SBIR/STTR Research Award
DESIGN OF AN ADVANCED TANDEM PENETRATOT SYSTEM
Award amount
$488,576Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1993Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- Dyna East Corp.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
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- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
WE PROPOSE TO DESIGN AN ANTI-ARMOR TANDEM PENETRATOR CONSISTING OF AN EXPLOSIVE-FORMED PENETRATOR (EFP) WARHEAD AND KINETIC ENERGY (KE) ROD. THIS SYSTEM WILL EXPLOIT THE EFP'S PENETRATION EFFICIENCY AGAINST APPLIQUE AND BASE ARMORS, THUS ELIMINATING KE DEFEAT MECHANISMS. EFP WARHEAD, KINETIC ENERGY PENETRATOR, AND TANDEM SYSTEM DESIGNS WILL BE SELECTED TO ADDRESS A WIDE RANGE OF FUTURE ARMOR THREATS. TESTS WILL BE DESIGNED TO DEMONSTRATE CONCEPT FEASIBILITY. PHASE II DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, AND TEST EFFORTS WILL BE DEFINED.
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