AELIUS EXPLOITATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase III: SBIR PHASE III EFFORT FOR AELIUS TO MAINTAIN, UPGRADE AND MODERNIZE EXISTING T-38 UNIT TRA

AELIUS EXPLOITATION TECHNOLOGIES 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 AELIUS EXPLOITATION TECHNOLOGIES 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 $6,685,007, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
  • Tagged technology areas: Modeling & Simulation. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.

Informational capture context from public federal data — not legal or bid advice.

Summary

Aelius Exploitation Technologies LLC received over $6.6 million from the Air Force to maintain and upgrade T-38 training simulators. This Phase III SBIR contract focuses on modernizing existing unit training devices used for pilot instruction.

Amount
$6,685,007
Agency
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase III
NAICS
336413 · OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING
Place of performance
VA
Period
2025-09-19 → 2026-11-30

Technology domains

Modeling & Simulation

Description

SBIR PHASE III EFFORT FOR AELIUS TO MAINTAIN, UPGRADE AND MODERNIZE EXISTING T-38 UNIT TRAINING DEVICES (UTD) IAW SECTION J, ATTACHMENT 1, STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW).

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