The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $1.8 million Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract to Autonomous Cyber, Inc. under solicitation F2-17452 for research and development in artificial intelligence-driven cyber operations. The project focuses on automated vulnerability discovery and weaponization capabilities, representing advanced research in offensive cybersecurity technologies. As a Phase II STTR award, this contract builds upon successful Phase I...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Autonomous Cyber, Inc., a for-profit organization based in Sacramento, California. The $74,986.00 firm-fixed-price contract supports the development of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven cyber operations capabilities. The contract has an ultimate completion date of August 4, 2023. As this is a SBIR Phase I award, it represents the initial phase of a multi-stage research and...
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a definitive contract to Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp for AI/machine learning-enabled autonomous defensive cyber operations on April 20, 2021, with a ceiling value of $4,998,017 under cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing. The originating broad agency announcement, posted December 11, 2017, sought innovative cybersecurity technologies to achieve cyber superiority and integrate such technologies into warfighting capabilities, with individual awards ranging...
This is a $109,756 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Manifest Cyber, Inc., a for-profit small business, under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. The contract is for research and development services to secure the generative artificial intelligence (AI) supply chain. This STTR Phase I award has a period of performance through March 14, 2024. Manifest Cyber has also received other transaction agreements from the Department of...
This is a $749,914 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded to Arms Cyber Defense, Inc. (doing business as Arms Cyber) by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract. The contract is for the development of "Zero Vulnerability Technology" that leverages micropatching and intelligent software scrambling to enhance cybersecurity for next-generation applications used by the U.S. Northern Command. Arms Cyber, a...
This is a $74,725 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Arms Cyber Defense, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for research and development on proactive cyber defense of orbital systems and software, focused on areas such as intelligent software scrambling, micropatching, vulnerability remediation, and application hardening to enhance...
<p>This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Mixmode Inc., a for-profit small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract, valued at $74,956.00, is for a project titled "ENHANCING CYBERSECURITY AT THE TACTICAL EDGE WITH THIRD-WAVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE". The work is to be performed in Santa Barbara, California, and the ultimate completion date is August 23, 2024.</p>
Autonomous Defense Technologies Corp., a small business specializing in autonomous systems and unmanned platforms, has been awarded a $1.25M firm fixed-price Purchase Order under the Air Force Research Laboratory's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, is focused on developing an Autonomous Collaborative Platform for low-cost, high-volume manufacturing. Work will be performed in Oxnard, California, with a...
The Air Force Research Laboratory issued a purchase order to Gambit Defense, Inc. on August 25, 2025, for dedicated counter unmanned aerial systems opposing forces utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning (CORTEX), with a ceiling value of $1,788,872 under a Total Small Business set-aside. Work is performed in North Hollywood, California. The effort represents a Phase II STTR award advancing from a prior Phase I contract, with completion scheduled for June 1, 2027. The procurement...
This is a $109,778 STTR Phase I small business set-aside contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Ink Content, Inc. for a cybersecurity research and development project involving multi-agent artificial intelligence (AI). The contract has a firm fixed-price, purchase order structure and a completion date of September 10, 2024. This STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) award is part of the AFRL's research and development efforts to advance cybersecurity capabilities...