FORWARD EDGE AI INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: SF242-D028: STRATEGIC ADVANCEMENTS IN RESILIENT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR PWSA ENHANCEMENT. T
FORWARD EDGE AI INC — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Defense funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- At $1,519,999, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Tagged technology areas: Cybersecurity, Space & Satellite, Quantum. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Forward Edge AI Inc won a $1.52 million Air Force Phase II SBIR award to build a compact, quantum-resistant encryption device for space systems. The goal is to reach TRL-8 maturity and secure NSA Type 1 certification for use in resilient satellite networks.
- Amount
- $1,519,999
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- TX
- Period
- 2025-01-15 → 2027-12-14
Technology domains
Description
SF242-D028: STRATEGIC ADVANCEMENTS IN RESILIENT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR PWSA ENHANCEMENT. THIS SBIR PHASE II IS TO PRODUCE A TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL 8 (TRL-8), LOW (SWAP-C) QUANTUM-RESISTANT ENCRYPTION DEVICE AND ACHIEVE (NSA) TYPE 1 CERTIFICATION.