The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $33,849,514.00 Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract to Piasecki Aircraft Corp (doing business as P I A C) for the SPEED AND RUNWAY INDEPENDENT TECHNOLOGIES (SPRINT) project. This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase III contract, with a completion date of April 30, 2025, is focused on designing, building, certifying, and flying an X-Plane demonstrator to validate enabling technologies for transformational speed and runway independence for future air mobility platforms. The contract builds upon Piasecki's expertise in vertical takeoff and landing systems, unmanned aerial vehicles, and advanced aerospace technologies developed through previous defense and civilian agency awards. This contract does not have a set-aside designation.
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