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This Defense Intelligence Agency talking paper, dated 4 May 2009, prepared the DIA Director for a possible question from Senator Reid on the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications contract. The paper says that Senators Inouye and Reid sponsored 2008 appropriations language directing DIA to study foreign advanced aerospace threats. Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies was the only bidder and received the contract in September 2008. It covers twelve technical areas and is reported to be on schedule, within cost and performing excellently.
U-973 _09j(b)(3):10 USC 424 T lk. p l(b)(3):10 USC 424 a mg aper ~-----~ SUBJECT: (U) Senator Reid Visit to Director, DIA b 3 :10 USC 424· b 6 04 May 2009 I. (U) PURPOSE: To provide ~----.-,with the current status of the Advanced Aermpace Weapon System Applications contract should Senator Reid raise the topic. 2. (U,'/FEJU □ ) BACKGROUND: Senator Inouye (O-HI) and Senator Reid (D-Ncv) sponsored language in the July 2008 Supplemental Appropriation bill for DIA to initiate an investigation of foreign advanced aerospace weapon threats from the present out to 40 years in the future. Senator Reid has a deep interest in the potential threat posed by unconventional aerospace technologies; that is, technologies that are a radical departure to those used in current advanced aermpace vehicles. He is interested in what technological "leaps'' arc feasible and their implications to US national defense. In response to this tasking, the DIA published a request for proposals (RFP) on 18 August 2008. The RFP asked for proposals that would study advanced, unconventional concepts for use in aerospace vehicles, broken up into the following twelve technical areas: - Lift - Materials - Propulsion - Configuration/structure - Control - Power Generation - Armament (radio-frequency and directed- - Human Effects (of advanced tech on energy weapons) operators) - Spatial/temporal Translation - Human Interface (i.e. pilot controls) - Signature Reduction - Technology Integration DIA received only one bid, from Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS), in response to the RFP. DIA determined that the Rro osal was responsive and the contract si ned on 22 September 2008. During a meeting with'-,.~~~~ ovem er 2008. Senator Reid ~bd~%~(~)usc discussed the importance of this contract effort. The following has occurred since that meeting. 3. (U) TALKING POINTS: • (U/.4EQPQ) Technical Areas. On 21 November 2008, BAASS submilled program management plans (PMPs) for each of the 12 technical areas. o (U//1atrzue~ DIA reviewed the PMPs and rated them as very good to excellent. BAASS was granted approval to proceed with the initial technical reports. o (U//5631 if?) BAASS will deliver to DIA approximately two detailed research reports per technical area for FY09. Each extensive report is being written by world-class technical experts in industry and academia. The goal is for DIA to have alt reports available for publication by the end of July 2009. Planning for expansion of this effort in FYI0 has begun. UNCLASSIFIED/:1Jiiil IQ
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