FIRESTORM LABS, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase III: SBIR PHASE III IDIQ- DECENTRALIZED- 1-INTEGRATION OF THE TEMPEST UAS INTO AFWERX PRIME PRO
FIRESTORM LABS, 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 FIRESTORM LABS, 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 $4,150,000, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Tagged technology areas: Autonomy & Robotics, C4ISR. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Firestorm Labs won a $4.15 million Air Force Phase III contract to integrate its Tempest unmanned aircraft system into an AFWERX testing site. The work also supports research on drone flocks, high-altitude clusters, and rapid airpower capabilities.
- Amount
- $4,150,000
- 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
- CA
- Period
- 2025-12-19 → 2026-05-29
Technology domains
Description
SBIR PHASE III IDIQ- DECENTRALIZED- 1-INTEGRATION OF THE TEMPEST UAS INTO AFWERX PRIME PROVING GROUND; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS TO SUPPORT OF A2E 2- BABBAGE FLOCK AND HALE CLUSTER; 3-SUPPORT OF RAPID AND AIRPOWER FOR ALL