DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF PHYSICS-BASED LOW-ORDER ACTIVE FLOW CONTROL MODELS FOR EARLY CONCEPTUAL DESIGN (AFCM) AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $518,523 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AC12 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH Feb 7, 2025 Feb 10, 2025 May 11, 2026
R&D CONTRACT TO CREATE SCENARIOS THAT PROVIDE CONTEXT FOR DEVELOPING AND ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES. DEVELOP THE MODELS FOR THE DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF TRULY INTEGRATED VEHICLES & APPLYING THOSE MODELS TO VEHICLE TRADE STUDIES. AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $3,373,695 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AR11 SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH Sep 24, 2024 Sep 24, 2024 Mar 24, 2026
TPS PREVIEW EXERCISE FLIGHT HRS AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $85,345 DEPT OF THE NAVY DEPT OF THE NAVY — 611512 Flight Training U099 EDUCATION/TRAINING- OTHER Jul 18, 2024 Jul 8, 2024 Aug 23, 2024
NETWORKED COLLABORATIVE AUTONOMOUS (NCA) WEAPON REACHABILITY FOR WEAPON TARGET ASSIGNMENT (WTA) (REACH) AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $992,813 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AC12 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH Jun 24, 2024 Jun 25, 2024 Dec 19, 2025
TPS PREVIEW EXERCISE FLT HRS AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $141,969 DEPT OF THE NAVY DEPT OF THE NAVY — 611512 Flight Training U099 EDUCATION/TRAINING- OTHER Mar 20, 2024 Mar 18, 2024 Apr 30, 2024
SPEED AND RUNWAY INDEPENDENT TECHNOLOGIES (SPRINT) PROGRAM. AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $33,301,718 DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AC13 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT Nov 1, 2023 Nov 1, 2023 Oct 21, 2025
AUTONOMY/ AI SPECIFIC MODELING AND SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT (ASME) FOR SWARMS AND COUNTER-SWARMS AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $3,213,108 DEPT OF THE NAVY DEPT OF THE NAVY — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AC13 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT Oct 25, 2023 Oct 25, 2023 Sep 7, 2026
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO ENABLE COMPLEXITY, UNPREDICTABILITY, AND MASS TO OVERWHELM ADVERSARIES AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $91,918 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AC12 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH Apr 6, 2023 Apr 6, 2023 Nov 6, 2023
BASE PERIOD (LINC PROGRAM) AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $6,208,405 DEPT OF THE NAVY DEPT OF THE NAVY — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AC13 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT Feb 8, 2023 Feb 8, 2023 Apr 30, 2026
THE LIBERTY LIFTER PROGRAM WILL DESIGN, BUILD, AND FLIGHT TEST AN AFFORDABLE, INNOVATIVE, AND DISRUPTIVE SEAPLANE. AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $48,241,622 DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AC13 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT Jan 27, 2023 Jan 27, 2023 Sep 30, 2025
CONTROL OF REVOLUTIONARY AIRCRAFT WITH NOVEL EFFECTORS (CRANE)PROGRAM PHASE 2 AND 3. AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $94,372,238 DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AC12 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH Dec 7, 2022 Dec 7, 2022 Oct 2, 2025
SWARM VS SWARM BATTLESPACE AWARENESS AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $541,487 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AC12 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH Sep 30, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Dec 8, 2023
WHITE PAPERS AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $295,108 DEPT OF THE NAVY DEPT OF THE NAVY — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AC12 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH Feb 25, 2021 Mar 1, 2021 Aug 31, 2021
EVALUATE, VALIDATE AND DEMONSTRATE WEIGHT REDUCTION AND LIFE EXTENSION BENEFITS OF REINFORCING COMPOSITE AIRFRAME STRUCTURES WITH VERTICALLY ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBE (VACNT) BY FOLLOWING A BUILDING BLOCK APPROACH OF FABRICATING AND TESTING OF COUPON, AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $747,347 DEPT OF THE NAVY DEPT OF THE NAVY — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AD92 Sep 3, 2020 Sep 3, 2020 Feb 25, 2023
