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List of 2008 Earmarks

In fiscal year 2008, there were 227 earmarks totaling $960,230,000.

Agency:    Department of Defense--Military
Bureau:    Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
Account:    Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force
Certifying Official:    Deputy Comptroller Program/Budget
Certifying Organization:    OSD

To view information about the earmark, click on the earmark title.

2008 Earmarks Amount ($K)
Shielding Rocket Payloads$350
Mission Design and Analysis Tool$500
Materials Integrity Management Research for Air Force Systems (PE 0603112F)$500
Common Reconfigurable Advanced Thermal Management System$500
UNR-Millimeter Wave-Based Fatigue Countermeasure Technology$700
Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) Quick Connect Panel and Switchgear$720
Chabot Space and Science Center$800
Polymer Nanocomposites for Energy Storage and Pulsed Power$800
Single-Mode Optical Connectors for Advanced Air Vehicles$800
Ubiquitous RFID Chem/Bio Detection$800
Advanced Fuel Cell Based Power System for Small UAVs$800
Optical Maximum Entropy Verification (OMEV)$800
Big Antennas Small Structures Efficient Tactical (BASSET) UAV$800
Interoperability Network to Fuse and Exchange Real- Time Information$800
Microcomposite Coatings for Chrome Replacement$800
Airborne Web Services (AWS) Spiral 5$800
Joint STARS Electro-Optical Adjunct$800
Montana Cyber Security Attack and Defend Exercises$800
Operations Risk Management Visualization and Integration$800
TAMDAR System Integration and Performance Evaluation on Unmanned Aerial Systems$800
Advanced Architecture Designs Supporting U.S. Army Net Centric Warfare (AADSUNW)$800
Advanced Engineered Non-Linear Optical Materials for Critical Wavelengths$960
Coal Transformation Laboratory$1,000
Process Integrated Mechanism for Human-Computer Collaboration and Coordination$1,000
Frank Seaver Science and Engineering Complex$1,000
High Temperature Hydrogen Energy Production Facility$1,000
Aircraft Active Corrosion Protective Compounds$1,000
Life Shield Blast Resistant Panels$1,000
Cognitive UAV$1,000
Modeling and Simulation for Rapid Integration and Technology Evaluation$1,000
LOX/Methane Cooled Upper Stage Rocket Engine$1,000
Center for Advanced Sensor and Communications Antennas$1,000
Coated Field repair (2K Gun)$1,000
Encapsulated Ballistic Protection System (EBPS)$1,000
Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) Airfoil Capability Enhancements$1,000
FRESH (Field Renewable Energy System Hybrids) Li Ion Battery Program$1,000
Variable Transmittance Visor$1,000
Innovative Polymeric Materials for Three-Dimensional (3-D) Microdevice Construction$1,000
Collaboration Gateway$1,000
Multilingual Text Mining Platform for intelligence Analysts$1,000
Transforming Waste Plastics Into Alternative Fuels$1,000
ACES II Ejection Seat Improvement$1,000
Internal Base Facility Energy Independence - Wind/Turbine$1,000
Laser Peening for Friction Stir Welded (FSW) Aerospace Structures$1,000
Durable Hybrid Coatings for Aircraft Systems$1,200
Hydrocarbon Boost Technology Demonstrator$1,200
WASH Oxygen Sensor and Cell Level Battery Controller$1,200
Advanced Nanotube Micro-Munition Weapon Technology Initiative$1,200
Continuous Integrated Vehicle Health Monitoring System$1,200
Texas Research Institute for Environmental Studies$1,200
1-1000 Warhead Technology Demonstration$1,200
Research Visualization Facility$1,200
Technical Order Optimization$1,200
Carbon Nanotube Enhanced Power Sources for Space$1,200
Air Force C-130 Propeller De-Icing System Safety Upgrade Using Metal Fiber Brushes$1,200
Technology Insertion Demonstration and Evaluation (TIDE)$1,200
Expert Organizational Development System (EXODUS)$1,200
Tricorder Detector$1,200
Modified F-22 Maintenance-Free Nickel Cadmium Aircraft Batteries for the F-16$1,400
BLADES (Real-Time Battlefield Laser Detection System)$1,500
Comprehensive Clinical Phenotyping and Genetic Mapping for the Discovery of Autism Susceptibility Gene$1,500
Fully-Integrated Solar-Powered Interior Lighting Technology$1,600
Hybrid Materials for Thermal Management in Thin Films and Bulk Composites$1,600
Partnership in Innovative Preparation for Educators and Students (PIPES) and the Space Education Consortium (SEC)$1,600
Advanced Aerospace Carbon Foam Heat Exchangers$1,600
