Wins US Air Force FLAPS Contract

The US Air Force (AFRL/RXAP) has awarded AlphaMicron as part of its effort with UES Inc. (UES) to collaborate on an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract under the Flash and Laser Airborne Protection Systems (FLAPS) research program. The program’s objective is to develop materials and processing methodologies to conduct exploratory and advanced research and development of materials technologies to control, manipulate, and protect against photonic energy.

A team of scientific and engineering personnel from UES and AlphaMIcron will work with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in this effort to increase aircrew survivability to flash-blindness and directed energy threats through unique and innovative R&D solutions, and to advance the current state-of-the-art in photonic materials technologies, interactions, and applications. AlphaMicron’s unique knowledge of various liquid crystal systems, previous experience with flexible curved substrates, and nimble design and prototyping capabilities were instrumental in AMI receiving this prestigious contract.