SBIR/STTR Research Award
Power System for Airborne High Energy Laser (HEL)
Award amount
$999,959Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2015Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- Florida Turbine Technologies Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2015-04-27
- Contract end date
- 2017-04-26
- UEI
- EJ5QQHF7B1P6
- Solicitation number
- 2013.2
- Topic code
- MDA13-021
Research abstract
FTT proposes the detail design and test of a prototype rocket-based turbogenerator for high energy laser and other directed energy weapon applications. During phase I, FTT showed significant performance advantages for the rocket-based turbogenerator over energy storage devices and traditional gas-turbine based systems. The proposed phase II scope includes detail design, analysis, and ground testing of a prototype high-speed turbogenerator and power electronics capable of providing on-demand (instant on) electrical power in order to advance the technical readiness level (TRL) to 6. Approved for Public Release 15-MDA-8169 (20 March 15)
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Sonic Infrared Inspection for Airseals and Spacers
- Lightweight, Durable, Low-Cost Recuperators Designed for Integration with Small Turbo-generators for Future Army Unmanned Aerial Systems
- Air Riding Thrust Balance System
- Innovative Turbine Engine Propulsion Solutions for Class 3 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
- Modular Rocket Engine Electric Pumps
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Critical High Energy Laser (HEL) Technologies - Power Sources
- High Energy Laser Advanced Cell (HELAC) Power System
Research funding history
61 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2003–2019). Reported award amounts total $21,420,197. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy