Technology Holding, LLC — Department of Defense STTR Phase I: A21C-T026
Technology Holding, LLC — STTR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
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- Amount
- $172,988
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Army
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase I
- Topic
- A21C-T026
- Solicitation
- 21.C
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- UT
- Period
- 2022-05-13 → 2022-12-30
Description
This program will develop a novel, low environment, safety, and occupational health (ESOH) risk coating system capable of mitigating the long wave infrared (LWIR) signature of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This will be achieved through a first in class biosynthetic approach to graft the biosynthetic pathway of the bio-pigment xanthommatin into a microbial host. The pigment produced through this pathway will be used in conjunction with known low ESOH spray coating systems to prove the utility of this pigment to scatter LWIR electromagnetic radiation and reduce the overall LWIR signature of coated UAVs.