Air Force SBIR Phase II
Supports United States Air Force-aligned projects maturing defense-ready prototypes toward broader mission adoption.
Air Force SBIR Phase II is the technology development and prototyping stage for companies that have completed an Air Force SBIR Phase I award, or accessed the program via the Direct-to-Phase II pathway widely offered by AFWERX. The program is managed by AFWERX as the Department of the Air Force's SBIR/STTR program manager, operating under the Air Force Research Laboratory. SpaceWERX manages space-…
Continuation of the firm's Air Force SBIR Phase I technical effort, or Direct-to-Phase II for topics that explicitly opt in.
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