H. ADVANCED COMPUTER/MICROELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY: Advanced computers and software play a useful (but not necessarily critical) role in the development and deployment of missiles and missile systems, and in the development and

production of nuclear weapons. Advanced computer capabilities are also used in over-the-horizon targeting,airborne early warning targeting, Electronic

Countermeasures (ECM) processors. These technologies are associated with:

-- Supercomputing, hybrid computing

-- Speech processing/recognition systems

-- Neural networks

-- Data fusion

-- Quantum wells, resonant tunneling

-- Superconductivity

-- Advance optoelectronics

-- Acoustic wave devices,

-- Superconducting electron devices

-- Flash discharge type x-ray systems

-- Frequency synthesizers

-- Microcomputer compensated crystal oscillators

I. MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY: The metallic, ceramic and composite materials are primarily related to structural functions in aircraft, spacecraft, missiles, undersea vehicles, and propulsion devices. Polymers provide seals and sealants for containment of identified fluids and lubricants for various vehicles and devices. High density graphite is used in missile nosetips, jet vanes and nozzle throats. Selected specialty materials (i.e., stealth and

the performance of these materials) provide critical capabilities that exploit electromagnetic absorption,magnetic, or superconductivity characteristics. These technologies are associated with:

-- Advanced metals and alloys

-- Non-composite ceramic materials

-- Ceramic, cermet, organic and carbon materials

-- Polymeric materials

-- Synthetics fluids

-- Hot isostatic

-- Densifications

-- Intermetallic

-- Organometals

-- Liquid and solid lubricant

-- Magnetic metals and superconductive conductors