SBIR/STTR Research Award

Ballistic-Rapid Air Deployable System (B-RADS) Technology

Award identifier f94c3f1c2b564cda99b30de490be0b2252bfbf8b0705a3ba408d691b7aea97cdAwarding agency Department of Defense · Air Force

Award amount

$749,412

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase II

Award year

2022

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Air Force
Recipient company
TKM UNLIMITED INC
Proposal award date
2022-07-22
Contract end date
2023-10-23
UEI
RXXFVXXLD3U6
Solicitation number
X21.2
Topic code
AF212-CSO1

Research abstract

TKM Unlimited, Inc.’s (Patent Pending) Ballistic-Rapid Air Deployable System (B-RADS) technology fills the need for next generation force protection and emergency response ballistic and blast protection equipment.  Current ballistic protection equipment, such as shields, are difficult to transport/use due to their rigidity, reliance on mass/thickness to stop projectiles, and offer little to no force dampening protection often causing the user to suffer blunt force trauma injuries.  The B-RADS is designed as a ballistic protection system.  It uses a blend of ballistic resistant material, fused with a unique air bladder and rapid inflation valve, that inflates in second from its compact pre-inflation configuration to its’ full operational configuration.  As an example, our National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Level IIIA equivalent B-RADS shield, when actuated, transforms from a stowed 8 inch in diameter by 26-inch-long compact roll into a ridged 26 x 43 x 2.5-inch shield. TKM’s force absorbing air bladder defuses and dampens virtually all ballistic impact negating user blunt force trauma.  TKM’s revolutionary B-RADS innovation can be adapted from a shield application to body armor, stretcher, panel, personnel bunker, and more. Whether engaging in tactical operations, Active Shooter threats, or conducting Agile Combat Employment (ACE) missions, where ballistic and/or blast protection is a necessity, you need the protection TKM’s B-RADS technology brings to the fight.

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

4 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2000–2023). Reported award amounts total $2,087,669. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II – Direct to Phase II, Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

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