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The U.S. Air Force's Aeronautical Systems Center has awarded Beehive Industries LLC an Other Transaction Order valued at $9.2 million for the Propulsion Consortium Initiative 2.0, a collaborative effort to develop a combat aircraft small thrust engine prototype. The contract, awarded on December 16, 2025, with completion targeted for September 15, 2026, represents Phase One prototype development under this initiative. Beehive Industries, a Colorado-based advanced manufacturing specialist...

Honeywell International Inc.'s Aerospace - Phoenix Division was awarded a $10.2 million Other Transaction Order contract by the Air Force's Aeronautical Systems Center on December 16, 2025, for the Propulsion Consortium Initiative 2.0: Collaborative Combat Aircraft Small Thrust Engine Phase One Prototype. The contract, which extends through September 15, 2026, supports the development and prototyping of advanced small thrust engine technology for next-generation combat aircraft platforms. Work...

The Air Force awarded a $2,724,447 definitive contract to Beehive Industries LLC for optimized propulsion technologies for intended mission life (OPTIML) on January 22, 2025, under firm fixed-price terms with no set-aside. Place of performance is Greenwood Village, Colorado. The contract stems from the Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER) Broad Agency Announcement, a 20-year open solicitation managed by the Air Force Research Laboratory's Aerospace Systems...

This is a firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Spytek Aerospace Corp, a small business manufacturer of aerospace systems, components, and materials. The $750,000 contract is to develop 70 and 200 pound thrust "attritable" engines, which are low-cost, expendable engines for unmanned aerial systems. This award is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which provides research and development funding to small...

The U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center awarded Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, an Other Transaction Order valued at $12.5M for the Propulsion Consortium Initiative 2.0: Collaborative Combat Aircraft Small Thrust Engine Phase One Prototype. Work will be performed at the company's facility in Jupiter, Florida, with completion targeted for September 2026. This award supports the development of advanced small turbine engine...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $170,778.74 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Aeromarine Consulting Inc., a small disadvantaged business, for the development of the company's patented parallel hybrid turbine electric propulsion system under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Topic AF233-0004. This contract is set aside for small businesses and is related to the Air Force's research and development efforts for advanced aircraft propulsion systems,...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to Spytek Aerospace Corp, a small business manufacturer. The $167,476.59 firm fixed price contract is for research and development of a "High Efficiency Advanced Turboshaft 20 to 30 HP, Using Advanced Materials and Processes for Low SFC, Noise and Weight." The goal is to develop a lightweight, low fuel consumption,...

The Department of Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a $999,681.96 firm fixed price definitive contract to Spytek Aerospace Corporation of Bensenville, Illinois on November 5, 2018. The contract is associated with the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II solicitation seeking development of a high efficiency, advanced cycle, multi-itb, turbo shaft engine for advanced propulsion capable of multi-mode operation with power on demand. The...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a firm-fixed-price STTR Phase II purchase order to Experimental Design & Analysis Solutions, Inc. (doing business as Apex Turbine Testing Technologies), a small business manufacturer, for $499,993.47. The contract is for the development of machine learning algorithms to analyze part variability for predictive maintenance of turbine engines. Apex Turbine Testing Technologies has prior experience in vibration analysis...

This $149,997.11 firm fixed price purchase order was awarded to Spytek Aerospace Corp, a for-profit small business manufacturer, by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command. The contract is for the development of a high efficiency, advanced cycle, multi-inlet turbine, turboshaft engine for advanced propulsion systems with multi-mode operation and power on demand capability. This research and development effort is being conducted under the Small...