so, it appears that it really happened. Did it get installed I guess is a valid question.
I see the Navy SBIR & bunk ventilation fans as two totally separate issues and don't think that bunk ventilation fans would involved the level of testing required for SBIR funded products. I don't know, but would assume that such testing is left to the ship builder to ensure safety and that the office of naval research would not be heavily involved. That is why a ship builder is chosen - to carry the burden of verifying & building a naval ship.
That being said, I did note that the award in the above link was from the Office of Naval Research.
Who knows?
Tomorrow I have a meeting with some other friends who are also heavily invested in Kronos. We are going to decide how to proceed given the silence at a time when news should be leaking out and the price should be showing expectation of a release.