Engineering & Physical Sciences — DARAS — Pacific 7.0 International

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Engineering & Physical Sciences

Autonomous systems, UAV and robotics engineering, quantum sensing, secure cryptography, GIS, and high-performance computing — DARAS applied science divisions.

Overview

This capability group encompasses DARAS's Engineering & Applied Science and Physics & Computational Mathematics divisions — the technological engine of Pacific 7.0 International. From UAV swarms and underwater robotics to quantum cryptography, exascale computing, and emergency mesh radio, these units design, test, and deploy the systems that give field operations a decisive technological edge.

Capabilities

Core Functions

Autonomous systems, UAV, and robotics engineering
Secure network architecture and field cryptography
Desalination and water purification engineering
Quantum sensing and unbreakable cryptography
High-performance and exascale supercomputing
GIS, remote sensing, and spatial analytics

Specialist Units

Assigned Units

Autonomous Systems & Swarm Logic Control Laboratory
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Aeronautical Engineering Team
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) & Maritime Robotics Unit
Terrestrial Robotics & Human-Machine Teaming Facility
Civil Engineering & Structural Load-Testing Center
Seismic Resilience & Earthquake Dampening Engineering Unit
Desalination, Reverse Osmosis & Water Purification Engineering Team
Electrical Engineering & High-Voltage Microgrid Lab
Secure Network Architecture & Field-Cryptography Engineering Unit
Telecommunications & Emergency VHF/UHF Mesh Radio Lab
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) & Remote Sensing Engineering Team
Energy-Efficient Buildings & Rapid 3D-Printed Eco-Shelter Lab
Quantum Physics & Fundamental Mechanics Laboratory
Quantum Sensing & Subterranean Detection Research Unit
Quantum Information Science & Unbreakable Cryptography Team
High-Performance & Exascale Supercomputing Operations Center
Data Fusion, Threat Analytics & Signal Processing Lab

Frameworks

Governing Standards

DoD MIL-STD-882

Department of Defense standard for system safety in autonomous and unmanned systems.

NIST SP 800-53

NIST security and privacy controls for information systems and organizations.

ISO/IEC 27001

International standard for information security management systems.

IEEE 802.11

IEEE wireless networking standards for emergency mesh radio and field communications.

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