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Pyrophoric Nanoparticles for IR Decoys

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N68335-14-C-0060
Agency Tracking Number: N102-125-0409a
Amount: $1,496,225.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N102-125
Solicitation Number: 2010.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2010
Award Year: 2014
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2013-12-03
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2016-08-31
Small Business Information
4878 Ronson CT STE K
San Diego, CA 92111
United States
DUNS: 000000000
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Richard Baldwin
 Chief Scientist
 (858) 565-4227
 richard.baldwin@nanocomposix.com
Business Contact
 Steven Oldenburg
Title: President
Phone: (858) 565-4227
Email: steven.oldenburg@nanocomposix.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Pyrotechnic and pyrophoric IR decoy flares protect military aircraft from IR seeking surface-to-air missiles by closely mimicking the electromagnetic signature of the aircraft in order to divert the missile from its target. Pyrophoric based decoys have advantages over pyrotechnic technology in that they are more covert, are less likely to start fires, and produce a spectral signature that is more effective against dual spectral seeking MANPADs. During Phase II we demonstrated a nanoparticle based IR decoy that rapidly generated relevant apparent temperatures when exposed to air. During the Phase II.5 we will scale the production of devices and perform environmental, ground and flight tests to compare performance with current Raney metal foil technology.

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