KESTRELX LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase III: SBIR PHASE III TOPIC AF211-DCS01
KESTRELX LLC — SBIR Phase III award from Department of Defense.
Phase III transition / production-path signal
- Phase III work is typically non-SBIR set-aside follow-on. Seeing KESTRELX LLC at Phase III is a strong transition indicator in this domain.
- Competitors studying dual-use scale-up should treat Phase III firms as graduation benchmarks, not just Phase I/II volume leaders.
- At $4,534,611, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Tagged technology areas: Other. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
KESTRELX LLC received a $2.6 million Phase III SBIR award from the Department of the Navy. The funding continues development of technology originally started under Air Force topic AF211-DCS01.
- Amount
- $4,534,611
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase III
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- NC
- Period
- 2025-03-20 → 2026-08-02
Technology domains
Description
SBIR PHASE III TOPIC AF211-DCS01