AFWERX, an innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force and powered by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), serves as a facilitator, connecting the Air Force, Space Force with cutting-edge American ingenuity from small businesses and start-ups. AFWERX operates several programs like Ventures, Spark, Prime and Spacewerx to expand the defense industrial base for advanced technologies and accelerate the transition of technology. It partners with organizations like Keystone Space Collaborative and Astrobotic to create innovation hubs and drive collaboration with industry, academia, and government.
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The AFWERX Phase 2 SBIR awarded on 2023-12-13 provided $1,800,000 to support development of Scout’s Owl product line as a dual-use sensor payload.
Solstar Space has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase II contract worth $1,248,735.
Solstar Space was selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase II contract valued at $1,248,735 to address challenges for the Department of the Air Force.
In Orbit Aerospace won a $1,800,000 AFWERX contract to develop a novel method of spacecraft docking in partnership with the University of Colorado Boulder.
Through an AFWERX program, Flawless Photonics is developing ZBLAN laser products produced on Earth.
Advanced Aircraft Company was selected by the Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract worth $1,250,000 to focus on the company’s Hybrid Advanced Multirotor Unmanned Aircraft System (HAMR).
The Direct-to-Phase II contract from AFRL and AFWERX supports continued development and testing of HAMR.
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the SBIR and STTR process by accelerating proposal-to-award timelines, expanding opportunities to small businesses, and reducing bureaucratic overhead through ongoing contract execution process improvements.
AFWERX selected Rogue Space Systems Corporation for a Direct-to-Phase II contract.
The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX partnered to streamline the SBIR and STTR process by accelerating proposal-to-award timelines, expanding the pool of potential applicants to small businesses, and implementing process improvements to reduce bureaucratic overhead.
The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX partnered to streamline the SBIR and STTR processes by accelerating proposal-to-award timelines, expanding the pool of potential small business applicants, and reducing bureaucratic overhead through process improvements.
The Phase II contract from AFWERX is the third contract Rogue Space Systems received in recent weeks and brings Rogue’s total USAF and USSF awards to $7,500,000 over the past 18 months.
Rogue Space Systems Corporation was selected by AFWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract focused on leveraging sensor fusion technology for safe close-proximity operations in space and addressing Department of the Air Force challenges.
For the AFWERX Direct-to-Phase 2 contract, Atomos Space will supply both the servicer and the client spacecraft to interact with the Axiom Station in the test facility.
Atomos Space won a $1,600,000 AFWERX Direct-to-Phase 2 contract to establish a ground-based testing facility for multi-party rendezvous and proximity operations.
Under the AFWERX contract, Atomos Space is working with Axiom Space to establish processes for rendezvous with Axiom Space’s future space station.
The AFWERX contract for Atomos Space was announced on 2023-10-18.
BlackSky Technology won a competitive U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory AFWERX Direct to Phase 2 contract funded by the Space Development Agency to build an automated target recognition service.
BlackSky Technology Inc. won a competitive U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory AFWERX Direct to Phase 2 contract funded by the Space Development Agency to build an automated target recognition service.
Rogue Space Systems partnered with the University of Utah and the University of Illinois to deliver the AFWERX STTR contracts.