We don't have any documentation of the properties of each Kryron mix. Each mix should have a specific ID number. Because we only know it as "Kryron" BI will most likely have to prove to the State Department that the Kryron BI wants to export cannot be used to make superior helmets or armor.
Think of a Venn Diagram. The various Kryron mixes may be optimized for each particular purpose but may also be useful in adjacent property Kryron. Heat sink Kryron may not be optimized for helmets but still superior to what our services have and therefore not exportable. Therein lies the problem.
If BI can convince State that the material is not better than armor 3A, which I recall is Kryron's NIJ cert level, then BI may be successful easier and faster. Going this route BI could only export to countries permitted 3A level armor. Since we now have the helmets in the equation, Kryron may have to pass helmet criteria also.
BI may have to cast heat sink material into armor and helmet test pieces and verify that if the heat sink material was used for this purpose it would be less than or equal to 3A performance.
Successful results with State are as much a function of the individual working the problem as the technical issues. Sean is the right personality to handle the face-to-face interface with State. It is a process that can be worked with a cool head and respect. State works to the beat of their drummer, not BI's.
If BI is going to use Mexico production facilities, BI will have to adhere to ITAR requirements. State is concerned about controlled material going out of the US and then being sold to unapproved countries.
The same applies to software. Some software is not exportable by law. Control procedures are difficult at best to enforce. Material and components are more rigidly controlled because the consequences are greater. Specifically, some radar, electronic components, and lab equipment are not exportable because of what they can be used in or they are exportable to specific country tiers. Every country is placed on a tier schedule. The countries in each tier changes with the political climate. Think of what is going on in Iran or North Korea and you get the picture.
The application has to be carefully constructed for success.
I hope this helps you.
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