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...
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...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Pterodynamics Inc., a small business, a $1.25 million firm fixed-price contract under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II to develop the X-P5 Transwing unmanned aerial system for autonomous agile combat logistics operations within the Indo-Pacific Command region. The contract, awarded on July 23, 2023, with completion targeted for December 23, 2025, is set aside for total small business participation and will be...
The Department of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command awarded a $3,899,998.63 firm fixed-price delivery order contract to Aerovironment, Inc. to provide the PUMA AE II unmanned aircraft system. The PUMA AE II is a small tactical unmanned aerial system used for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations. Aerovironment, a leading manufacturer of unmanned systems, has previously supported the U.S. military through various prime and subcontract vehicles, including the Army's...
This federal contract award, valued at $17,895,203.93, was issued by the Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation to Aerovironment, Inc., a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and related technologies. The award, which does not have a set-aside designation, covers the delivery of (11) PUMA AE 3 systems, including tactical launchers, sensor payloads, and digital datalink components. These systems are designed to provide intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and...
This firm-fixed-price definitive contract worth $1,870,462.87 was awarded by the Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation, a major command under the U.S. Department of Defense, to Aerovironment, Inc., a leading manufacturer of unmanned aerial systems. The contract is for the procurement of PUMA RQ-20B Block AE 3 Incremental Delivery and Deployment Lot (IDDL) systems, which are small tactical unmanned aerial vehicles used for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and other missions by the...
This federal contract award, valued at $1,727,701.66, was issued by the Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation of the United States Army to the prime contractor Aerovironment, Inc. The contract is for the delivery of repair parts for the RQ-20A Puma Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS). The award is a delivery order under Aerovironment's existing Small Unmanned Aircraft System Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the Army. Aerovironment is a leading manufacturer of...
The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded a $1.6 million Other Transaction Agreement to Wingtra AG for the prototyping of a Blue SUAS 2.0 solution. Wingtra AG, located in Switzerland, will screen, analyze and approve commercial small unmanned aircraft systems for onboarding into the Department of Defense over a two-year period of performance ending in September 2023. No subcontractors or set aside designations were indicated. The contract aims to develop a standardized process for...
This $17,356,084.00 firm-fixed-price definitive contract was awarded by the U.S. Army's Program Executive Office for Aviation (PEO Aviation) to Aerovironment, Inc., a leading manufacturer of unmanned systems. The contract is for the delivery of PUMA AE II intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance unmanned aerial systems. Aerovironment, a global provider of intelligent robotic systems, frequently partners with major defense contractors to support various U.S. government programs. This...