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.

Active Projects List
Project Title Start Date

Cadmium Replacements for Department of Defense (DoD) and National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) Applications

Project Information
Project ID: WP-200022
Principal Investigator: Mr. Steven Brown, Naval Air Systems Command
ESTCP Oct 2000

Biodegradable Sonobuoy Decelerators

Project Information
Project ID: WP-201222
Principal Investigator: Mr. Warren Ingram, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
ESTCP Mar 2012

Bio-Based Carbon Fibers and Thermosetting Resins for Use in DoD Composite Applications

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1758
Principal Investigator: Dr. John La Scala, U.S. Army Research Laboratory (USARL)
SERDP Jan 2010

Beryllium Replacement Using Coated Powder Metal Matrix Materials

Project Information
Project ID: WP-201106
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ryan Morrissey, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/RXSC)
ESTCP Mar 2011

Atmospheric Plasma Depainting

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1762
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jerry Cuomo, North Carolina State University
SERDP Jul 2010

Applying Synthetic Biology Principles to Increase Biocellulose (BC) Production

Project Information
Project ID: WP-2333
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Fuller, CB&I
SERDP Jan 2013

Alternative Plating Processes for Metal Electroplating Based on Ionic Liquids

Project Information
Project ID: WP-2316
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sheng Dai, Oak Ridge National Lab
SERDP Jan 2013

Alternative Copper-Beryllium Alloys Development

Project Information
Project ID: WP-2138
Principal Investigator: Dr. Eric Fodran, Northrop Grumman Corp
SERDP Mar 2011

Accelerated Dynamic Corrosion Test Method Development

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1673
Principal Investigator: Mr. James Dante, Southwest Research Institute
SERDP Nov 2009

Industrial Implementation of Environmentally Friendly Nanometal Electroplating Process for Chromium and Cadmium Replacement Using Low Cost Pulse Current Power Supplies

Project Information
Project ID: WP-200934
Principal Investigator: Mr. Neil Mahalanobis, Integran Technologies, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2010