Skills of capability area

Broad capability skillNarrow capability skill
Air platforms
  • Counter uncrewed autonomous vehicles
  • High-speed/hypersonics
  • Survivability
Data science, computer & cyber
  • Future/Novel compute
Detection & sensing
  • Sensor fusion and integration of heterogeneous sensor feeds
  • Stealth and camouflage
  • Weapons, explosives and contraband detection
Engineering technology and design
  • Aeronautical engineering
  • Engineering and technical design
  • Engineering standards
  • Instrumentation and testing
  • Reverse engineering
  • Systems engineering
  • Test and evaluation capability
  • Weapon engineering
Ground platforms including vehicles
  • Propulsion
  • Survivability
  • Thermal
Materials science and technology
  • Signature related materials
Navigation and detection systems research
  • Target direction range and position finding research
Ordnance, platform protection & weapons research
  • Aerial bombs research
  • Air to air weapons
  • Air to surface weapons
  • Ammunition and explosives research
  • Ballistics research
  • Directed energy weapons research
  • Guided munitions research
  • Gun systems research
  • Insensitive munitions technology
  • Land mines research
  • Non-lethal weapons research
  • Radio frequency weapons
  • Rocket science and technology
  • Surface to air weapons
  • Surface to surface weapons
  • Threat evaluation
  • Warheads research
Physics
  • High energy lasers
Propulsion engines and powerplants technology
  • Gun and launch tube propulsion
  • Rocket engines and ramjets technology
  • Rocket propellants technology
Weapon guidance and control systems research
  • Fire control and bombing systems research
  • Guided missile technology
  • Platform guidance and control systems research
  • Stores and weapon release or discharge
  • Tracking and display systems research
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