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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Xage Security received a 2019 Small Business Innovation Research Phase 1 award from the Air Force’s AFWERX program to demonstrate cybersecurity solutions for Air Force systems.
The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX partnered to streamline the SBIR and STTR process by accelerating proposal-to-award timelines and expanding opportunities for small businesses.
SCOUT Space Inc. was selected by AFWERX for a Phase II SBIR award of $1,250,000.
In the past 18 months, Rogue Space Systems has successfully delivered 14 SpaceWERX and AFWERX SBIR/STTR contracts valued at more than $3,250,000.
Ryan Tseng noted that Shield AI and AFWERX decided from the start to field the autonomy capability within the Department of Defense (DoD).
Col. Tom Meagher, Prime Division Chief at AFWERX, highlighted the importance of autonomous capabilities for future DoD programs of record as the driver for the Shield AI – AFWERX effort.
Shield AI completed an autonomous teaming demo featuring three V-BAT Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) as the final milestone of an AFWERX autonomy effort under their Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) program.
Sedaro was awarded a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) through the AFWERX technology directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop enhanced In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) capabilities in the Sedaro platform.
Umbra intends to partner with AFWERX, the broader Department of the Air Force, and other Department of Defense and intelligence community stakeholders to provide affordable spacecraft, ground infrastructure, and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology.
Umbra was selected by AFWERX for an SBIR Phase II contract worth $1,250,000 focused on Space-Based Moving Target Indication (MTI).
AFWERX launched IGNITE, a platform where defense users can search for and interact with thousands of small businesses that have received Department of the Air Force SBIR or STTR awards.
The AFRL and AFWERX partnership intends to change the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small businesses.
Real-Time Innovations (RTI) was selected by AFWERX for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract worth $1,250,000.
The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the SBIR and STTR process by accelerating proposal-to-award timelines, expanding opportunities to small businesses, and implementing process improvements to reduce bureaucratic overhead in contract execution.
The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the SBIR and STTR process by accelerating proposal-to-award timelines, expanding the pool of potential applicants, and implementing process improvements in contract execution to reduce bureaucratic overhead.
Starfish Space secured $1,800,000 from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX technology accelerator to develop its satellite guidance software.
Xona Space Systems received a $1,200,000 Direct to Phase II SBIR (D2P2) contract through an AFWERX SBIR Open Topic.
Xona Space Systems received a $1,200,000 Direct to Phase II SBIR contract awarded through the AFWERX SBIR Open Topic.
Phase Four was selected by AFWERX for a Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) contract worth $4,260,000 to develop a Propellant Decomposition Chamber for propellant-agnostic electric propulsion.
The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating proposal-to-award timelines, expanding the pool of potential applicants to more small businesses, and eliminating bureaucratic overhead through ongoing process improvements in contract execution.