Ceramic Ballistic Eyewear
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Focus Area:

Protection and Survivability

Project Cost:

$881,561.00

Project Duration:

18 Months

Performer:

Tardigrade Industries

Deliverable:

100 Ceramic Ballistic Eyewear Prototypes

End User:

Department of Defense, U.S. Special Forces

Description:

Develop a ballistic eyewear capable of providing significantly higher protection than currently available to the U.S. Armed Forces.

Operational Impact:

This effort will greatly enhance the ballistic protection available to the end user without impacting their ability to assess potential threats. This effort could set the standard for future military eyewear.

Transition:

Systems will transition to end users for operational evaluation and will be available for procurement by federal agencies.