Aircraft Low Observable Battle-Damage Repair

Triton Systems proposes to develop, demonstrate and transition a simple-to-use, compact repair kit (that leverages our current commercial products and their modifications) to enable rapid, in-field low-observable (LO) repair of battle damage on naval aircraft in contested environments with minimal logistical burden. Highly resilient logistics are required to improve operations in contested environments for extended periods of time and to support distributed naval forces down to the last tactical mile. LO maintenance involves repairs of the materials/coatings that are critical for ensuring aircraft survivability. Our solutions will simplify and accelerate these maintenance tasks and require minimal equipment and supplies. We have already developed and transitioned several solutions for LO applications on military aircraft. Compared to conventional technology, our solutions dramatically accelerate the installation and repair processes and enhance aircraft availability a key metric. Tritons commercial-scale products offer unique benefits including high strength, broad temperature use range, high fluids resistance, repositionability for ease of application, clean peel and a long shelf-life for these applications. We will use our extensive knowledge base, experience, and capabilities in this space to produce repair kits that will simplify and accelerate LO repair tasks, with most tasks requiring no additional equipment, which is vitally important in contested logistics environments. In this Phase II, we will finalize the contents of an initial prototype kit, evaluate the kit components under a variety of environmental conditions, and demonstrate the prototype LO repair kits with two user studies.