SMI Awarded Airframe material inspection system Air Force Contract SAN DIEGO, CA – October 4, 2006 – Space Micro Inc (SMI) Advanced Materials Division announced today that it has been awarded a Phase I SBIR Contract from the US Air Force, RAFB, for detection and inspection of defects in aging aircraft structural materials. This innovative concept will be a solution to the identification and location of defects in metal structures for Department of Defense and their commercial aircrafts. “Our approach to meeting Air Force needs is to highly leverage commercial-off-the-shelf sensor technologies in a novel way”, said David J. Strobel, President and CEO at Space Micro. Phase I, to be completed in late 2006, will validate the lab feasibility of this concept to identify defects. About Space Micro Inc. Founded in 2002 as a satellite technology research and development company, Space Micro Inc. is a leader in taking technologies from the commercial sector and applying these to meet the needs of the Space, Aerospace, Military, and Domestic Security markets. Space Micro is a pioneer in providing radiation-hardened by design solutions for advanced electronic systems and microelectronics, including the development of the world’s fastest small space computers such as the Proton200kTM. Other Space Micro innovations include the Proton300K™; TTMR™; H-Core™ and Radsite™. Space Micro is an employee-owned company based in San Diego, CA, USA. - END –
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