This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Area-I, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to perform final integration, testing, and flight campaigns for the SAW (Structural Acoustic Waves) hardware and software on the PTERA (Preliminary Test and Evaluation Research Aircraft) Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The contract, valued at $298,562.00, is a Firm Fixed Price definitive contract under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III. The effort represents the culmination of previous design, analysis, and fabrication work, and will conclude with two flight test campaigns at Edwards Air Force Base to evaluate the PTERA vehicle control laws and system identification. NASA is providing the PTERA UAS, and Area-I will supply the necessary personnel, ground control station, and other support to execute the flight tests.
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