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SINTX Technologies Receives Additional SBIR Contract for 3D Printing Technology

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Jeudi, juin 6, 2024

This contract will address material challenges in propulsion and guidance technology for next generation high-temperature Department of the Air Force systems.

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This contract will address material challenges in propulsion and guidance technology for next generation high-temperature Department of the Air Force systems.
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the SBIR and STTR process by accelerating the small business experience.
If successful, TA&T/SINTX will attempt to leverage this work into an AFWERX phase II contract worth up to $1.25M over 21 months.
SINTX is uniquely situated within this industry because of the company’s decades of experience with the silicon nitride material family and TA&T’s deep expertise in ceramic 3D printing.

LeoLabs Selected by the U.S. Government to Deliver Next-Generation Radar Technology

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Jeudi, juin 13, 2024

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MENLO PARK, Calif., June 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LeoLabs announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase II contract in the amount of $1.245M focused on S-band 2-D Direct Radiating Array (DRA) to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution. The DAF began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018 which expanded the range of innovations the DAF funded and now on 21 May 2024, LeoLabs will start its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America.

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MENLO PARK, Calif., June 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LeoLabs announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase II contract in the amount of $1.245M focused on S-band 2-D Direct Radiating Array (DRA) to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF).
"We are dedicated to enhancing the resiliency of space architectures and strengthening deterrence to ensure U.S. national security.
LeoLabs is proud to be selected by the U.S. Department of the Air Force to lead the development of critical, next-generation radar technology central to countering security threats in space."
"The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the U.S.

TestifySec Secures SBIR Phase 1 Award to Advance Software Supply Chain Security for the Department of the Air Force

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Jeudi, juin 13, 2024

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"We are thrilled to collaborate with the Air Force on this project.

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"We are thrilled to collaborate with the Air Force on this project.
Our dedication to secure and compliant software perfectly aligns with their mission," said Cole Kennedy, CEO and Co-founder of TestifySec.
Partnering with the Air Force on this SBIR project allows us to contribute to their vital mission, and we are eager to leverage our proven technologies to achieve impactful results together."
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.

GA-ASI Selected to Build CCA for AFLCMC

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Mercredi, avril 24, 2024

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SAN DIEGO, CA, Apr 25, 2024 - (ACN Newswire) - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been selected to build production representative flight test articles of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) for the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's (AFLCMC) Advanced Aircraft Division.

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SAN DIEGO, CA, Apr 25, 2024 - (ACN Newswire) - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been selected to build production representative flight test articles of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) for the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's (AFLCMC) Advanced Aircraft Division.
This option contract award by the Advanced Aircraft Division exercises the critical design, build, and flight test on the existing CCA contract with GA-ASI following an initial six-month phase that culminated in a successful CCA preliminary design review (PDR) earlier this year.
Since then, this prototype for CCA has successfully completed two additional test flights, laying the groundwork for a successful production and flight test program.
GA-ASI's CCA production representative design is based upon the XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station developed by GA-ASI for the AFRL.

Rigetti Computing Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results

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Jeudi, mai 9, 2024

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BERKELEY, Calif., May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rigetti Computing, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGTI) (“Rigetti” or the “Company”), a pioneer in full-stack quantum-classical computing, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.

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BERKELEY, Calif., May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rigetti Computing, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGTI) (“Rigetti” or the “Company”), a pioneer in full-stack quantum-classical computing, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.
Rigetti continues to grow its on-premises quantum processor unit (QPU) sales with the delivery of a Novera QPU to Horizon Quantum Computing in April 2024.
Quantum computing researchers need hands-on access to quantum technology to gain a deeper understanding of how to work towards useful quantum computing.
The Novera QPU Partner Program aims to enable high-performing, on-premises quantum computing by creating an ecosystem of quantum computing hardware, software, and service providers who build and offer integral components of a functional quantum computing system.

Intellisense Systems Awarded USAF STRATFI Contract to Finalize Transition of the IWOS®

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Lundi, mai 6, 2024

TORRANCE, Calif., May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Intellisense Systems Inc., a leading provider of advanced environmental-sensing solutions, was awarded an AFWERX Strategic and Tactical Funding Increase (STRATFI/TACFI) contract to further improve the Integrated Weather Observation System (IWOS®), a smaller, man-portable, tactical meteorological observing system (TMOS) that addresses one of the most pressing weather challenges in the Department of the Air Force. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) sequential Phase II contract will provide funding to further ruggedize and enhance the IWOS, which was recently selected as the primary man-portable weather station used by the USAF in gathering essential meteorological data from remote airfields in austere terrain. The IWOS has already been deployed in remote and unmanned landing zones around the world and should fully replace all TMOS weather stations by 2027.

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The IWOS has already been deployed in remote and unmanned landing zones around the world and should fully replace all TMOS weather stations by 2027.
It weighs just 25 lbs., fits inside a single case, and takes only a few minutes for one service member to install.
"The IWOS will soon be the most widely used tactical weather station for the Air Force," said Christian Veeris, Vice-President of Corporate Business Development at Intellisense Systems.
This contract award is really a credit to our team who have revolutionized tactical weather stations with the IWOS."

