SBIR/STTR Research Award
Analysis of MELD Additive Friction Stir Deposition Applications to Improve the Production of Low-Cost Attritable UAVs
Award amount
$749,752Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2024Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- HEPBURN AND SONS LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2023-10-19
- Contract end date
- 2026-01-19
- UEI
- TLLAP6FKHA99
- Solicitation number
- X21.2
- Topic code
- AF212-CSO2
Research abstract
During Phase I, the Hepburn - MELD Manufacturing Corporation (MELD) team successfully down selected four components from different UAVs presented by AFRL as possible ideal options for applying their signature additive friction stir deposition (AFSD) proc
Technology keywords
Not reported
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Awards with the same topic code
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- A Hybrid Composite Material and Manufacturing Approach for Low-cost Aircraft
- ROBOTIC INCREMENTAL SHEET METAL FORMING IN MANUFACTURING OF AFFORDABLE ATTRITABLE AIRFRAMES
- Utility of robotic incremental sheet metal forming (ISMF) in manufacturing of affordable-attritable airframes
- Advanced Manufacturing for Rapid, Affordable-Attritable Airframes
- High-Rate, Low-Cost, Structural, Formable Dry Fiber Preforms for Complex Geometry Composites
Research funding history
27 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2016–2025). Reported award amounts total $16,505,935. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense