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The Electronic Kneeboard (EKB) is currently being developed to enable access to digital publications, tactical imagery, and other dynamic data in all USN and USMC aircraft. This capability will greatly enhance aircrew situational awareness, reduce cockpit clutter, improve precision fire, and enable in-flight mission re-planning. The warfighter would greatly benefit from a mobile platform capable o ...

TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Weapons OBJECTIVE: Develop new ablative materials that extend the life of the Mark 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS). DESCRIPTION: The Mark 41 VLS is a general-purpose missile launching system capable of supporting air, surface, and underwater engagements. As part of a ship’s total weapon system, the Mark 41 VLS includes the necessary equipment to stow, identify, select, and ...

TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Ground/Sea Vehicles OBJECTIVE: Develop a solution capable of detecting the onset of compressor stall or stall precursors in gas turbine engines for the purpose of enabling the suppression of rotating stall prior to a surge event. DESCRIPTION: The Abrams engine (AGT-1500) is a 1500 hp turbine engine. It is currently suffering from a stalling issue in which the compressor stalls, ...

OBJECTIVE: Develop an abrasion resistant coating to help protect sensitive substrates during dry media blast coating-removal operations. DESCRIPTION: A significant need exists to develop an abrasion resistant coating for composite structures capable of protecting the substrates during media blast coating removal operations. This new coating would function as a protective barrier to the sub ...

TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Ground Sea OBJECTIVE: Develop technologies to improve the acoustics performance of abrasive blasting nozzles for paint and surface coatings removal. The objective is to investigate the noise generation mechanisms of abrasive blasting operations and develop a quiet, effective and efficient nozzle. This development is to optimize the acoustics and productivity performance of bla ...

OBJECTIVE: Design, develop and demonstrate concepts for a material that acts as a spectral blocker, absorber and/or scatterer of light in the ultraviolet (UV) when dispersed in the atmosphere. DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this effort is to design, develop and demonstrate a material, aerosol or other form of material, that, when dispersed, evolved, sprayed, released or in any other manner deliver ...

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this topic is to produce abuse tolerant, full LiCoPO4 based Li-ion cells of size greater than or equal to 1 Ah. DESCRIPTION: Li-ion batteries provide the most energy storage capability on a weight and volume basis and high energy dense batteries are needed to reduce the weight borne by the soldier. However, Li-ion batteries have been shown to be susceptible to abuse ...

TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): MaterialsOBJECTIVE: To develop a methodology and a facility to measure attenuation and backscatter of a microwave-obscuring aerosol.In addition the system must be able to effectively disseminate small quantities.DESCRIPTION: Smoke and obscurants play a crucial role in protecting the Warfighter by decreasing the electromagnetic energy available for the functioning of sensors, se ...

TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Air Platform OBJECTIVE: Develop a technique that provides a controlled temperature profile to an adhesive bondline (under a nutplate) so as to cure the adhesive in 4hrs while meeting the same requirements as those of the adhesive cured for 24 hours at room temperature. DESCRIPTION: Nutplates are used on several military aircraft to secure fasteners when there is limited or no a ...

TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Air PlatformOBJECTIVE: Develop and fully validate an accelerated burn-in process for high power continuous wave (CW) Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCLs) that minimizes burn-in time.DESCRIPTION: Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCLs) capable of delivering several watts of CW optical power in a high-quality beam in the emission wavelength range between 4.6 to 5 microns are of great interest to ...