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Calloway Advanced Technologies, a hardware research and development small business located in Walton, KY, has won a $5000 award from the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation to continue research and development on its patent-pending fluid hardware technology for use in aerospace, defense, and ground-based industries.
This award allows Calloway Advanced Technologies to contribute groundbreaking technology to the United States industries and military while also reinforcing the local economy in Northern Kentucky.
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CALLOWAY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
12269 Gaines Way, Walton, KY 41094 | troy.calloway@callowayadvancedtechnologies.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Calloway Advanced Technologies Wins Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation microAward for Breakthrough Aerospace Innovation
WALTON, KY — April 29, 2026 — Calloway Advanced Technologies (CAT), a veteran-owned small business headquartered in Walton, Kentucky, has been named a recipient of the prestigious microAward from the Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation (KSTC) through the Kentucky Science & Engineering Foundation (KSEF).
The $5,000 award recognizes CAT’s development of the H.A.L.O. (Hand-Actuated Locking Omni-seal), a revolutionary high-pressure quick-disconnect fl uid coupler designed to eliminate one of the most persistent failure points in aerospace and defense: elastomer seals.
Traditional fl uid management systems rely on rubber O-rings and polymer seals that are prone to fracturing under cryogenic temperatures, vaporizing in high heat, or dry-rotting during storage. These failures have high-stakes consequences; notably, a leaking seal in a hydrogen fuel system was responsible for the critical NASA Artemis II fueling abort in February 2026.
“Many of the hurdles in aerospace today are fundamentally ‘physics problems’ that legacy polymer systems simply cannot solve,” said Troy Calloway, CEO of Calloway Advanced Technologies. “Our H.A.L.O. technology achieves a fl awless, zero-leak metal-on-metal seal in under three seconds with a simple 1/3 turn by hand—completely eliminating the need for specialized tools or fragile polymer components”.
Key features of the HALO include:
● Extreme Resilience: Operates reliably across a thermal envelope of -300°F to +1,200°F at 5,000 PSI.
● Tool-Free Speed: Allows operators in tactical gear to physically lock high-pressure connections in seconds.
● Mission Critical Safety: Specifi cally engineered for orbital launch, satellite refueling, and hypersonic defense systems where a single leaking seal can scrub a $100 million mission.
The KSTC microAward will fund the transition from CAT’s validated mathematical models to a physical “mechanism-only” stainless steel prototype. This hardware will be showcased to commercial stakeholders and federal agencies at the International Space Development