Blast Resistant Concrete Products$1,600
Carbon Nano-Materials for Advanced Aerospace Applications, AQW Rice University$1,600
Chrome Free Environmentally Friendly Corrosion Protection for Aircraft$1,600
Fire and Blast Resistant Materials for Force Protection$1,600
Free Electron Laser Capabilities for Aerospace Microfabrication$1,600
Gallium Nitride (GaN) RF Power Technology$1,600
High Temperature Aerogel Materials for Global Strike Vehicles$1,600
Large Area, APVT Materials Development for High Power Devices$1,600
Nanocomposites for Lightning Protection of Composite Airframe Structures$1,600
Pennsylvania Nanomaterials Commercialization Center$1,600
Plasma-Sphere Array for Flexible Electronics$1,600
Science for Sustainment initiative to Improve Mission$1,600
Imaging Tools for Human Performance Enhancement and Diagnostics$1,600
Warfighter Pocket XP-Next Gen$1,600
Advanced Vehicle and Propulsion Center$1,600
Development & Testing of Advanced Paraffin-based Hybrid Rockets for Space Applications$1,600
VDVP for UAV/UCAV Aircraft Engines$1,600
Sensor Fusion$1,600
Deployable Structure Systems for Space$1,600
Field Programmable Gate Arrays$1,600
Microsatellite Target System$1,600
Adaptive Optics Lasercom$1,600
EMI Grid Fabrication Technology$1,600
Strategic Biofuels Supply Program$1,600
Moving Target Strike$1,600
Advance Aerospace Titanium Structures initiative$1,600
Battlefield Automatic Life Status Monitor (BALSM)$1,600
Intelligent Free Space Optical Satellite Communications Node$1,600
Microsatellite Serial Manufacturing$1,600
Radially Segmented Launch Vehicle (RSLV) Risk Reduction Program$1,600
Body Armor Improved Ballistic Protection$1,600
Compound Zoom for Airborne Reconnaissance (CZAR)$1,600
Real-time Optical Surveillance Applications$1,600
02 Diesel Air Quality Project$1,600
Rapid Replacement of Mission Critical Logistics Electronic Components$1,600
Improvised Ordnance Detonator -Advanced Development$1,600
MEDSTARS Integration with Global Combat Support System$1,600
Program Engineering Interoperability Framework$1,600
Enhanced Smart Triple Ejector Rack$1,600
FPS-16 Radar Mobilization Upgrade$1,600
MAICE$1,600
Inductive Thermography Systems Inspections$1,600
Prepreg Thickness Variability Reduction Program$1,600
Production of Nanocomposites for Aerospace Applications$1,600
Rapid Manufacturing and Repair of Composite Components$1,600
Refigurable Tooling Systems$1,600
Advanced Threat Alert Advanced Technology Demonstration$1,700
Small Low Cost Reconnaissance Spacecraft$1,800
Cyber Attack Mitigation and Exploitation Laboratory II (CAMEL II)$1,900
All Electric Laser$1,900
Nanotechnology based biosensors and bio-threat detectors$2,000
National Center for Integrated Civilian-Military Domestic Disaster Medical Response$2,000
Advancement of Intelligent Aerospace Systems (AIAS) for the U.S, Air Force$2,000
Integrated Electrical Starter/Generator$2,000
Advanced Modular Avionics for Operationally Responsive Space Use$2,000
Multicontinuum Technology for Space Structures$2,000
Reconfigurable Electronics and NonVolatile Memory Research$2,000
Compact Laser Terminal for Airborne Network Centric Warfare$2,000
Aircraft Evaluation Readiness Initiative (AERI)$2,000
BiPolar Wafer-cell Nickel Metal Hydride Battery$2,000
COTS Technology for Space Situational Awareness$2,000
Satellite Coherent Optical Receiver (SCORE)$2,000
Aging Landing Gear Life Extension$2,000
High Temperature, Laser Sintered Polymeric Material Digital Product Definition$2,000
Alternative Energy Fuel Cell Power Generation$2,000
Heavy Duty Hybrid Electric Vehicle$2,000
Development and Validation of Advanced Design Technologies for Hypersonic Research$2,400
Battlespace: Reducing Military Decision Cycles$2,400
Secure Grids for Network Centric Operations$2,400
University of Houston Consortium for Nanomaterials for Aerospace Commerce and Technology (CONTACT)$2,400
Center for Solar Electricity and Hydrogen$2,400
Low Voltage, Wideband Electro-Optic Polymer Modulator$2,400
Nuclear Test Seismic Research$2,400
Ceramics for Next-Generation Tactical Laser Systems$2,400
Hybrid Bearings$2,400
Water Purification with Fused Carbon Nanotube Nanostructured Material$2,400
Micromachined Switches for Next Generation Modular Satellites$2,400
Systematic Approach to Radiation Hardened Electronics (SHARE)$2,400
Satellite Active Imaging National Testbed Program$2,400
