The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $149,925.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Lift Aircraft Inc. for Phase I research and development work on advancing modular payload use cases for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) platforms through electromagnetic adherence and computer vision technologies. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract supports further development of Lift Aircraft's Hexa eVTOL aircraft, which is...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command awarded a $2,659,104.97 firm fixed price contract to Lift Aircraft Inc. to conduct Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III work on an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft called the Hexa. This contract is set aside for small businesses. Lift Aircraft is developing the Hexa, a modular eVTOL vehicle, under multiple SBIR contracts with the Air Force to advance domestic eVTOL technology and enable thrilling personal...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a definitive contract valued at $2,449,965 to Lift Aircraft Inc. Lift Aircraft Division. The firm fixed price contract is for research related to furthering the domestic electric vertical take-off and landing industry and technology progress under the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II initiative. The work will be performed in Austin, Texas over a three year period concluding in June 2023. The award has...
This is a $2,999,434.30 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Department of the Army to Piasecki Aircraft Corp, a small business manufacturer, for the development of a Heavy Lift Autonomous Cargo System under the SBIR Phase II program. The contract is focused on vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) technology and is set to be completed by December 31, 2024. Piasecki Aircraft Corp is a research and development company specializing in experimental rotorcraft and unmanned aerial vehicles, with...
This is a $199,920.14, 5-month Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Department of the Army to Windlift Inc., a for-profit manufacturing organization, under the Army Futures Command Army Applications Lab Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for SBIR Phase I research and development work on Windlift's Airborne Power Generator system, which aims to create energy from high-altitude wind resources. Windlift has prior SBIR work with the Department of the Navy's Office...
This is a $36,047,418.47 Cost Plus Fixed Fee delivery order contract awarded to Piasecki Aircraft Corp (dba P I A C) by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM). The contract is for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III development of advanced aerospace technologies, including vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) systems, high-speed drones, precision aerial delivery vehicles, and related flight control software. Piasecki Aircraft is a small business...
This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Hinetics LLC, a small business, for $149,890.00. The contract is for the development of modeling tools and a control scheme to improve the performance of electrical vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) powertrain systems. This work is being conducted under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research program, which provides funding for collaborative...
This is a $2,549,816.00 firm fixed price Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Jump Aero Inc., a small business manufacturer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft technology. The contract is for the development of an adaptive/machine learning electronic parachute system for eVTOL aircraft, under the SBIR Phase IIB Traditional program. This award builds on previous SBIR/STTR Phase I and II contracts...
<p>This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to a small business contractor. The contract is for the development of an "Advanced Comprehensive Analysis Tool for Emerging Vertical Lift Configurations" to support Army aviation. The contract has a ceiling value of $1,899,956.66 and a final completion date of February 8, 2025. It is a cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract.</p>
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) to Lift Airborne Technologies LLC, a woman-owned small business, on June 5, 2024. The award, valued at $398,088.00, is for the delivery of AV2.2+ Slick Matte Carbon Size Large Base Package accessories. The contract has an ultimate completion date of December 6, 2024 and does not have a set-aside designation. Lift Airborne Technologies LLC is the prime contractor, and there is no information...