CONTROL OF REVOLUTIONARY AIRCRAFT WITH NOVEL EFFECTORS (CRANE) PROGRAM PHASE 0 AND 1. DESIGN, BUILD, AND TEST OF AN X-PLANE THAT INCORPORATES ACTIVE FLOW CONTROL (AFC) AS THE PRIMARY DESIGN CONSIDERATION. AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $28,368,394 DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AD92 Jun 19, 2020 Jun 19, 2020 Jan 31, 2023
PAYLOAD AND CONOPS STUDY (1.0) AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $329,345 DEPT OF THE NAVY DEPT OF THE NAVY — 541330 Engineering Services AC63 Sep 20, 2019 Sep 16, 2019 Sep 24, 2021
LOW COST ATTRITABLE AIRCRAFT PLATFORM SHARING (LCAAPS) AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $8,151,990 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE — 541712 AC13 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT Mar 22, 2019 Mar 22, 2019 Mar 31, 2020
NEXGEN UAS AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $1,494,632 DEPT OF THE ARMY DEPT OF THE ARMY — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AC12 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH Sep 30, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Dec 1, 2019
ASAPTR WING STRUCTURE DESIGN&MANUFACTURING (WISDM) AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $1,932,757 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE — 541712 AC13 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT Jun 18, 2018 Jun 18, 2018 Jun 14, 2020
ACAT III BIG SAFARI AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $113,497,184 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE — 336411 Aircraft Manufacturing 1510 AIRCRAFT, FIXED WING Oct 31, 2017 Oct 31, 2017 May 31, 2022
IGF::OT::IGFX-PLANE RISK REDUCTION SUPPORT AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $5,000,949 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — 541330 Engineering Services R425 SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL Sep 29, 2017 Sep 29, 2017 Sep 28, 2018
IGF::OT::IGFX-PLANE RISK REDUCTION SUPPORT AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $2,568,493 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — 541330 Engineering Services R425 SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL Sep 29, 2017 Sep 29, 2017 Sep 28, 2018
IGF::OT::IGF ANALYSIS OF THE SINGLE-AISLE TURBOELECTRIC AIRCRAFT WITH AFT BOUNDARY LAYER PROPULSION (STARC-ABL) ADVANCED CONCEPT THE INTENT OF THIS STUDY IS TO PERFORM AN INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF THE STARC-ABL CONCEPT, AN ADVANCED LOW-WING TURBOELECTRIC COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT. THE STARC-ABL CONCEPT WAS INITIALLY DESCRIBED IN AIAA-2016-1027, AND FURTHER RESEARCH HAS IDENTIFIED SIMILAR SYSTEM LEVEL TRENDS WITH MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED DESIGN, SUCH AS A MACH 0.785 CRUISE SPEED. DUE TO THE SHORT DURATION OF THIS TASK, THERE IS NO EXPECTATION OF ADVANCING THE CONCEPT MATURITY BEYOND THE CONCEPTUAL LEVEL AS DESCRIBED IN AIAA-2016-1027. INSTEAD, THE GOAL IS TO EITHER GAIN CONFIDENCE IN THE CONCEPTUAL LEVEL SYSTEM TRENDS OF THE STARC-ABL CONCEPT OR IDENTIFY DISCREPANCIES THAT WARRANT POTENTIAL FURTHER STUDY. THE BLOCK FUEL WEIGHT FOR THE DESIGN AND ECONOMIC MISSIONS IS THE METRIC OF INTEREST. AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $735,987 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — 541712 AR11 SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH Sep 27, 2017 Oct 2, 2017 May 15, 2018
IGF::OT::IGFJSC ENGINEERING SEEKS TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF UTILIZING THE UNIVERSAL BATTERY CHARGER (UBC) ON THE ISS AS A BACK-UP CHARGING CAPABILITY FOR A NEW EVA BATTERY, REFERRED TO AS THE LITHIUM ION PISTOL GRIP TOOL (LPGT) BATTERY. TO REALIZE THIS OBJECTIVE, A NEW CUSTOM UBC ADAPTER IS REQUIRED, TO INTERFACE THE UBC TO THE LPGT BATTERY. THIS NEW ADAPTER WILL BE LARGELY BASED ON EXISTING DESIGNS (ALREADY QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ISS), TO MINIMIZE NON-RECURRING ENGINEERING AS WELL AS SAFETY AND INTEGRATION RISK. THIS PROPOSED EFFORT CAN BE USED IN PRESENTATIONS TO THE EVA OFFICE, AND IF APPROVED, COULD RESULT IN FLIGHT HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT OF A UBC ADAPTER FOR THE LPGT BATTERY. AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $45,723 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — 541712 AR11 SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH Aug 23, 2017 Aug 23, 2017 Feb 23, 2018
IGF::OT::IGF LOW COST AIRCRAFT DESIGN AND INTEGRATION AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION $199,767 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE — 541712 AC12 NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH Aug 11, 2017 Aug 14, 2017 Aug 10, 2018