Nautilus Defense LLC — Department of Defense STTR Phase I: AF20A-TCSO1
Nautilus Defense LLC — STTR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
Phase I STTR feasibility signal
- Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from Department of Defense in a technical approach.
- Watch for Phase II follow-ons from the same firm/topic family — that conversion path is where budgets and transition pressure rise.
- Obligated amount $49,995. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
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- Amount
- $49,995
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase I
- Topic
- AF20A-TCSO1
- Solicitation
- X20.A
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- RI
- Period
- 2020-03-06 → 2020-06-04
Description
Emerging hypersonic vehicles rely heavily on advanced, highly engineered materials to ensure their survivability under the extreme conditions under which they must operate. Understanding the performance of these materials both within and beyond the lab is critical to ensuring the DoD maintains its technology superiority in this domain. While simulation, modeling, and laboratory-based testing are important to the design and construction of these materials, understanding their actual performance during field testing and mission operations would be a significant boon to the DoD. The project team will study the feasibility of developing an in-situ composite health monitoring system for use in composite vehicles.