Defense manufacturing.
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Analysis and resources for the distributed manufacturing network that is building American drone production capacity before Congress calls.
We Published Our Federal Proposal. Anyone Can Comment On It.
Most SBIR applications are written in private, submitted in private, judged in private. We did the opposite. The Aedes SBIR proposal and AFWERX application are public. Network members can comment on both.
We Filed for ITAR Registration Today. Here's What That Means and Why We're Telling You.
ITAR registration is not a headline anyone makes. We are making it one — because building in public means showing the in...
The Department of War Just Named the Problem. Aedes Is the Answer.
The DoW restructured SBIR/STTR around six Critical Technology Areas. Number three is Contested Logistics — the formal ac...
We Wrote the SBIR Application Before the Solicitation Dropped. Here's Why.
Most SBIR applicants scramble when a solicitation drops. We published the draft before the call — because the network fo...
Replicator Needs 10,000 Drones. Here's What They Cost at Aedes Prices.
The DoD's Replicator Initiative is fielding thousands of attritable autonomous systems at commercial cost and speed. Rep...
The Garage Is a Business. What Disabled Veterans Need to Know.
Most disabled veterans avoid work because they assume earning income risks their VA benefits. For the vast majority, tha...
The American Security Drone Act Banned Chinese Components. Here's What That Creates.
The American Security Drone Act of 2024 bans Chinese SUAS components from federal procurement. Virtually all current com...
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