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Near Earth Autonomy Gets $11M US Army Heavy VTOL Demo Contract

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Near Earth Autonomy Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was awarded an $11,499,839 firm-fixed-price contract to design, develop and conduct a demonstration of heavy vertical takeoff and landing systems.Bids were solicited via the internet with one received.
Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of April 14, 2028.The United States Army Small Business Innovation Research Contracting Center of Excellence is the contracting activity (W51701-25-D-A002).Source: DoDPosted in Business News, Transport, VTOL on April 14, 2025 by The Editor.Leave a comment




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