DOW-UAP-D123, AAWSAP DIRD, Positron Aerospace Propulsion, March 2010
Department of War · 3/2/10 · Las Vegas, Nevada · Document
DOW-UAP-D123, AAWSAP DIRD, Positron Aerospace Propulsion, March 2010 is indexed as a Department of War record with incident date 3/2/10 and location Las Vegas, Nevada. This document is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD), a technical reference format used by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to capture baseline knowledge on a specific topic for later analytic use. DIRDs are best understood as reference and synthesis products rather than as original research. It is one of 38 DIRDs produced under the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP) between 2009 and 2011. Because AAWSAP s scope permitted a broad range of supporting topics, not every DIRD in the series directly concerns aerospace systems or future threat assessment. The following summary reflects the DIRD s scope and framing at the time of writing and should not be read as implying current validation of the concepts discussed. This DIRD examines positrons as a possible fuel for advanced aerospace propulsion, arguing that antimatter offers extraordinary energy density and could, in principle, support applications ranging from long-endurance aircraft and missiles to single-stage launch vehicles, onboard power systems, and crewed Mars missions. At the same time, it makes clear that the concept depends on resolving major unsolved problems in producing positrons in sufficient quantities and storing them safely for long periods, and much of the document s discussion of flight systems and Mars missions remains conceptual rather than closely tied to demonstrated engineering practice. Its overall conclusion is that positron propulsion is theoretically attractive, but remains highly speculative as a practical technology because its core production and storage requirements remain unsolved. Redactions have been made to protect the identity of eyewitnesses, the location of government facilities, or potentially sensitive information about military sites not related to UAP. No redactions have been made to any files released under President Trump's directive concerning information about the nature or existence of any encounter reported as a UAP or related phenomena.
Notable / anomalous element
- The proposed nuclear fission gas core rocket and antiproton adaptations would release radioactive fission fragments into the atmosphere. (native PDF text, page 16)
- Conclusions Conceptual designs and missions for turbojets, turbo-ramjet missiles, and interplanetary rockets powered by positron annihilation have been presented. (native PDF text, page 32)
- 27 Nuclear fission reactors contain enormous amounts of highly toxic radioactive material, and antiproton rockets produce radioactivity in surrounding materials by interactions of high-energy mesons and gamma rays from antiproton annihilation. (native PDF text, page 16)
- In contrast, positron rockets are totally radioactivity free. (native PDF text, page 16)
Details
- This product is one in a series of advanced technology reports produced in FY 2009 under the Defense Intelligence Agency, Defense Warning Office's Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications (AAWSA Pro ram. (native PDF text, page 2)
- Comments or uestions pertaining to this document should be addressed to AAP Person 1, AAWSA Program Manager, Defense Intell igence Agency, ATTN: CLAR/ DWO-3, Bldg 6000, Washington, DC 20340-5100. ii UNCLASSIFIED//iOR Oliliili Gili,t.k lz Hili 8HLV (native PDF text, page 2)
- 14 The Sanger Photon Positron Rocket. (native PDF text, page 3)
- 17 Positron Energy Conversion for Onboard Power. (native PDF text, page 3)
- 18 Positrons for a Manned Mars Mission. (native PDF text, page 3)
- 24 Formation of Positronium in Porous Media. (native PDF text, page 3)
- 25 Long-Term Storage of Positronium. (native PDF text, page 3)
- BOMARC and Talos Ramjet-Assisted Missiles. (native PDF text, page 4)
Tags: War Department, Nevada, AAWSAP, Technical research, Rocket, Missile, Weapons, Aircraft