Weapons Systems and Platforms

SERDP and ESTCP’s Weapons Systems and Platforms program area supports the development and demonstration of innovative technologies that enable DoD to reduce or eliminate the use of hazardous materials in its production and maintenance processes, reduce hazardous waste streams, and better understand and mitigate emissions and other environmental impacts that result from its operations.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

Safe Deactivation of Energetic Materials and Use of Byproduct as Epoxy Curing Agents

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1079
Principal Investigator: Ms. Pamela Walker, Sandia National Laboratories
SERDP Nov 2001

Development of Innovative Nondestructive Evaluation Technologies for the Inspection of Cracking and Corrosion Under Coatings

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1134
Principal Investigator: Ms. Michele Novack, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock
SERDP Nov 2001

Field Validation of Real-Time Airborne Lead Analyzer

Project Information
Project ID: WP-199905
Principal Investigator: Ms. Leslie Karr, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Jan 2002

Ultraviolet Light Surface Treatment as an Environmentally Benign Process for Production, Maintenance, and Repair of Composite Structures (SEED Project)

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1182
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lawrence Drzal, Michigan State University
SERDP Feb 2002

Validation of the Low Range Differential Pressure (LRDP) Leak Detection System for Small Leaks in Bulk Fuel Tanks

Project Information
Project ID: WP-199806
Principal Investigator: Ms. Leslie Karr, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Mar 2002

Closed Loop Energetics with VOC Emission Reduction (CLEVER)

Project Information
Project ID: WP-199704
Principal Investigator: Ms. Valerie Plummer, Naval Surface Warfare Center
ESTCP Jul 2002

Powder Coating for Small-Arms Bullet Tip Identification

Project Information
Project ID: WP-199702
Principal Investigator: Mr. John Heinsohn, U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC
ESTCP Jul 2002

Thermally Actively Controlled Sludge Treatment

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1132
Principal Investigator: Dr. Timothy Parr, NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV
SERDP Aug 2002

Control of Biofouling Using Biodegradable Natural Products

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1277
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kathleen Fallis, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
SERDP Oct 2002

Pulsed Acoustic Sparker Bio-Fouling Control in Heat Transfer Equipment (SEED Project)

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1279
Principal Investigator: Dr. Raymond Schaefer, Phoenix Science & Technology, Inc.
SERDP Oct 2002

Environmentally Advantaged Substitutes for Ethylene Glycol for Aircraft Ice Control

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1111
Principal Investigator: Ms. Carolyn Westmark, Foster-Miller, Inc.
SERDP Oct 2002

Electrodeposited Mn-Sn-X Alloys for Corrosion Protection Coatings (SEED Project)

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1150
Principal Investigator: Dr. Giovanni Zangari, University of Alabama
SERDP Oct 2002

Non-Structural Adhesives Requiring No VOCs

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1139
Principal Investigator: Dr. Claude Selitrennikoff, MycoLogics
SERDP Oct 2002

Sodium Hydroxide Recycling System

Project Information
Project ID: WP-199801
Principal Investigator: Mr. Philip Darcy, U.S. Army Benet Laboratories
ESTCP Oct 2002

Non-Polluting Composites Remanufacturing and Repair for Military Applications

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1109
Principal Investigator: Dr. James Sands, US Army Research Laboratory
SERDP Dec 2002

Tri-Service Green Gun Barrel

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1074
Principal Investigator: Mr. Lawrence Rusch, Benet Laboratories
SERDP Mar 2003

Supercritical Fluid Spray Application Process for Adhesives and Primers

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1118
Principal Investigator: Dr. Marc Donohue, Johns Hopkins University
SERDP Mar 2003

Advanced Passive Acoustic Leak Location and Detection Verification System for Underground Fuel Pipelines

Project Information
Project ID: WP-199904
Principal Investigator: Mr. Bill Major, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering Service Center
ESTCP Mar 2003

Alternatives to Solvent-Based Ink and Paint Stenciling for Identification Markings

Project Information
Project ID: WP-199912
Principal Investigator: Ms. Debora Naguy, U.S. Air Force
ESTCP Mar 2003

Primerless RTV Silicone Sealants/Adhesives

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1135
Principal Investigator: Mr. Dean Martinelli, US Army ARDEC
SERDP Apr 2003