AEROVIRONMENT, INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase III: SBIR PHASE III R&D
AEROVIRONMENT, INC — 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 AEROVIRONMENT, INC 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 $16,450,392, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Tagged technology areas: Autonomy & Robotics. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
AeroVironment, Inc. received about $8.8 million from the Department of the Navy for SBIR Phase III research and development. This funding continues work on advanced defense technologies.
- Amount
- $16,450,392
- 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
- CA
- Period
- 2026-02-03 → 2029-02-05
Technology domains
Description
SBIR PHASE III R&D