AFWERX TACFI Award
$1.7M AFWERX TACFI award to Elroy Air under the Air Force's Agility Prime program, alongside its Phase 3 SBIR contract. The company announced the award in Q4 2021; SBIR.gov records the contract period as 2022-07-07 to 2024-07-07.
TACFI award adding $1.7M to Elroy Air's existing Phase 3 SBIR contract under the Air Force's Agility Prime program, to develop deployment plans and concept of operations (CONOPS) for the Chaparral, a hybrid-electric, autonomous VTOL cargo aircraft able to carry roughly 300-500 lb of cargo up to 300 miles. The work covers operations planning, maintainability, reliability, and mission expansion, and is meant to move Chaparral toward operational test and evaluation with the U.S. Air Force.
Award detail
- Agency
- U.S. Air Force (AFWERX, Agility Prime)
- Award ID
- FA8614-22-9-0004
- Ceiling value
- $1.7M
- Vehicle
- TACFI (Tactical Funding Increase) award
- Awarded
- 2022-07-07
- Period of performance ends
- 2024-07-07
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Frequently asked
- What is the AFWERX TACFI Award contract?
- TACFI award adding $1.7M to Elroy Air's existing Phase 3 SBIR contract under the Air Force's Agility Prime program, to develop deployment plans and concept of operations (CONOPS) for the Chaparral, a hybrid-electric, autonomous VTOL cargo aircraft able to carry roughly 300-500 lb of cargo up to 300 miles. The work covers operations planning, maintainability, reliability, and mission expansion, and is meant to move Chaparral toward operational test and evaluation with the U.S. Air Force.
- Which agency awarded the AFWERX TACFI Award contract?
- The AFWERX TACFI Award contract was awarded by U.S. Air Force (AFWERX, Agility Prime) under a TACFI (Tactical Funding Increase) award vehicle.
- How much is the AFWERX TACFI Award contract worth?
- The AFWERX TACFI Award contract has a value of $1.7M, awarded on 2022-07-07.
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Elroy Air was awarded a Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) Award from the United States Air Force in Q4 2021 amounting to an additional $1.7M in contract value alongside its existing Phase 3 SBIR contract, to further develop deployment details and CONOPS in collaboration with its Air Force and Agility Prime partners.
Elroy Air: Elroy Air Unveils Its Chaparral, a First-of-its-kind, Autonomous, Hybrid-electric VTOL Cargo AircraftVerified2022-01-26 - 2
Elroy Air was awarded a Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) Award from the United States Air Force in Q4 2021 amounting to an additional $1.7M in contract value alongside its existing Phase 3 SBIR contract, to further develop deployment details and CONOPS in collaboration with its Air Force and Agility Prime partners.
Elroy Air: Elroy Air Unveils Its Chaparral, a First-of-its-kind, Autonomous, Hybrid-electric VTOL Cargo AircraftVerified2022-01-26