Tactical Automated Security System (TASS) Advanced Communications Module$2,400
Assessment of Alternative Enemy for Aircraft Ground Equipment (AGE)$2,400
Transformation and Modernization of Air Force Weapons Systems$2,400
AT-6B for the Air National Guard$2,400
Global Awareness Presentation Services (GAPS)$2,400
F-15 AESA Radar Upgrade$2,400
Cyber Security Defend and Attack Exercise$2,400
Rivet Joint Network Interface Growth$2,400
C-130 AICAT CBM+$2,400
Virtual Medical Trainer$2,400
Institute for Science and Engineering Simulative (ISES)$2,500
Pointing and Stabilization System Upgrade for Cobra Ball$2,500
Low Cost/Improved Performance Helmet Display and Life Support Technologies$2,700
Accelerated Insertion of Advanced Materials and Certification for Military Aircraft Structure Material$2,800
Strategic Airlift Aircraft Availability Improvements$2,800
Polymer Stress and Sensor Damage Sensors for Composites$2,900
Combat Casualty Management System$2,900
Advanced Carbon Fiber Research and Testing Initiative$3,000
Enterprise Services for Reach Back Capabilities (ESRBC)$3,000
Terminal Surveillance and Approach System (TSAS)/ATCALS$3,000
WR-ALC Special Operations Forces$3,000
ONAMI Safer Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing$3,200
Solid Electrolyte Oxygen Separator$3,200
OPAL (Optically Pumped Atomic Laser for Defense)$3,200
HAARP$3,200
TacNode-Tactical Airborne Communications Node$3,200
Thin Film Amorphous Solar Arrays$3,200
Base Facility Energy Independence$3,200
Predator Aircrew Mission Training System (PMATS) Upgrade$3,200
Center of Excellence for Defense UAV Education$3,200
Alternate Carbon Stationary Fuel Cell Demonstrator$3,200
Active Combustion Control System for Military Aircraft$3,500
THEMA - Thermal and Energy Management for Aerospace$3,500
Integrator Unmanned Aircraft System Advanced Concepts Development$3,500
Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engine (VAATE) Small Turbofan (STF)$3,600
Electronic Warfare Modeling, Simulation and Wireless Testing Center$3,600
Holloman High Speed Test Track$3,600
Massively Parallel Optical Interconnects for Battlespace Information Exchange$3,900
Characterization of Airborne Environment for Tactical Lasers$4,000
Component Object Model (COM) Attitude Control System Simulation/Trainer$4,000
Active Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) Phenomenology (AUP) & ART Technology Transition$4,000
Multi-mission Deployable Optical System$4,000
Ballistic Missile Technology$4,000
Autonomous Systems$4,000
Space Control Test Capabilities$4,000
ASSET eWing and Data Fusion Technology Integration Base$4,000
Distributed Mission Interoperability Toolkit (DMIT)$4,000
Ballistic Missile Range Safety Technology$4,000
B-52 CCJ$4,000
Compass Call$4,000
Combat Sent Wideband Sensor Upgrade Program$4,000
Large Automated Production of Expendable Launch Structures (LAPELS)$4,300
Intelligent Carbon Nano-tube Based Computer Devices for Space Applications$4,800
Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engine, High Speed Turbine Engine Demonstrator$4,800
Conventional Strike Missiles Capability Demonstration$4,800
High Energy Laser for Detection, Inspection and Non-destructive Testing$5,000
Nanotechnology research$5,000
SuperResolution Sensor System (S3)$5,000
Metals Affordability Initiative$5,000
Multi-Sensor Detect, See, & Avoid$5,000
High Accuracy Network Determination System (HANDS)$5,200
Silicon Carbide Power Electronics for More Electric Aircraft$5,500
F-15 AN/ALR-56C RWR Digital Receiver Upgrade$5,600
Small Diameter Bomb$5,800
Air Force Minority Leaders Program$6,000
High Energy Superior Lithium Battery Technology$6,000
AESA Development and Demonstration$6,000
Family of Motors Capability Demonstration$6,400
Ku Beyond Line of Sight Satcom Datalink for Senior Scout$6,400
RAIDRS Block 20 {Air Force unfunded requirement)$7,000
Command & Control Service Level Management (C2SLM) program$8,000
University Research Initiatives$8,000
Applications of LIDAR to Vehicles with Analysis (ALVA)$8,400
PanSTARRS$9,000
B-1 Bomber 16 Carry Adapter$9,000
Alternative Energy Research$10,000
Alternate Energy Research$10,000
National Aerospace Leadership Initiative$16,000
SYERS Demonstration$16,000
Maui Space Surveillance System (MSSS} Operations & Research$23,000
Small Business Technology Insertion Program$25,000
Production Initiatives$100,000
Joint Strike Fighter F136 Alternate Engine$240,000