| Sol No.: |
Navy SBIR FY2013.2 |
| Topic No.: |
N132-100 |
| Topic Title: |
Dispersible Very High Extinction UVA Absorbers |
| Proposal No.: |
N132-100-0571 |
| Firm: |
TDA Research, Inc.
12345 W. 52nd Ave.
Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033-1916 |
| Contact: |
Robert Bolskar |
| Phone: |
(303) 940-2329 |
| Web Site: |
http://www.tda.com |
| Abstract: |
TDA Research, Inc. (TDA) proposes new materials with exceptionally high absorbance in the ultraviolet that are designed to be used as obscurants to defeat the dual-band tracking systems used in modern missile systems. The Navy seeks advanced obscurant materials that will protect military assets such as aircraft from these modern missiles. TDA's new nontoxic materials will be dispersible and tailored to absorb strongly in the UVA portion of the electromagnetic spectrum (315-400 nm). These materials will satisfy the Navy's need for advanced ultraviolet obscurants to be deployed on aircraft with countermeasure dispersal systems. |
| Benefits: |
The primary application of the proposed technology is as obscurants for high-value military targets. Visible and infrared obscurants are now in use to protect aircraft; however no protection from ultraviolet targeting systems is currently available. New, advanced and nontoxic ultraviolet obscurants that can protect important military assets will be of great benefit to the United States Navy. |