SBIR-STTR Award

  1. You are here:    Home
  2. Search Databases
  3. Search SBIR-STTR Awards
  4. SBIR-STTR Award

LASER Surface Modification using to Keep Water Accumulation out of Visual Field for Fighter Pilots
Award last edited on: 6/7/2022

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : AF
Total Award Amount
$49,500
Award Phase
1
Solicitation Topic Code
AF212-CSO1
Principal Investigator
Scott Nichols

Company Information

FLITE Material Sciences US Inc

68 Beacon Street #2
Somervile, MA 02143
   (617) 314-2953
   N/A
   www.flite.tech
Location: Single
Congr. District: 04
County: Middlesex

Phase I

Contract Number: FA8649-22-P-0370
Start Date: 11/3/2021    Completed: 2/5/2022
Phase I year
2022
Phase I Amount
$49,500
According to the AFRL, water pooling on F16 canopies obstructs the visual field for pilots during flash storms and precipitation. Using FLITE’s novel laser texturization technique, surfaces can be functionalized to become permanently superhydrophobic whil...

Phase II

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: 00/00/00    Completed: 00/00/00
Phase II year
----
Phase II Amount
----