Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: CERADYNE, INC.
Awarding agency: Department of Defense / Defense Contract Management Agency
Funding agency: Department of Defense / Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Period of performance: 2016-04-08 to 2021-12-31
Current total value of award: $847250
Description: INNOVATIVE VACUUM ELECTRONICS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (INVEST) PROGRAM, THE PERFORMER WILL DEVELOP FAST WARM-UP CATHODES FOR USE IN MULTIPLE, MOSTLY MILITARY APPLICATIONS WHERE RAPID TURN-ON IS REQUIRED. THESE CATHODES ARE DESIGNED TO REACH OPERATING TEMPERATURE IN LESS THAN FIVE SECONDS, WITH HIGH RELIABILITY. HIGH RELIABILITY IS CRITICAL SINCE EVENTUAL END USE OF THIS PRODUCT IS ONLY ONE MISSION.