X-STAR INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase III: BSTAR PHASE III FAST START SBIR PHASE III APPROACH FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A CONTRACTOR OWN
X-STAR 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 X-STAR 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 $1,843,242, 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.
Summary
X-Star Inc. received $1.84 million from the Air Force for a Phase III SBIR award to deliver a contractor-owned, contractor-operated supplemental training program for B-1 bomber crews.
- Amount
- $1,843,242
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase III
- NAICS
- 611512 · FLIGHT TRAINING
- Place of performance
- LA
- Period
- 2025-09-29 → 2026-09-28
Technology domains
Description
BSTAR PHASE III FAST START SBIR PHASE III APPROACH FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A CONTRACTOR OWNED CONTRACTOR OPERATED (COCO) B-1 BOMBER SUPPLEMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM.