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Desktop Instrument for Measuring Boresight Error as a Function of Incident Angle

Department of War · Office of the Secretary of Defense · SBIR Topic · 26.BZ

posted 5 August 2026 · closed 23 September 2026

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Summary

The Department of Defense is seeking proposals to develop a benchtop instrument that measures infrared window boresight error and boresight error slope as a function of temperature, temperature gradient, and angle of incidence. The capability supports hypersonic and supersonic vehicle guidance systems by providing low‑cost laboratory testing of protective IR windows without high‑speed airflow.

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