Purchase Order FA864923P0237

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Odys Aviation, Inc., doing business as Craft Aerospace Technologies Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Long Beach, California. The $1,249,971.00 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a hybrid propulsion system digital twin for Group III to Group V unmanned aerial vehicles. This research and development effort is focused on advancing critical...

Maglev Aero Inc., a small business based in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, was awarded a $149,768 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract on September 29, 2025, to develop HYDRATE, a zero-emission direct-drive parallel hybrid turbofan engine designed for personal jets. The award, designated as a Total Small Business set aside and structured as a firm fixed-price definitive contract, supports research and development efforts through the ultimate completion date of March 27, 2026....

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $99,292,613 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) for the Technical Maturation and Design of a Hybrid Electric Propulsion Powered Next Generation (GHOST) system. This contract was issued under the Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER) Broad Agency Announcement, a 20-year solicitation focused on advancing transformative aerospace technologies for military applications. GA-ASI, a leading...

The U.S. Army has awarded a $706,112 firm-fixed-price contract to Mahle Powertrain, LLC, a foreign-owned for-profit organization, to design, analyze, and experimentally validate a novel multi-fuel ignition system for a 25-horsepower unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) engine. The engine must operate on Alcohol-To-Jet Jet Propellant 8 fuel with a cetane number between 15 and 50, at altitudes up to 20,000 feet, and achieve a maximum brake-specific fuel consumption of 0.4 pound per horsepower-hour....

This is a $13,134,650.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) for the development of a hybrid-electric ducted fan advanced propulsion system. The contract has an ultimate completion date of June 2, 2025. GA-ASI, a leading manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), will serve as the prime contractor, with several subcontractors providing specialized components and services, including Sunbelt Rentals for equipment...

The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded Parallel Flight Technologies, Inc. a $3 million Other Transaction Agreement on September 15, 2023, for the development and delivery of hybrid small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) supporting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) experimentation. The contract, which operates under an Other Transaction pricing structure without small business set-aside designation, is scheduled for completion by February 28, 2026. Parallel Flight...

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.25 million firm fixed-price purchase order to Ampaire, Inc., a Long Beach, California-based small business, on August 30, 2023, for the development of a hybrid electric power system for King Air aircraft. The contract is set aside for small businesses and carries an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2025, with performance occurring in Hawthorne, California. This award supports AFRL's research objectives in advancing sustainable aviation...

This SBIR Phase I contract award to Ampaire, Inc. is for the "HIGH EFFICIENCY POWERTRAIN FOR HYBRID AIRCRAFT (HEPHA)" project, which is being funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The $149,955 firm-fixed-price contract is set aside for small businesses and will support research and development of hybrid electric propulsion technologies for aircraft. Ampaire, a for-profit corporation, has expertise in developing electric and hybrid...

The U.S. Army Contracting Command awarded a $566,202.84 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to Scaled Power Inc. on September 13, 2024, for the Hybrid Electric Research and Militarization Exploration Design Study (HERMES), focusing on advanced hybrid electric propulsion systems for military applications. This Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program award is funded by the Army's Research Development and Engineering Command and is scheduled for completion by December 15, 2025. The...

This is a Small Business set-aside contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Launchpoint Technologies, Inc., doing business as Magnetic Moments, for the development of a scalable hybrid electric propulsion system for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) and multirotor aircraft. The $754,909.00 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract will enable Launchpoint Technologies to build and fly a 1 kilowatt hybrid electric vehicle, as well as...