Objective: The objective of this project is to demonstrate and validate the newly developed high performance corrosion preventive compound (CPC), Navguard, on multiple aircraft platforms for long-term protection to minimize environmental effects on aging aircraft. Navguard aims to reduce hazardous materials and heavy metal materials from the maintenance of weapon systems, reduce the cost of maintaining aircraft systems, and extend the life of aircraft platforms. Technology Description: The Navguard formulation has exhibited superior corrosion resistance in laboratory testing and is ready to be field tested to validate its performance in the operating environment. Navguard was developed through a 4-year Office of Naval Research-Future Naval Capabilities Total Ownership Cost project. The new formulation has been tested to MIL-PRF-81309 Type II specification and meets or exceeds all requirements. Navguard is foggable, made with low volatile organic compound (VOC) materials, compatible with metal and non-metal components, and displaces water. The toxicity of the Navguard formulation was evaluated by the Navy Environmental Health Center in Portsmouth, Virginia, and was found to be safe when used as a CPC. In this project, field demonstrations will consist of applying the new corrosion preventive compound on deployed assets and comparing the performance to currently qualified CPCs applied to similar assets. The new CPC will be tested on different types of platforms to ensure that they will perform in multiple environments of varying severity. Demonstration periods will encompass at least 2 years with the fleet and two deployments for any carrier-based assets. Service evaluations will be used to document the expected improved performance of Navguard over currently qualified CPCs. Expected Benefits: Using the Navguard formulation will reduce the maintenance intervals for re-application of corrosion preventive compounds, thereby reducing the overall amount of CPCs used on each airframe. Application of the newly developed product will increase fleet readiness and provide significant cost savings to the end user. Expected Department of Defense benefits include decreased aircraft downtime due to fewer scheduled maintenance inspections and maintenance actions; increased aircraft availability; and reduced corrosion repair costs, hazardous materials, and maintenance man-hours. (Anticipated Project Completion - 2008) Principal Investigator: Dr. El Sayed Arafat Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division 48066 Shaw Road Patuxent River, MD 20670 Telephone: (301) 342-8054 Fax: (301) 342-8062 E-mail: elsayed.arafat@navy.mil | 
