Entirely Air Force SBIR involved (Agency adopting. avery different program management from other agency sources) is one of the only firms not only to be a multiple winner (6 Phase I awards) but to convert two of their Phase I projects to Phase II. The firm is not quite like most other SBIR involved players in other ways too: Based in Oklahoma City, OK., Skydweller U.S. Inc., is a subsidiary of Skydweller Aero Inc., a US-Spanish aerospace company developing solar-powered aircraft for defense and commercial industries. The firm recently announced having also been awarded a $14 million contract with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), in conjunction with US Navy, to advance and integrate technologies in support of SkydwellerÂ’s development of its extreme-endurance, solar-powered aircraft. This effort will increase the aircraftÂ’s operational envelope, enabling broad, global use, while improving mission reliability and system flexibility.