Confidencial Awarded AFWERX STTR Phase II Contract to Help the US Air Force Enhance Data Security of Sensitive National Defense Documents

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Mercredi, mai 1, 2024

MENLO PARK, Calif., May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Confidencial Inc. (the "Company") has been awarded a $1.8 million STTR Phase II contract from AFWERX to enhance the Air Force's collaboration tools with advanced unstructured data protection. The Company's selective encryption technology will increase productivity and enable better collaboration while fortifying the protection of documents shared with partners, allied countries, and contractors worldwide. Supporting diverse document formats and multi-cloud environments, Confidencial will integrate sensitive data scanning, document sharing, and electronic signature capabilities into the deployment. The Phase II effort will culminate in a functioning prototype system, positioning the Company for eventual production deployment. Confidencial will also begin the FedRAMP authorization process, allowing the Company to deploy its data protection solution into DoD and civilian agencies and accelerate commercialization in the public sector.

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MENLO PARK, Calif., May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Confidencial Inc. (the "Company") has been awarded a $1.8 million STTR Phase II contract from AFWERX to enhance the Air Force's collaboration tools with advanced unstructured data protection.
Supporting diverse document formats and multi-cloud environments, Confidencial will integrate sensitive data scanning, document sharing, and electronic signature capabilities into the deployment.
The Phase II effort will culminate in a functioning prototype system, positioning the Company for eventual production deployment.
Partnering with the Air Force on this important initiative to protect unstructured data is a tremendous honor and endorsement of our technology," said Stewart Walchli, CEO of Confidencial.

Rigetti Computing Launches the Novera™ QPU Partner Program

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Vendredi, avril 26, 2024

BERKELEY, Calif., April 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rigetti Computing, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGTI) (“Rigetti” or the “Company”), a pioneer in full-stack quantum-classical computing, announces the launch of the Novera™ QPU Partner Program. The Novera QPU Partner Program is an ecosystem of quantum computing hardware, software and service providers who build and offer integral components of a functional quantum computing system. Novera QPU customers who need control systems, a dilution refrigerator, quantum computing software tools, or integration services can integrate their Novera QPU with Novera QPU Partners’ technology with the assurance of compatibility and quality.

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Joe Fitzsimons, Horizon Quantum Computing CEO, said: "Rigetti was one of the pioneers of cloud-based quantum computing, and we are delighted to partner with them as Rigetti processors begin to power on-premises systems.
We are thrilled to be one of the first members of the Novera QPU Partner Program and deepen our existing partnership with Rigetti.”
Mandy Birch, CEO of TreQ said: “TreQ is delighted to partner with Rigetti to build and operate on-premises quantum computing systems that include the Novera QPU.
Rigetti also recently sold a Novera QPU to Horizon Quantum Computing for their first quantum computing system, to be installed in their new hardware testbed in Singapore.
Rigetti was also recently awarded an Innovate UK competition to deliver a 24-qubit Ankaa-class quantum computing system to the UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre.

Rigetti Computing Delivers Novera™ QPU to Horizon Quantum Computing for Singapore-Based Hardware Testbed

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Mardi, avril 23, 2024

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BERKELEY, Calif., April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rigetti Computing, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGTI) (“Rigetti” or the “Company”), a pioneer in full-stack quantum-classical computing, announces the sale of a Novera™ quantum processing unit (QPU) to Horizon Quantum Computing.

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BERKELEY, Calif., April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rigetti Computing, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGTI) (“Rigetti” or the “Company”), a pioneer in full-stack quantum-classical computing, announces the sale of a Novera™ quantum processing unit (QPU) to Horizon Quantum Computing.
The Novera QPU will be installed in Horizon Quantum Computing’s new hardware testbed in Singapore, and will be Horizon’s first quantum computing system.
Quantum computing researchers need hands-on access to quantum technology to gain a deeper understanding of how to work towards useful quantum computing.
That’s why we have established a testbed for integrating our software development tools with quantum computing systems," said Dr. Joe Fitzsimons, CEO at Horizon Quantum Computing.

AFCEA Announces Winners of New Intelligence Community Award

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Vendredi, avril 12, 2024

Sponsored by AFCEA International 's Intelligence Committee , the award was created specifically to address the need for—and recognize the value of—innovation in intelligence.

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Sponsored by AFCEA International 's Intelligence Committee , the award was created specifically to address the need for—and recognize the value of—innovation in intelligence.
Winners were recognized at the annual AFCEA International Spring Intelligence Symposium last month.
He briefed the results to Congress, senior leaders in the intelligence community and senior military leaders, including the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
“This unique award shines a light on the ever-impressive achievements of our S&TI workforce and how they tirelessly work to maintain a competitive advantage,” said Lewis Shepherd, the AFCEA Intelligence committee chair.