DoD SBIR/STTR — AFWERX & Air Force

AFWERX runs the Department of the Air Force's SBIR/STTR pipeline (about $1.4B in awards across 1,049 contracts in FY2025, reauthorized through FY2031); its open-topic contracts have funded wildfire-relevant firms such as Qwake Technologies, Urban Sky and Picogrid.

Buys

• Detection & sensing
• Prediction & response
• Suppression & aerial

Contracts & solicitations (2)

• U.S. Air Force contract — Qwake Technologies C-THRU augmented reality
• DoD STTR Phase II — Picogrid Military & Civil Authorities Integration

Procurement portal

https://afwerx.com/divisions/sbir-sttr/sbir-sttr-overview/