Purchase Order FA864922P0769
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- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $150,000.00 Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order contract to Whisper Aero Inc., a small business, to investigate a novel electric propulsor designed to achieve ultra low noise, high specific power, and high efficiency both at static and high speed cruise conditions. The contract is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research effort focused on developing advanced electric propulsion technologies for...
- This federal contract award, valued at $750,000.00, was issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Whisper Aero Inc., a small business contractor. The contract is for a STTR Phase II project to develop a "Multidisciplinary Design Framework for Low Noise Propulsors" for application in drone and low-noise aircraft propulsion systems. The contract is a firm fixed price purchase order with a period of performance ending on December 19, 2023. This contract award is part of the...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.44M firm fixed-price definitive contract to Whisper Aero Inc., a small business based in Crossville, Tennessee, specializing in advanced electric propulsion systems for aerospace applications. This total small business set-aside contract, which commenced on September 4, 2025, and is scheduled for completion by September 4, 2026, focuses on assessing the feasibility of an additively manufactured propulsion system wing structure platform. The work...
- This is a $747,959 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Wisniewski Enterprises, Inc., a veteran-owned small business, for the development of quiet, high-efficiency propellers for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The contract, which is set aside for small businesses, is a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) effort with an ultimate completion date of October 25, 2023....
- Whisper Aero Inc., a small business specializing in advanced electric propulsion systems for aerospace applications, has been awarded a $150k Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by NASA to develop an ultraquiet jetfoil-enabled vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) multi-mission uncrewed aerial system (UAS). The contract, awarded September 29, 2025, with completion targeted for March 27, 2026, is set aside for total small business participation and carries firm...
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1,237,149 firm fixed price purchase order to Engine Research Associates Inc. (ERA), a small business manufacturer, to develop ultra-quiet, long endurance engines for Group 1 small unmanned aircraft systems. This Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract requires ERA to advance quiet electric propulsion and alternative fuels capabilities over a 25-month period. ERA specializes in quiet, fuel efficient engines for unmanned...
- This contract was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Electra.aero Inc., a small business, for acoustic design, modeling, and initial flight test validation for ultra-low noise distributed electric propulsion aircraft. The $749,622.00 firm fixed-price contract was awarded on July 20, 2022 under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program and has a completion date of January 31, 2024. Electra.aero Inc. is conducting research and development...
- This is a $745,156 firm fixed price purchase order awarded to Engine Research Associates Inc. (ERA), a small business manufacturer, by the Air Force Research Laboratory. The contract is for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II development of an ultra-quiet alternative fuels engine for unmanned aerial vehicles. The award has a 30-month period of performance and is set aside for total small business participation. ERA has prior SBIR contracts with the Air Force Research...
- This Small Business Set Aside contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory calls for Harmony Aeronautics LLC to design revolutionary ultra-quiet propulsors for small and vertical take-off and landing (s/VTOL) vehicles. With a potential value of $749,797, this Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer agreement has Harmony Aeronautics developing propulsion technologies in College Station, Texas for delivery by June 2024. The Research Laboratory's work...
- <p>This is a $149,830.00 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Harmony Aeronautics LLC. The contract is for the development of an aeroacoustically optimized counter-rotating, coaxial propulsor with novel aeroacoustic planform shaping. The contract was awarded on December 5, 2020 and is set to be completed by June 4, 2021. This contract is a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order.</p>
This $749,915 firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded to Whisper Aero Inc., a small business, by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop an electric propulsor for drone applications under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. The contract has a completion date of January 16, 2024. Whisper Aero Inc. is a company that specializes in creating cleaner, quieter, and more efficient propulsion systems for drones and aircraft. This STTR Phase II award follows previous Phase I contracts the company has received from AFRL to conduct early-stage research on novel ultra-low noise electric propulsors. The purpose of this contract is to further develop an electric propulsion system optimized for quiet operation, high efficiency, and integration with drone platforms.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P00002 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 6/15/23 | |
| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 3/16/23 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $749.9k | 5/16/22 |