Documents / FOIA release

Final Packet Presented To DepSecDef

Defense Intelligence Agency · 18 pages · text from the file's own layer

This Defense Intelligence Agency release is a packet prepared for the Deputy Secretary of Defense before a November 17, 2009 meeting with Senator Harry Reid. It contains a memo from Under Secretary James R. Clapper Jr., talking points, and Reid's June 24, 2009 letter asking for restricted Special Access Program protection for the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Application Program, which Reid called AATIP. It also includes DIA reviews of 26 Bigelow Aerospace technical reports. DIA and Clapper found no justification for a Special Access Program.

  • p. 1 …The AAITP that SEN Reid refers to is officially the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Application Program…
  • p. 2 …DIA awarded the contract to the sole bidder, Bigelow Aerospace Advance Space Studies (Las Vegas, NV…
  • p. 4 …These individuals must be specialized in the areas of advanced sciences, sensors. intelligence/counterintelligence, and advanced…
  • p. 6 …the U.S. to maintain its preeminence as a word leader. Thank you in advance…
  • p. 7 …of Contractor Personnel funded under the AATIP: Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies LLC (BAASS),I. '-;;;:;a…
  • p. 8 …the quality and value of the first-year technical reports delivered un er t e Advanced…
  • p. 12 …6) The report by j(b)(6) Vescrzbes the background and recent advances m the field…
  • p. 13 …The report byl(b)(6) ~escribes several possibilities how such materials can be used for advanced…
  • p. 14 …Advanced Aerospace Platforms l(b)(6) I The position l(b)(6) l,akes at the…
  • p. 16 …letter as the Advanced Aerospace Threat and Identification Program (AAITP). In reviewing the deliverables to date…
  • p. 17 …Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Application Program Contract, has forwarded draft copies of technical reports from the…
UNCLASSIFIED
The author elegantly describes how this "commonly encountered inconsistency
between technical innovation and commercial progress" has become [in the West]
a current deterrent to the development and the deployment (adoption) of "literally
all classes ... ofpolymers, metals, and ceramics."
(b)(6)
Metallic Glasses: Status and Prospects for Aerospace Applications
l(b)(6) I
I found it to be a clear and even-handed evaluation of the pros and cons of bulk
metallic glasses (BMG) and composites employing them. The author clearly points
out possible advantages in processing while he equally clearly points out the
difficulties associated with inherent unstable shear band formation and
consequent lack of general ductility.
(b)(6)
Theory and Experiments of Invisibility Cloaking
l(b)(6) I
Overall, this is a nice qualitative description of the rapidly moving field of
invisibility and cloaking and can serve as a good starting point for someone
interested in diving into the details ofthis new technology.
(b)(6)
State-of-the-Art & Evolution of High Energy Laser Weapons
l(b)(6) I
The technical discussions and history review are generally correct to the extent
they address the topics and this paper is a good general introduction for those
unfamiliar with high energy lasers.
(b)(6)
8
UNCLASSIFIED

Not linked to a story yet.

About this file

FOIA release, from the dia collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 18 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.