Nanostructured Particles with Designed Mid-Infrared Spectral Emission Navy SBIR FY2010.2 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2010.2 Topic No.: N102-125 Topic Title: Nanostructured Particles with Designed Mid-Infrared Spectral Emission Proposal No.: N102-125-1011 Firm: TIAX LLC 35 Hartwell Avenue Lexington, Massachusetts 02421-3102 Contact: Bradford Pindzola Phone: (781) 879-1230 Web Site: http://www.TIAXLLC.com Abstract: Infrared flare countermeasures are used for protection of aircraft from IR-seeking surface-to-air missile by providing an intense IR signal, overpowering any other signal and misleading the threat sensor. Recently, advanced threat sensors have begun to monitor multiple optical bands and ignore conventional decoys. More advanced decoy systems have some spectral control over thermal emission, but are still limited. Hence, a critical need exists to develop a next-generation decoy platform that produces sufficient thermal emission in the wavelength regions of choice and is tunable to match the specific spectral thermal emission of particular aircraft. TIAX proposes to demonstrate the power and flexibility of nanostructured particles to meet the demand for these advanced decoy systems. Benefits: Tactically launched surface-to-air missiles represent the leading threat in terms of lethality to assault, assault-support, and tilt-rotor aircraft and crews. Advances in surface-to-air missile tracking sensors are rendering conventional countermeasures ineffective, and consequently increasing the threat to the warfighter. Advanced countermeasure decoys will protect aircraft and crew from these improved threats, saving lives and equipment. The global market size was estimated to be over $800 million/year in 2007. Return