SBIR/STTR Research Award
Materials Development for Lighter E-SAPI Protection
Award amount
$70,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2010Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- MATERIALS MODIFICATIONS INC
- Proposal award date
- 2009-11-23
- Contract end date
- 2010-05-23
- UEI
- PXFHME8QVPT6
- Solicitation number
- 2009.1
- Topic code
- N091-005
Research abstract
The E-SAPI specification describes the protection level of a soldier’s body armor in response to an AP, M2 round. Presently this is addressed largely through the use of boron carbide plate inserts for an outer tactical vest. A unique materials architecture is proposed with the possibility of increasing the armor’s ballistic mass efficiency and therefore allowing for the lowering of the armor weight. The Phase I Option will explore a modification to the assembly of this architecture.
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.
- Co-polymer composites for high voltage insulation wraps for superconducting magnet coils- C57-22
- Ceramic Composite Nanofiber Aerogel Insulation for EVA Suits
- PFAS-free chemical barrier elastomers for breathable, protective garments
- Superrepellent powder coating of dry storage canisters for spent nuclear fuel- Topic 40 b
- Critical Minerals And Materials Recovery From Oil And Gas Produced Water Topic 8a
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Materials Development for Lighter E-SAPI Protection
- Lightweight, Flexible Ceramic Nanocomposite Polymer Armor Plates for Next Generation Body Armor
- Alternative Lightweight Solution to the E-SAPI
- Alternative Lightweight Solution to the E-SAPI
- High-Hardness Lightweight Body Armor
Research funding history
166 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1986–2024). Reported award amounts total $34,897,489. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Commerce