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Transparent Armored Windows for Ships

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N00024-12-P-4309
Agency Tracking Number: N121-066-0922
Amount: $79,857.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N121-066
Solicitation Number: 2012.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2012
Award Year: 2012
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2012-07-17
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
133 Defense Highway, Suite 212
Annapolis, MD -
United States
DUNS: 153908801
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Jeffrey Kutsch
 Manager
 (410) 987-1656
 jkutsch@techassess.com
Business Contact
 Sharon Fehrenbacher
Title: CEO
Phone: (410) 224-3710
Email: sharon@techassess.com
Research Institution
 Stub
Abstract

The damaging effects of age, poor framing and general wear and tear on traditional ship based transparent armor windows leads to delamination or other failures within the window. These failures compromise safety not only from ballistic threats but also by obstructing outward views. A new two-pane transparent armor window and framing system is proposed. This new window would be fabricated from Spinel saving both weight and decreasing thickness. These saving allow for a second inner window to take the daily abuse from cabin environment, leaving the external window for ballistic protection. A spinel based armor system will increase ballistic protection, increase situational awareness, increase NVG and MWIR capabilities and decrease chances for delamination defects due to few layers within the solution.

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