SBIR/STTR Research Award
Air-to-Air Precision Fueling for Next Generation Aerial Refueling Systems
Award amount
$74,681Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2024Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- THRUST AI LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2024-05-10
- Contract end date
- 2024-08-19
- UEI
- LMF4NRUELVU5
- Solicitation number
- X24.5
- Topic code
- AFX245-PCSO1
Research abstract
Thrust AI's existing ground fueling solution "LIFT" integrates edge-compute to perform in-field fuel transaction processing. The proposed subject technology RDT&E will expand capability of the existing LIFT solution to encompass Aerial Refueling - enabling theater-level austere processing between aircraft. Technology integrations will include offline-enabled application extensions, API development facilitating inter and intra cockpit communications, and UI/UX features to promote ease of operator use while in-theater. Edge architectures will facilitate background-sync API-like functionality, promoting “Fire and Forget”-like operations. The resultant technology will enable expanded aerial refueling capability in contested theaters with an aircrew-friendly interface.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Integrated Aerial Object Detection System for Enhancing Aircraft Safety in Terminal Airspace
- Combat Controller (SOF) Parasitic Radar & Optical Fusion for Contested Airspace C2
- Combat Controller (SOF) AI Sensor Fusion for Contested Airspace C2
- Passive RADAR integration with AI-enabled Terminal Airspace Awareness Suite ("Bird Brain") for Forward-deployed and Contested SOF Airfield Operations
- Multimodal AI Air Traffic Sensor Fusion for Automated Surveillance and Alerting ("Bird Brain")
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Shiftwave: A Deployable Solution for Rapid Recovery, Stress Reduction, and Enhanced Human Performance for Air Force Operational Support Teams
- Rapidly Deployable, Low-Logistics Hardened Shelters for Resilient Basing Operations
- High-precision Agile Weather Kit (HAWK)
- LOW COST AND RUGGEDIZED SMART WEARABLE MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORM FOR REAL-TIME HYDRATION MANAGEMENT
- Ultra-Secure, Post-Quantum Communications and Encryptions (US-PQC/E)
Research funding history
8 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2023–2025). Reported award amounts total $4,100,936. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense