U.S. partners with 13 small businesses to develop technologies for Soldiers – Army SBIR|STTR Program
Summary
WASHINGTON The U.S. Army has announced new funding contracts with 13 small businesses to develop innovations in materials science, artificial intelligence and machine learning, sensing and other urgent Army priorities in order to transition game-changing solutions to the Soldier.The Army Applied Small Business Innovation Research Program is awarding these Phase II contracts, worth up to $1.7 million for an 1824-month period, for the companies to focus on the development, demonstration and delivery of innovation from their initial Phase I awards. When a company receives a Phase II award, its another step toward turning over a new technology that has the potential to be lifesaving to the U.S. Soldier.The 13 companies that received contract awards are: Apptronik Inc. (Austin, Texas) for the Virgo Phase II: Autonomous Mobile Manipulation Platform Cogitari Inc. (Vienna, Virginia) for the Secure Wireless Comms with RF Monitoring Enig Associates Inc. (Bethesda, Maryland) for the Compact VLF Plasma Antenna for Underground Communication Eonix LLC (Knoxville, Tennessee) for the Safe, High Temp 6T Lithium Ion Batteries for the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Fairmount Technologies LLC (Wichita, Kansas) for the XtruMach: Fixture-less Machining of Extruded Components LiquidPiston Inc. (Bloomfield, Connecticut) for the Hybrid Electric X Engine (HEXE) Propulsion Platform for UAS Lumineye Inc. (Boise, Idaho) for the IVAS-Integrated Through-Wall Sensors for Soldiers Open Additive LLC. (Beavercreek, Ohio) for the Containerized Laser Additive Manufacturing System for Army Expeditionary Use R-DEX Systems Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia) for the Blue Jay: Strengthening Signal Classifiers and Identifying Adversarial Attacks Solvus Global (Worcester, Massachusetts) for the Validation of Rapid Repair and Restoration for Long Range Precision Fire Cannons Spark Thermionics Inc. (Emeryville, California) for the Liquid-fuel Thermionic Battlefield Generators United Aircraft Technologies Inc. (Troy, New York) for the Electrical Wiring Monitoring System and Digital Twin for Future Vertical Lift Wilder Systems LLC. The program helps businesses overcome the inherent challenges of working in government research and development compared to their larger counterparts, and connects companies with Soldiers and Army technical and subject matter experts to talk shop whether its about the latest tech or the challenges on the battlefield.The Army Applied SBIR Program also announced a new contract opportunity in Holistic Wind Correction for Aviation Targeting. The official submission period opened July 21 and closes August 24 at noon EST.