Earmark - New Metal Coating Technology for Greaseless Weapons

Agency:		Department of Defense--Military
Bureau:		Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
Account:		Research, development, test, and evaluation, Army (21-2040)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Comptroller Program/Budget
Contact Information:		http://WWW.DOD.GOV 703-697-5131

New Metal Coating Technology for Greaseless Weapons

1 recipient will receive $2,635,000. This is a first-time earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Description: New Metal Coating Technology for Greaseless Weapons: The purpose was to coat via thin film "proprietary" materials on as many of the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon parts as feasible. The goal was to provided embedded coatings to the weapons parts during manufacture or post-manufacture that would not require in field lubrication.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
UCT Defense Coatings Inc	$2,635		For-Profit	Stuart, FL

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: 108-622

Location: Line 17, Page 252

Citation Excerpt: New Metal Coating Technology for Greaseless Weapons

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007