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Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)

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The new contract expands the scope of a December 2019 Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) award.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative GeneralNov 18, 2021Northrop Grumman’s SATCOM-Enabled Freedom Radio Advancing JADC2 Connectivity Layer

The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate awarded an $8,400,000 contract to Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems for an experiment in very low Earth orbit projected to launch in 2024.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipNov 18, 2021Tyvak wins $8.4 million military contract for experiment in very low Earth orbit

The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate awarded an $8,400,000 contract to Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. to support the Precise flight experiment.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipNov 17, 2021U.S. Air Force Research Lab Awards Million$ To Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems

In October, the AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate signed a memorandum of agreement with Space Systems Command to use SSC’s established Other Transaction Agreement that provides a framework for decentralized execution of prototype awards.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative GeneralNov 17, 2021U.S. Air Force Research Lab Awards Million$ To Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems

The Air Force Research Laboratory announced the award on 2025-11-15.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative GeneralNov 15, 2021Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory wins $1 billion contract from AFRL

The XQ-58 Valkyrie is an experimental stealthy unmanned combat aerial vehicle that AFRL is modifying using EXTREME technology to reduce sensor volume and make room for additional sensors.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative GeneralOct 27, 2021DARPA + NGA Develop Novel Optics To Field Military + Government Imaging Systems Prototypes To Support Warfighters

Kratos Unmanned Systems Division was awarded a $17,677,612, 12-month, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to design and develop an Off Board Sensing Station (OBSS) unmanned aerial system in support of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Autonomous Collaborative Platforms technology maturation portfolio.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipOct 27, 2021Kratos Awarded Million$$ For AFRL OBSS UAS Development

AFRL is relying on EXTREME technology to modify EO/IR systems on the XQ-58 and ALOBO developmental platforms.

Mentioned as: AFRLTechnical ProductOct 27, 2021DARPA + NGA Develop Novel Optics To Field Military + Government Imaging Systems Prototypes To Support Warfighters

The $1,600,000 raise consists of $500,000 in cash and a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory valued at $1,100,000 in in-kind services.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative FinancialOct 20, 2021Rogue Space Completes Several Milestones, Including The Closing Of Their Initial Investment Round

Rogue Space Systems announced the $1,100,000 AFRL CRADA in December 2020.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipOct 20, 2021Rogue Space Completes Several Milestones, Including The Closing Of Their Initial Investment Round

Orbit Fab signed a technology sharing agreement with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory on 2021-10-13.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipOct 14, 2021Orbit Fab signs technology sharing agreement with U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory

Orbit Fab expects the CRADA with the Air Force Research Laboratory to reduce the risk necessary to bring refueling to Department of Defense space assets.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research LaboratoryTechnical ProductOct 14, 2021Orbit Fab signs technology sharing agreement with U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory

The 18 P3 satellites will include 12 UHF and S-band satellites and six satellites that will carry yet-to-be-determined payloads from the Air Force Research Laboratory, the U.S. Army, or the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research LaboratoryTechnical ProductSep 27, 2021Space Development Agency revises Transport Layer procurement, with fewer satellites per launch

The test firing of the eSR-73 demonstration motor builds upon Aerojet Rocketdyne's work for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory on the Missile Components Advanced Technologies Demonstration Motor program.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Narrative GeneralSep 22, 2021Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Arkansas Site Ready To Produce Large, Solid Rocket Motors

The CAS program started in 2016 when the Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Braxton Science and Technology Group a small business innovation research contract to explore commercial augmentation of the military satellite control network.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipSep 19, 2021Space Force grappling with aging infrastructure used to operate satellites

At its Central Florida location, L3Harris is developing and testing the experimental Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipSep 16, 2021L3Harris opens manufacturing facility in Indiana for DoD missile-defense satellites

Benchmark Space Systems is working with the Air Force Research Laboratory and industry partners to develop a multimode electric-chemical engine that uses a common propellant tank.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research LaboratoryOrg RelationshipSep 9, 2021Satellite propulsion startup Benchmark eyes growth in military market

Northrop Grumman tests the Arrays at Commercial Timescales Integration and Validation (ACT-IV) digital AESA system for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) at the company radar range in Linthicum, Maryland.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research LaboratoryOrg RelationshipSep 8, 2021AFRL + DARPA Receive The Advanced Multifunction Sensor System From Northrop Grumman

Dr. Eckhardt, Electric Propulsion Lead at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, supports propellant flexibility to provide new options for in-space propulsion and to improve satellite maneuverability and operability at an affordable cost.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air Force Research LaboratoryOrg RelationshipAug 25, 2021Phase Four Developing Iodine-Based RF Plasma Propulsion + Partners With AFRL

Phase Four won a contract on 2021-08-18 at the U.S. Space Force’s first SpaceWERX Pitch Day to fuel its Maxwell engine with the green propellant ASCENT developed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory.

Mentioned as: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)Org RelationshipAug 25, 2021Phase Four Maxwell to test green propellant
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