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Composite armor technology program to develop an all-composite armor system that meets protection requirements for U.S. Army Small Arms Protective Insert (SAPI) body armor plates. This technology uses unique composite materials and processes to replace the ceramic elements of the current SAPI system, thereby reducing cost and solving a raw materials scarcity problem associated with current ceramic ...

The U. S. Army recognizes the need for a safe, portable battery that can be used as a charger to recharge small lithium-ion batteries such as LI7 land warrior battery. The successful completion of Phase I project demonstrates the feasibility of defining the design and dimension of such charger battery leads to the development of prototype charger. A novel electrochemical couple will be used fo ...

The need for a safe, portable battery that can be used as a charger to recharge small lithium-ion batteries such as L17 land warrior battery is recognized. The proposed project addresses to investigate the feasibility of defining the design and dimension of such charger battery A novel electrochemical couple is proposed for the development of a safe high specific energy lithium-ion battery sys ...

Kutta will use a proven methodology, input form an impressive list of partners, and its internal avionics software expertise to define the functions and determine the specifications for an SUAV dismounted associate. The company's iterative rational unified process identifies, rationalizes and details the system's functions. In the first stages of this process, partners' (including the developer ...

In Phase I, Kutta Consulting defined and detailed its vision for a Dismounted Associate (DA) that gives America's soldiers over-the-hill battlefield intelligence. Kutta, however, did not act alone. AATD, Boeing Phantom Works, General Dynamics, Advanced Ceramics Research, Neural Robotics Incorporated, 21st Century Systems, and numerous user groups contributed significant concepts, subject matter ex ...

Our Phase I effort has demonstrated the efficacy of specific techniques to augment the energy transmitted through self-channeling short-pulse lasers. We have identified specific geometries and applications, which we will test on a brassboard system in this Phase II effort. One notable parameter affecting the method's functionality is the laser wavelength. Our facilities will allow us to compara ...

Ionized laser filaments can be generated with very small amounts of energy, as long as the energy density in the laser pulse is sufficiently high. The effect has been demonstrated over meters, without suffering the defocusing effects of diffraction, and it has shown remarkable immunity to turbulence, density gradients, and combustion and combustion products. Filaments carry lethal energy densiti ...

A flexible detonation chamber will be constructed within a calorimeter to measure the contribution to overall energy-release by the surface energy of nanophase metal particles. The chamber will ultimately be modified to allow various diagnostics to allow the exploration of the kinetic foundation of the increased impulsive energy release of such small particles.

High power chemical laser systems have to potential to provide precise strike capability. The current shortcomings in their chemical handling system greatly limit their applications. This proposal addresses the intrinsic problem of the NF3 handling system. A highly innovative, original approach is proposed based upon the use of functionally graded matrix (FGM) ceramic composite structures. The ...

As a company that focuses on fixed-based and man-packable Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Ground Control Stations (GCSs), Kutta has been privileged to work with the U.S. Government and Prime Contractors on shaping the future of the unmanned resupply capability. Kutta leverages this knowledge and its experience with multiple unmanned Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) resupply programs and UASs to ...