Mobius Logic was tasked to prototype artificial intelligence and reinforcement learning tools for space program support under a Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II contract from the U.S. Air Force’s innovation arm. Under the $1.25 million award for space vehicle inspection initiative, Mobius Logic will help enable augmentation of the current manned space fleet […] More

AFWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Air Force, will work with Near Earth Autonomy on the development of a reliability standard for autonomous drones as part of the Autonomy Prime program. Near Earth was awarded a contract to help AFWERX set up a formal autonomous aerial transport assurance through an accreditation process, the aircraft […] More

By Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International Throughout my career in both government and industry, I have been a strong proponent of the role of small business to be able to create innovative solutions for national security and homeland security. The success of the science and technology innovation supply chain requires public/private cooperation and […] More

ABL Space Systems has secured a $60 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to further develop and demonstrate operational flexibility for low-cost launches that support tactically responsive space missions. The service’s AFWERX innovation arm awarded the contract under the Strategic Funding Increase program, ABL said Friday. “This award will help us in further developing […] More

Executive Mosaic is pleased to honor Andrew Hunter, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, with his first-ever Wash100 Award for his remarkable leadership in driving research, development and acquisition activities within the service branch. The coveted Wash100 Award reached its incredible 10th anniversary this year as it once again hand-picked the top 100 […] More

Solstar Space has won a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer contract from the Department of the Air Force to assess the company’s Slayton Space Communicator for high-speed data communications. In conducting this work, Solstar Space will partner with Andrei Zagrai, a professor of mechanical engineering at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, the Santa Fe, […] More

The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center and AFWERX, the service’s startup incubator development program, co-hosted an event to showcase innovation projects beneficial to the USAF and Space Force. Innovation Industry Days was held from Jan. 24 to 26 in San Antonio, Texas, congregating more than 2,000 representatives from the industry, government and […] More

Last year, Mattermost launched its government-focused offering, opening up new opportunities for the company to serve customers like the Department of Defense. ExecutiveBiz spoke with Barry Duplantis, vice president of government solutions for Mattermost, to learn more about Mattermost’s growth and progress over the last year as well as what’s next for the company in the […] More

OmniSync, a California-based software developer, has secured a five-year, phase three contract under a Department of Energy small business initiative to advance an artificial intelligence-based platform meant to enhance program outcomes. The startup said Wednesday it will work with DOE to build the Small Business Innovation Research Partnering Platform to augment turnouts for the SBIR/Small Business […] More

SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force, issued 124 five-month contract awards for commercial and research entities to develop in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing systems.  The grants support phase one projects under SpaceWERX’s Orbital Prime program that will center on active debris remediation as a use case for ISAM platforms, the Air Force […] More

Original equipment manufacturer Social Mobile has secured its second Small Business Innovative Research contract from the U.S. Air Force to continue designing and creating a 5G mobile platform for the Air Force Special Operations Command. The mobile offerings provider said Wednesday the award expands on an SBIR Phase I contract it won in 2021 under […] More

Modeling and simulation software developer Defcon AI has received a $1.2 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to continue development of its operational mobility simulation platform. The company said Friday the Phase II Small Business Innovation Research funding will be used to advance its training and rehearsal tool that simulates the Air Mobility Command’s operational […] More