THE MISSION OF THE ADVANCED AIRCRAFT PROGRAM (AAP) IS TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES TO ENSU…

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THE MISSION OF THE ADVANCED AIRCRAFT PROGRAM (AAP) IS TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES TO ENSURE THE PREEMINENCE OF U.S. AIRCRAFT, DEVELOP MATERIALS TO ADVANCE SURVIVABILITY AND ADDRESS NEW THREATS, INTEGRATE STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES INTO NEW VEHICLE CONCEPTS WITH BALANCED PERFORMANCE, SURVIVABILITY AND COST, AND PROMOTE NATIONAL SECURITY. AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DEPENDENT ON ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES. THE NEW PARADIGM IN SURVIVABILITY DEMANDS MULTIFUNCTIONALITY OF MATERIALS SYSTEMS WHILE MAINTAINING OR INCREASING STRENGTH AND DURABILITY. RESEARCH PERFORMED UNDER THIS TASK WILL FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AREAS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ELECTROMAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS, STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES, MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, NANOCOMPOSITES, LOW TEMPERATURE FLEXIBLE MATERIALS, NOVEL COATINGS, AND NOVEL INORGANIC-ORGANIC HYBRIDS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER RESEARCHERS TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND MILESTONES. THE CONTRACTOR MUST HOLD A CURRENT SECRET CLEARANCE AND COMPLY WITH ALL SAFETY REGULATIONS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS TASK.