The Department of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command awarded a definitive fixed price level of effort contract valued at approximately $1.2 million to The Exone Company for research and development of silicon carbide additive manufacturing for high energy laser system optics. Exone will perform Phase II Small Business Innovation Research work under the contract, building upon previous research to develop silicon carbide 3D printing capabilities. The ultimate goal is to enable additive manufacturing of optics used in the Army's directed energy weapons. Work will be conducted by Exone in Goleta, California through March 2023. The award is fully set aside for small businesses.
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