This federal contract was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Jetoptera Inc., a small disadvantaged business. The $149,337.00 contract is for the Experimental Study of the Lift Augmentation Potential Performance of Fluidic Propulsion for Advanced Air Mobility--The Upper Surface Blown Wing, under a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I award. Jetoptera, an aviation startup developing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), vertical take-off...
This federal contract was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Jetoptera Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for an experimental study of the aerodynamic and aeroacoustic performance of fluidic propulsion for advanced air mobility. The $149,931 firm fixed-price purchase order contract has a completion date of June 1, 2021 and is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research and development effort. Jetoptera, an...
<p>The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $109,916 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to W9Er Engineering Inc., a veteran-owned small business, for the development of high-efficiency rotors for high-speed vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) projectors. This STTR Phase I research and development contract has a completion date of July 12, 2024. The contract is set aside for small businesses.</p>
This $49,945 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to Pterodynamics Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, to conduct Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I work on the Transwing unmanned aerial system (UAS). Pterodynamics has previously received SBIR Phase I and II awards, as well as a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I award, from the Air Force to develop its patented Transwing VTOL aircraft technology. This...
This federal contract award is for the development of Pterodynamics Inc.'s patented Transwing unmanned aerial system (UAS) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. The $74,797 firm-fixed-price purchase order is a Phase I SBIR action, set aside for a small business contractor, to research and evaluate the Transwing technology's capabilities for long-endurance communications relay missions. Pterodynamics Inc. is the prime contractor and...
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 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded to Pterodynamics Inc., a for-profit aircraft manufacturer, to develop an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for extending tactical communications networks. The $3,148,664.96 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory, a Defense agency, with a completion date of May 29, 2026. This award builds on previous SBIR Phase I and Phase II contracts, as...
The U.S. Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $150,000 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I firm-fixed-price purchase order to Research In Flight LLC, a small business aerospace engineering company. The contract is for the development of "Electric Scalable Aerial Transport", which aligns with Research In Flight's expertise in providing modeling, simulation, and analysis services related to computational fluid dynamics and aerodynamic...
This $480,800.00 firm-fixed-price delivery order was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Joby Aero Inc., a venture-backed startup focused on the development of quiet, all-electric aircraft. The contract is for the AUTONOMOUS LOGISTICS AND CARGO DEVELOPMENT effort, which is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III action. The work includes research, development, and prototyping services related to advanced aircraft technologies such as electric vertical...
This is a $149,992 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Judd Systems Technologies, LLC, a small business contractor, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of "ULTRALIGHT AIRFRAME CONCEPTS FOR AIR-LAUNCHED INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE" and has an ultimate completion date of April 11, 2016. The contract is a Phase I SBIR action, which typically focuses on the...