SBIR/STTR Research Award
Novel Graded Composite Nozzles for THAAD Kill Vehicle (KV
Award amount
$100,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2005Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- MATERIALS MODIFICATIONS INC
- Proposal award date
- 2005-02-16
- Contract end date
- 2005-08-15
- UEI
- PXFHME8QVPT6
- Solicitation number
- 2004.4
- Topic code
- MDA04-117
Research abstract
Divert and Attitude control systems for the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Kill Vehicle (KV) needs improvement with respect to performance and cost. The KV currently uses niobium nozzles and niobium silicides as the oxidation resistant coating. Materials Modification Inc (MMI) proposes significant improvement in cost and performance of the current nozzle systems by developing a graded composite nozzle combined with a nano-structurally enhanced oxidation resistance coating. MMI has developed this approach based on technological support from Donald Stevenson, Boeing Rocketdyne. In this effort, MMI will demonstrate the proof-of-concept by fabricating a prototype graded composite nozzle using a hybrid spray process and evaluate its performance. Additionally, MMI will evaluate the proposed technology for technological insertion into the THAAD program with Boeing Rocketdyne.
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
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Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Novel Graded Composite Nozzles for THAAD Kill Vehicle (KV
- Carbon Nanofiber Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites for DACS Thrust Chambers
- Low Cost HfC(f)/HfC(m) CMC DACS Thrusters for THAAD
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