Amon, douglas.amon@pentagon.af.mil at HQ USAF/SB, 1180 Air Force Pentagon (Room 5D982), Washington, DC 20330-1180; phone (703) 697-4811 (toll free 1-800-529-4681). Any information submitted in response to this RFI should be submitted directly to Maj. Amon. It is also requested that initial inputs be limited to 2-10 pages. Eelctronic submissions are encouraged. Responders may be requested to provide additional details or presentations to the SAB study team based on their initial submittals. The study is tentatively scheduling a meeting in Los Angeles, CA on 13 Apr to receive presentations from selected RFI respondents. WEB: click here to download previous studies, http://ecs.rams.com/afosr/afr/sab/edu/menu/any/sabindex.htm. E-MAIL: click here to contact the POC via e-mail, douglas.amon@pentagon.af.mil. Posted 03/09/00 (W-SN432999).

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