LUNA INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED — Department of Defense SBIR Phase III: SWIFT AND QUIET AIRFIELD ASSESSMENT DEVICE (SQUAAD) SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SB

LUNA INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED — 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 LUNA INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED 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.
  • Obligated amount $369,928. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
  • Tagged technology areas: Sensors & Sensor Fusion. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.

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Summary

Luna Innovations won a Phase III SBIR award from the Air Force to develop the SQUAAD device, which quickly and quietly checks airfield conditions. The roughly $370k contract helps turn earlier research into a practical tool for military runway assessment.

Amount
$369,928
Agency
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase III
NAICS
541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
Place of performance
VA
Period
2024-12-19 → 2026-08-31

Technology domains

Sensors & Sensor Fusion

Description

SWIFT AND QUIET AIRFIELD ASSESSMENT DEVICE (SQUAAD) SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE III

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