The U.S. Air Force has awarded Darkhive, Rise8 and Second Front Systems indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract modifications worth $95.1 million each for work on the Autonomy Prime program. Darkhive's AFWERX Autonomy Prime contract involves the delivery of small unmanned aerial systems, software development and integration; Rise8's contract involves the provision of software development tools and services; and Second Front Systems' contract involves the delivery of the Game Warden platform and the provision of embedded services, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

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The Air Force Research Laboratory’s AFWERX launched IGNITE, an online database of small enterprises that were previously chosen for the branch’s Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business Technology Transfer programs. The platform will enable defense users to connect with the small businesses and enhance technology integration and adoption activities, AFRL said Friday. IGNITE was […] More

Over the years, there are government contracts awarded by AFWERX. AFWERX has issued contract awards to enable startups and growing enterprises to expand their reach and offerings for the public and private sectors. Below are the top government contracts won by AFWERX and awarded to various enterprises. AFWERX is a program operated by the US Air […] More

Applied Intuition will provide the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm with access to virtual sensor optimization software under a contract. The autonomous vehicle software developer will deliver the offering via its sensor simulation product Spectral to help AFWERX enhance sensor performance, selection, evaluation and timeline development, Applied Intuition said Wednesday.   Qasar Younis, […] More

The U.S. Air Force’s innovation arm has granted X-Bow Systems a potential $60 million Strategic Funding Increase award to boost its solid rocket motor production capabilities. Through the additional investment from AFWERX, X-Bow will expand its work with the Air Force Research Laboratory to accelerate additive manufacturing of solid rocket motors, the space technology company […] More

VentureScope, an IT consulting and venture investment firm, secured a Small Business Innovation Research program contract to create a startup incubator development program for the U.S. Air Force. The agreement with AFWERX is part of the service’s efforts to discover innovators within its ranks that can contribute new technologies beneficial to military missions and other […] More

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Space Micro a contract to design a terminal that would link military aircraft to satellites via laser communications, Space News reported Tuesday. The company, now a subsidiary of Voyager Space, won the contract under the AFWERX organization’s Small Business Technology Transfer program for phase one work, which covers initial […] More

Aliro Quantum will support the design and operation of quantum networks through software development efforts under multiple contracts with the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation program. The company said Wednesday it will develop software that would facilitate data exchanges, resource allocation and controlled synchronization of quantum computer networks. The networks help operators run quantum computing […] More

Phosphorus Cybersecurity has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop a technology that could help the service protect its internet of things-based devices in a 5G environment from vulnerabilities. The company will conduct research and apply its proprietary technology to help secure the service’s 5G-enabled devices from cyber threats under the AFWERX Small Business Innovation Research 20.3 Phase I contract.

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The U.S. Air Force's AFWERX organization has named HawkEye 360 among the top 26 participants that will advance into the next phase of an interactive challenge to transform the space innovation landscape.

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The U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation arm is accepting applications for a new challenge focused on identifying energy production and sustainability approaches to support Department of Defense missions through 2045.

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U.S. Air Force innovation program AFWERX is slated to hold a competition that will seek to develop integrated space operations and maintain space resiliency and security.

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