FRONTERA SPACE INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: DIRECT TO PHASE II: ADVANCED STORABLE PROPELLANT THRUSTER FOR INTERCEPTORS
FRONTERA SPACE 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 $1,989,052, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite, Power & Energy. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Frontera Space Inc. won about $2 million in SBIR Phase II funding from the Missile Defense Agency to create an advanced thruster that uses storable propellant for missile interceptors. The project focuses on improving propulsion performance for defense systems.
- Amount
- $1,989,052
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency
- 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
- 2026-06-17 → 2028-06-16
Technology domains
Description
SBIR DIRECT TO PHASE II: ADVANCED STORABLE PROPELLANT THRUSTER FOR INTERCEPTORS