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#24: Providing Supercomputing Resources to Enable DOD Problem Solving

June 2, 2023 Christopher Kieffer Engineered Resilient Systems 00:25:24 0 Comments

We talk with Dr. Ben Parsons, chief technology officer with the High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP), about how the program enables the Department of Defense (DOD) to solve its most critical mission challenges. Managed by ERDC, the HPCMP delivers world-class high-performance computing and expertise to DOD engineers and scientists. Its five DOD Supercomputing Resource…

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#24: Providing Supercomputing Resources to Enable DOD Problem Solving

June 2, 2023 Christopher Kieffer Engineered Resilient Systems, Podcast episodes, Uncategorized 00:25:24 Comments Off on #24: Providing Supercomputing Resources to Enable DOD Problem Solving

We talk with Dr. Ben Parsons, chief technology officer with the High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP), about how the program enables the Department of Defense (DOD) to solve its most critical mission challenges. Managed by ERDC, the HPCMP delivers world-class high-performance computing and expertise to DOD engineers and scientists. Its five DOD Supercomputing Resource…

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#23: Arctic Mobility

April 26, 2023 Christopher Kieffer Military Engineering 00:45:10 0 Comments

We talk with Dr. Orian Welling and Mr. Michael Parker from ERDC’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory about how ERDC’s cold weather mobility expertise will directly help the U.S. military better protect and defend the Arctic. As the Arctic grows in strategic importance to the United States, the region also presents unique challenges to…

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#23: Arctic Mobility

April 26, 2023 Christopher Kieffer Military Engineering, Podcast episodes 00:45:10 Comments Off on #23: Arctic Mobility

We talk with Dr. Orian Welling and Mr. Michael Parker from ERDC’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory about how ERDC’s cold weather mobility expertise will directly help the U.S. military better protect and defend the Arctic. As the Arctic grows in strategic importance to the United States, the region also presents unique challenges to…

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#20: Operational Energy

September 20, 2022 Christopher Kieffer Installations and Operational Environments 00:34:11 0 Comments

Military operations require large amounts of energy to train, move and sustain forces, as well as to power weapons platforms – and this is known as operational energy. Given the high human toll and financial cost of supplying this energy to frontline forces, new strategies are seeking to electrify the battlefield and reduce the reliance…

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#17: Modernizing the B-52 Through Supercomputing

June 3, 2022 admin Engineered Resilient Systems, Podcast episodes 00:28:28 Comments Off on #17: Modernizing the B-52 Through Supercomputing

Since entering service in 1955, the B-52 Stratofortress has held strategic importance as the most combat capable bomber in the U.S. inventory. However, the newest B-52 dates to 1962, and it has become increasingly difficult to find parts to service its original engines. To keep this valuable aircraft flying, the Air Force embarked on a…

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#14: Airfield Damage Repair

March 16, 2022 admin Military Engineering 00:40:52 0 Comments

Given the strategic importance of air power in military conflicts, airfields often become targets. With airfield expertise that dates to World War II, ERDC has a rich history of developing solutions to rapidly repair and sustain airfields. Today, ERDC develops material and equipment solutions, as well as construction procedures, to push current Airfield Damage Repair…

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#14: Airfield Damage Repair

March 16, 2022 admin Military Engineering, Podcast episodes 00:40:52 2 Comments

Given the strategic importance of air power in military conflicts, airfields often become targets. With airfield expertise that dates to World War II, ERDC has a rich history of developing solutions to rapidly repair and sustain airfields. Today, ERDC develops material and equipment solutions, as well as construction procedures, to push current Airfield Damage Repair…

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#6: Ship Simulator

June 18, 2021 admin Civil Works, Military Engineering, Podcast episodes 00:29:35 Comments Off on #6: Ship Simulator

The blockage of Egypt’s Suez Canal in March shone renewed focus on just how many goods are shipped around the world and how fragile those routes can be. Given the shipping industry’s importance in the U.S., American planners must have world-class tools to prevent a comparable disaster from congesting American waterways. ERDC has operated a…

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#3: Cybersecurity

March 29, 2021 admin Civil Works, Engineered Resilient Systems, Geospatial Research and Engineering, Installations and Operational Environments, Military Engineering 00:28:59 0 Comments

The importance of cybersecurity continues to increase, both as more functions become connected to the internet and as adversaries exploit cyberattacks as a weapon in future conflicts. From the SolarWinds Orion hack to the breach of a Florida water treatment plant, recent attacks have underscored the critical function cybersecurity plays to national security interests. ERDC…

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