SBIR/STTR Research Award
Binary Explosive Gel for Agile Combat Employment
Award amount
$1,249,706Program and phase
SBIR · Phase II – Direct to Phase IIAward year
2024Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- VK INTEGRATED SYSTEMS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2024-02-08
- Contract end date
- 2025-11-10
- UEI
- L8ULSWG94HY7
- Solicitation number
- X24.4
- Topic code
- AFX244-DPCSO1
Research abstract
The MatrEX gel development is centered around a multi-phase approach to creating a polymer additive that meets specific operational and safety requirements for explosive ordnance disposal use by the Air Force. Phase I involves identifying and testing a polymer additive that enables a gel to cure within a desired timeframe, without premature reactions, and has an adequate shelf life. Phase II focuses on performance testing to ensure the product meets the required detonation velocity, overpressure levels, and is compatible with existing disruption tools and shaped charges. Safety testing in Phase III will confirm flammability standards, resistance to shock, friction, and electrostatic discharge, both for separated and combined product components.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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Awards with the same topic code
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- File Rights Management
- Slingshot RAPTOR
- Hypersonic Equipage From TEUs (HEFT)
- Acqbot D2P2 SBIR
- Agile Thruster Production for Space Superiority
Research funding history
2 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2023–2024). Reported award amounts total $1,324,618. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense