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 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 is a $746,306 firm-fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Jetoptera Inc., a small disadvantaged business. The contract is for wind tunnel testing and evaluation of Jetoptera's "Project Hedwig" demonstrator aircraft, a high-speed vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) blended wing body aircraft powered by fluidic propulsion and upper surface blown technology. This is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract,...
This is a firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Advanced Tactics Inc., a manufacturer of goods, for the development of a heavy-lift multi-mission hybrid multi-copter. The contract was awarded on a total small business set-aside basis under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) programs, with a potential value of $149,989.00. The contract was performed in...
This is a firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to Advanced Tactics Inc., a manufacturer of goods, for the development and production of a heavy multi-mission hybrid multi-copter. The $750,000.00 contract was awarded on a total small business set-aside basis under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) program, with a completion date of May 10, 2025. The contract supports the Air...
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...
This federal contract award is for a STTR Phase I project to develop a "LONG RANGE, LOW-COST GROUP 5 UAS SWARM FOR CONTESTED LOGISTICS" for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The prime contractor is Autonomous Defense Technologies Corp., a small business based in Oxnard, California. The contract has a firm fixed price of $109,499.00 and a completion date of March 24, 2025. The contract was awarded on January 24, 2025 and is designated as a total small business set-aside....
This $1,249,230 firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Airtonomy Inc., a for-profit small business, under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program Phase II. The contract is for the development of an autonomous small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS)-based system to conduct base perimeter inspections. This is the third prime contract awarded to Airtonomy Inc. by the Department of the Air Force Materiel...
This is a $1,699,910.00 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to Xtenti, LLC, a small disadvantaged, veteran-owned business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. The contract is for the Proliferated Pre-Positioned Payload (P4) Construct and Fantm-Ride Rapid Dispenser Hotswap (RDH) Operational Demonstrations, with a period of performance through August 5, 2025. The contract has a total small business set-aside...