Velontra Inc. has been awarded a $74,652 firm fixed price purchase order contract by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to conduct a Phase I feasibility study of a two-stage-to-orbit launch system utilizing an air-breathing hypersonic first stage. The contract is set aside for total small businesses. Work will be performed by Velontra in Lebanon, Ohio through August 2023 to assess the viability of a reusable launch architecture incorporating an...
This is a $109,484 firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to the small business Velontra Inc. The contract is for a feasibility study on operationally relevant direct-connect testing to enable rapid, low-cost development of small, air-breathing propulsion systems. This STTR Phase I research contract is set aside for total small businesses. Velontra is a for-profit small business that provides research,...
This is a $750,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Velontra Inc., a small business based in Ohio. The contract is for the development of a prototype demonstrator of an afterburner/ramjet propulsion system for a small, reusable, supersonic and hypersonic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) application. The work aims to advance critical propulsion technologies to support the U.S. Air Force's research priorities in...
Velontra Inc. has been awarded a $74,652 firm fixed price purchase order contract by the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to conduct a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research feasibility study. The study will evaluate the design of a variable area nozzle for potential use on afterburner or ramjet propulsion systems for reusable unmanned aerial vehicles. Work under this total small business set aside contract will be performed in Cincinnati, Ohio through August 2023. The award is...
This is a firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Velontra Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Lebanon, Ohio. The $1,799,677 contract is for STTR Phase II research and development on a direct-connect altitude testing of a small, low-cost, afterburning gas turbine engine. This engine is intended for potential use in future collaborative combat aircraft and/or supersonic munitions. The work will be performed in Lebanon, Ohio, advancing...
This federal contract award to Exosonic, Inc., a minority-owned small business, is for the development of a supersonic next generation aerial target unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) concept. The $1,249,999.00 firm fixed-price purchase order is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) action awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), a defense agency. The contract has a small business set-aside designation and supports AFRL's research and development efforts related to...
This is a $74,566.00 firm fixed-price SBIR Phase I purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Traverse Aero Corporation, a small business manufacturer, for the development of a hybrid-electric electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) cargo drone. The contract has a period of performance through April 17, 2025 and is a set-aside for small businesses. This contract is part of AFRL's research and development efforts to advance eVTOL technology for potential military...
<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>
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $749,896.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Viele Exploratory Sustainable Solutions LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II research project on bio-inspired unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) with extended flight time for situational awareness. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and a performance period ending on July 10, 2023. Viele...
This is a $944,393.00 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Urban Robotics Inc., a minority owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business, under the SBIR Program Phase II. The contract is for the development of remotely driven vehicles to improve operational efficiency and readiness. This contract has a total small business set-aside designation and a performance period ending on January 31, 2025. Urban Robotics Inc. will be the prime...