<p>The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a purchase order to Purple Rhombus, Inc., a small business, for mass production of unmanned aircraft systems valued at $1,865,202.90 on December 18, 2025. The order carries a firm fixed price and runs through December 31, 2026. Performance takes place in Fairborn, Ohio.</p>
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a purchase order to Camgian Corporation, a small disadvantaged business, for $196,842.09 on March 13, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. The order addresses detection of small unmanned aerial systems operating at low altitudes in cluttered environments such as forests and urban perimeters, where traditional sensors like radar, EO/IR, and LIDAR are ineffective. Work is performed at Air Force Academy, Colorado. The purchase order carries a...
This is a $149,971 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command to Hyperion Technology Group Inc., a small business manufacturer, to incorporate existing sensor technologies into a ground-based mobile platform directed by an AI/ML data processing system. The contract is part of the Air Force's SBIR program, a set-aside for small businesses. Hyperion has prior experience delivering sensor systems, web applications, and engineering...
<p>The Air Force Research Laboratory issued a purchase order to Odys Aviation, Inc. for $1,249,971 on July 16, 2025, under the Total Small Business set-aside category. The order calls for development of a hybrid propulsion system digital twin for Group III to Group V unmanned aerial vehicles, funded under SBIR Phase II Topic AFX245-PCSO1. Work is performed in Long Beach, California, with an ultimate completion date of April 19, 2027.</p>
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a purchase order to Hermeus Corp for $1,249,999 on August 11, 2025, under a total small business set-aside. This direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract procures innovative defense-related dual-purpose technologies and solutions addressing Air Force stakeholder needs in advanced aerospace and hypersonic systems. Place of performance is Atlanta, Georgia. The contract carries a firm-fixed-price structure with an ultimate completion...
<p>The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a purchase order to Trident Sensing, Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, for $1,249,986 on August 27, 2025. The order is set aside for total small business. Work covers counter-small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) passive detection, tracking, and kinetic kill capabilities for contingency response force operations, performed in Washington Terrace, Utah, with ultimate completion by March 1, 2027. Pricing is firm fixed price.</p>
The Air Force Research Laboratory issued a delivery order to Bluehalo LLC on September 10, 2025, under an indefinite delivery vehicle for advanced development of materials for electromagnetic spectrum resilience, with a ceiling value of $148.4 million and an ultimate completion date of December 10, 2032. This is Task Order 2 under the High-Performance Electromagnetic Spectrum Survivable Materials Advancement (HELMSSMAN) program. The order is priced on a cost-plus-fixed-fee basis. Place of...
<p>The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a purchase order to Arete Associates, a small business, for $139,995.29 on March 13, 2026 under a total small business set-aside. The order covers LIDAR tomography for remote sensing and will be performed in Northridge, California. Work is due by September 13, 2026.</p>
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a purchase order to Raptor Dynamix Inc. for $199,989.06 on March 10, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. The awardee is a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and Veteran-Owned Small Business. Work covers development of the Safe Skies Project, an AI-enhanced acoustic-based counter-small uncrewed aerial system (C-SUAS) architecture designed to detect, classify, and localize low-flying drones in cluttered and acoustically entropic...
<p>The Air Force Research Laboratory issued a purchase order to Spectrum Photonics Inc. valued at $1,249,421 on February 27, 2026, under a total small business set-aside for development of a hyperspectral mid-wave infrared sensor for attritable platforms. Work is performed in Honolulu, Hawaii. Ultimate completion is November 30, 2027. The procurement is firm fixed price.</p>