SBIR/STTR Research Award
Novel Light-weight Warhead for Breaching and Destroying Hardened Structures
Award amount
$119,908Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2010Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- ENIG ASSOCIATES, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2010-03-09
- Contract end date
- 2011-02-04
- UEI
- MJHLHVNF7731
- Solicitation number
- 2009.3
- Topic code
- A09-130
Research abstract
Enig Associates, Inc. is proposing an innovative and novel electrical approach, using pulsed power to convert explosive chemical energy into lethal jets to attack MOUT targets when fired from light weapons. The device is in the form of a precursor warhead optimized to maximize cavity diameter in brick and concrete targets so that a maximum size follow-through munition can be delivered within combatant structures. The overall warhead is compatible with weight and size constraints of light weapons having diameters of 66 to 84 mm. Further the precursor device will be completely autonomous carrying minimum power on-board to seed the pulsed power system and start the energy harvesting process. Electrical energy generated will power liners of metal and reactive materials into jet penetrators that represent more effective precursors to facilitate main munition lethality. Teaming partners Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control (TX) and Nammo Talley (AZ) will provide assistance in identifying systems requirements leading to weaponization of the proposed technology.
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.
- Airborne High Frequency (HF) Broadband Antenna
- Compact VLF Plasma Antenna for Underground Communication
- Compact Plasma VLF Antenna for Two-way Communication in RF-denied Environment Supporting Air Force Assured Communications Program
- Compact Plasma VLF Antenna for Two-way Communication in RF-denied Environment supporting Air Force's Assured Communications
- Compact Electron Beam Multifrequency Broadband Antenna (C-VLF) in Support of Assured Communications and Radiation Belt Remediation
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Novel Light-weight Warhead for Breaching and Destroying Hardened Structures
- Enhancement of Penetration Capability of Light Warheads Into Hardened Walls.
- Enhancement of Penetration Capability of Light Warheads Into Hardened Walls.
Research funding history
50 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1988–2022). Reported award amounts total $22,582,974. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Department of Health and Human Services, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy