Success Stories

DEFENSE SBIR/STTR SUCCESS STORIES

Check out the stories below to learn about past and current DoD SBIR/STTR participants and their technology, which has transitioned, received additional funding, met an emerging need, acquired by another company, succeed in the commercial market, and more.

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Small Business Concern	Description	State	Component [Topic]	Program
Bevilacqua Research Corp.	Smart on the Fly: The core toolset allows existing systems to add artifical intelligence capabilities	Alabama	Army [A96-177]	SBIR
Triverus	Clean Landings: A mobile cleaning, recovery, and recycling system gets Naval aircraft carriers and municipal parking lots into shipshape	Alaska	Navy [N02-079]	SBIR
ArmorWorks, Inc.	Armor Clad: Founded by a warfighter, the company behind universal body armor, protectve seating, has SBIR roots	Arizona	Navy [N01-004; N99-039; N99-223]	SBIR
Kutta Technologies, Inc. (Sierra Nevada Corp.)	Rideshare for UAVs: An SBIR helps develop state-of-the-art, handheld UAV control for troops on the ground	Arizona	Army [A03-068]	SBIR
Sensintel, Inc (Advanced Ceramic Research)	Calm Before the Swarm: A Tucson-based UAV company develops state-of-the-art autonomous fleet system	Arizona	Navy [N01-T002]	STTR
Adaptrum, Inc.	Broadband Country: Tapping into unused wireless spectrum brings affordable internet access to rural communities	California	Air Force [AF04-105]	SBIR
Physical Research, Inc.	Power the Smartphone Revolution: A DARPA contract helped develop the integrated networking chips that still drive today's wireless technology	California	DARPA [SB971-038]	SBIR
Exquadrum	Rocker Boosters: SBIR-backed company develops a novel rocket propulsion system for NASA, DARPA	California	Air Force [MDA03-072], MDA [MDA06-021], Army [A08-040]	SBIR
Safe Environment Engineering	Lifelines: A system from monitoring workers in confined spaces is now protecting public crowds	California	Air Force [A04-257]	SBIR
ISCA Technologies, Inc.	Mosquito Magnets: To protect warfighters against disease carrying insects, ISCA develops semiochemical solutions	California	Army [A02-186]	SBIR
ARES Corp.	Risky Business: ARES Secuirty carves out a commercial market for risk assessment software	California	DTRA [DTRA99-009]	SBIR
Diversified Technical Systems (DTS), Inc.	Lifesaving Data: Injury biomechanics data advances soldier safety	California	Army [A09-109]	SBIR
Vertigo, Inc.	Air Support: Inflatable shelter business benefits from SBIR boost	California	Army [A96-173]	SBIR
Versatron, Corp.	Bullseye!: Excalibur round brings GPS precision to Army field artillery	California	Navy [N93-096]	SBIR
Microwave Packaging Technology, Inc	Phase Value: MPT's phased-array technology gives radar system an extra edge	California	Army [A11-074]	SBIR \| RIF
VRMC	A New Reality: SBIR solution builds warfighter resiliency before, during, and after combat tours	California	DARPA [SB022-030]	SBIR
Vulcan Wireless	Sky's the Limit: SBIR-supported radio tech creates a new approach to satellite communications	California	Air Force [AF05-034, AF093-070]	SBIR
Aechelon Technology	Flying by Night: SBIR Support help brings real-time geo-spatial simulation to night vision goggles	California	Navy [N04-156]	SBIR
Alelo	Best Behaviors: Cultural training through role-playing provides a new tool for warfighters	California	Air Force [OSD06-CR7]	SBIR
AeroVironment, Inc	Flick of a Switch: The Switchblade, a portable UAV, changes the face of war	California	Air Force [SOCOM05-011]	SBIR
Ekso Bionics	Walk this Way: The DoD sponsors innovations in wearable robotics	California	OSD [OSD05-T005]	STTR
Sinmat	Power Wash: Polishing the microchips that power clean-energy technology	California	MDA [MDA04-T018]	STTR
Spectra Diode Laboratories, Inc.	lights, data... ACTION!: Calfornia-based SDL, Inc. created a series of innovations that allowerd for efficient, accurate, and affordable improvements in high-capacity, fiber-optic communications	California	DARPA [SB941-072; SB942-102; DARPA09-058; DARPA93-002]; Air Force [AF96-105]	SBIR
Photobit Corp. (Micron Technology)	Smile and say, Genius: NASA and DoD SBIR fuel the development of camera-on-a-chip	California	Army [A96-106], DARPA [SB962-070], MDA [BMD97-003]	SBIR
Luxtera, Inc.	Making Connections: Semiconductors technology takes silicon photonics to the next level	California	Ari Force [AF02-T017]	STTR

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