Dayton Daily News
BEAVERCREEK — UES Inc. said it was awarded a six-year, $22.7 million Air Force contract for research and development of materials for use in turbine and rocket engines, space-based mirrors, vehicles, lasers and metal structures.
The work includes enhancing existing materials and developing new ones using metals, ceramics and ceramic composites, the Beavercreek-based company said Tuesday, Jan. 5.
The contract, awarded on Dec. 21, is the latest in a series that UES has been awarded to serve the Air Force Research Laboratory. The AFRL’s materials and manufacturing directorate will supervise the work.
UES employs about 40 people under the contract. They are deployed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, program manager Doug Barker said.
UES was founded in 1973.
