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Define/Demonstrate Beryllium (Be) Substitute Material for Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Applications

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Contract: W9113M-05-C-0098
Agency Tracking Number: 044-1586
Amount: $99,998.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: MDA04-095
Solicitation Number: 2004.4
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2004
Award Year: 2005
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2005-02-15
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2005-08-14
Small Business Information
10010 Cucklebur
Houston, TX 77095
United States
DUNS: 136944142
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dean Baker
 General Manager
 (661) 373-1729
 stbaker2000@cs.com
Business Contact
 Dean Baker
Title: General Manager
Phone: (661) 373-1729
Email: stbaker2000@cs.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Developing affordable, light weight, high stiffness structures is extremely important for the department of Defense in the current climate of reduced defense spending. Increased stiffness airframe structures are required for the next generation of missiles to enable the missile to withstand higher G?s without adverse affects. Potential solutions include increasing the airframe mass using current materials (a losing proposition), developing a composite airframe (basically graphite-polymer composite), or developing higher stiffness light alloys. Many components (Housings, covers, casings) on the EKV program designs are currently Be based, and are lightly loaded structures requiring only minimal thermal conductivity. SOME OF THE LIGHTLY LOADED COMPONENTS MADE OF BE are considered to be TOO HEAVY. The most weight effective and cost effective solution is to develop ligher weight composites to fulfill many of the lightly loaded structures (enclosures, etc..) currently being used on the EKV program and replace Be. APS has qassembled a knowledgable team to address this requirement.

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