Karem Aircraft, Inc.
Lake Forest, CA
- UEI
- QEGLDKHQ2617
- CAGE
- 8AEA3
- Primary NAICS
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1 Capital Dr, Lake Forest, CA 92630, USA
- Website
- karemaircraft.com
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Aerospace & Defense
- SIC code
- 37 Transportation Equipment
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $5,287,630 |
| FY2025 | $167,914 |
| FY2024 | $34,298,463 |
| FY2023 | $2,877,837 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force | $5,287,630 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joint multi-role technology demonstrator phase I air vehicle development | Research Development and Engineering Command (AMC) | $73,272,588 |
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About the company
Karem Aircraft, Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S corporation based in Lake Forest, California, designs and develops advanced rotorcraft, composite structures, and hybrid-electric propulsion systems for the U.S. Department of Defense, the Army, and the Air Force, operating exclusively as a prime contractor under Other Transaction Agreements, Small Business set-asides, and full-and-open contract vehicles.
Karem's capability portfolio centers on rotorcraft design, advanced composite structures, hybrid turbo-electric propulsion optimization, and infrastructure-less aircraft launch and recovery systems. Recent representative work includes a $39.8 million Other Transaction Agreement with the Army Research, Development and Engineering Command for Individual Blade Control Higher Harmonic Control (ultimate completion September 28, 2026), a $33.2 million OTA with the Air Force for NFAC composite fan blade production, delivery, and integration support (running through December 31, 2029), and a $17.2 million OTA with the Office of the Secretary of Defense for digital engineering and manufacturing of composite structures (completion August 28, 2026). Karem also holds a $179.5 thousand Small Business set-aside SBIR Phase I contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory for hybrid turbo-electric propulsion research and development, and a $9.0 million multiple-award Other Transaction IDV with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for advanced aircraft infrastructure-less launch and recovery systems, ancillary hardware, software, flight testing, prototyping, and modeling.
Customer concentration is heavily weighted to Army programs. The Department of the Army commands 99% of combined potential value across the vendor's eleven prime awards, driven by a single large OTA valued at $738.4 million (ultimate completion date not disclosed in source). The Army Materiel Command Research, Development and Engineering Command accounts for five smaller awards worth $42.3 million combined. The Air Force, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and DARPA round out the customer base. All eleven awards are prime contracts or IDVs; Karem has no subcontract footprint in the source data. Work is performed in Lake Forest, California. Recent activity has been sparse relative to potential value — two awards in 2024, one in 2026 — suggesting that the vendor's pipeline is anchored to the large Army OTA rather than a steady flow of incremental task orders. The combined potential value of $851.5 million is substantially underexecuted ($149 million obligated to date, or 17% of ceiling), indicating that the majority of this capacity remains in developmental or pre-production phases.
Quick answers
Is Karem Aircraft, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Karem Aircraft, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through July 17, 2027.
What is Karem Aircraft, Inc.'s CAGE code?
Karem Aircraft, Inc.'s CAGE code is 8AEA3, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is QEGLDKHQ2617.
How much has Karem Aircraft, Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $167,914 to Karem Aircraft, Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $42,631,844 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is Karem Aircraft, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Karem Aircraft, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Nfac composite fan blade production, delivery, and integration support (FA9101269B027), from Air Force Test Center (AFMC), on July 2, 2026.
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