Sample UNM Military Contracts

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Sample UNM Military Contracts

• Vicki Johnson
• UNM Alumna
• BS, Computing and Information Sciences, 1979

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Sample UNM Military Contracts

• Hundreds of UNM military contracts (excluding
  Los Alamos and Sandia) were obtained through the
  Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Excerpts
  follow.
• Air Force Office of Scientific Research
• Bolling AFB
• Phillips Lab Kirtland AFB
• Air Force Weapons Lab
• Army Medical Research, Fort Detrick, MD
• Phillips Lab, Applied Laser Technology
• Office of Naval Research, Department of Navy
• Rome Air Force Development Center
• Defense Threat Reduction Agency

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Defense Threat Reduction Agency Research at UNM

• In 2006, 5 million was appropriated for the
  University Strategic Partnership (UNM, NM Tech,
  NMSU)

DTRA Website The University Strategic
Partnership Program focuses on six topic areas
promoting the next generation of weapons of mass
destruction expertise
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SDI Related Research at UNM
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Starfire Research at UNM
Air Force Research Laboratory graphic
According to 2006 NYT article, Starfire research
is for ground-based lasers to disable satellites
an anti-satellite weapon.
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Airborne Laser Research at UNM
Boeing website The Airborne Laser will
accurately point and fire the high-energy laser,
destroying enemy missiles
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Electromagnetic Weapons Related Research at UNM
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UNM 2 recipient of DoD funds in the nation
among Hispanic-serving universities (2004)
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Space Technology And Applications International
Forum Sponsors (2007)

• Boeing
• Idaho National Laboratory
• Lockheed Martin
• Northrop Grumman
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Sandia National Laboratories
• US DOE