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Adaptive Aerospace Group, Inc. works to enhance the safety, utility, and efficiency of aircraft, spacecraft, and the National Airspace System through research and development. Its work spans fly-by-wire flight path control, spacecraft control design and analysis, verification and validation of commercial crew capsule re-entry, ADS-B transceivers for general aviation, ATC procedures for UAS integration, and small UAS design, systems integration, flight testing and operations.

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Advanced Aerospace Reconnaissance (AARECON) was formed in December 2013 to meet airborne test support requirements for remote sensing and digital imaging needs of government agencies and commercial organizations. It provides air support and flight testing to the U.S. military and defense contractors, operating previous military-type aircraft reconfigured for mission requirements.

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Aerocon Engineering is an aerospace engineering services and manufacturing company based in Van Nuys, California, with over thirty years of experience. It designs, manufactures, and certifies aircraft products, holding FAA Supplemental Type Certification (STC) and Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA), and provides engineering, certification, flight test, and structural testing services.

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AeroMech Incorporated is an aviation engineering and certification company founded in 1995 and headquartered in Mukilteo, WA. It provides aircraft engineering and certification services, holding FAA STC ODA and Part 21 PMA delegations, and has accomplished over 270 STCs in 30 years of business. Its subsidiary AMI Aviation Services, LLC operates FAA Part 145 Repair Stations in Sanford, FL and Smyrna, TN.

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Aeronautical Systems Engineering, Inc. (ASE) is a full service flight simulation company established in 1994. It designs and manufactures the entire range of flight simulators from Basic Aviation Training Devices up to Full Flight Simulators, and also manufactures digital electric control loading systems and 2-, 3-, and 6-DOF electric motion systems. ASE operates a training center in the Tampa Bay Area offering initial and recurrent training.

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Aeronautix is a products and engineering services company holding Supplemental Type Certification (STC), Organization Designation Authorization (ODA), and Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) status from the FAA. Since 2006 it has provided engineering services, aircraft modification, ground and flight testing, FAA approvals, replacement parts, and modification kits to civilian, military, and special mission aircraft industries, offering turnkey solutions for Part 23 and Part 25 aircraft.

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Airborne Imaging has been modifying aircraft for special missions since 2000, providing multi-sensor test platforms flown by experienced pilots. The team designs and installs sensor mounts, receiving FAA approval when required, and works with DARs and DERs. They support ISR missions from R&D to launch with a fleet of 11 aircraft and over 40,000 combined flight hours.

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American Aerospace Engineering (AAE) is located in Dallesport, WA and has been registered as a Washington State aerospace engineering and aircraft development company since 2008. AAE is a SAM-registered DoD supplier abiding by ITAR, and holds 60 patented fixed wing VTOL technologies plus CAD designs for a family of fixed wing VTOL aircraft ranging from 55 lbs to 20,000 lbs for commercial and military use.

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Autonomous Flight System Inc. is a US company with locations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Arlington, Washington. It designs, develops, and manufactures autonomous and semi-autonomous aircraft, focusing on large-size unmanned vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft with transitions to and from horizontal flight. Its Quad Multi-mission Aerial Platform (QMAP) uses proprietary Airflow Optimized Shared Lift technology and hybrid-electric propulsion.

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Avcon Industries, Inc. designs, certifies, and installs FAA-approved special mission aircraft modifications, with over 50 years of experience. The company provides engineering, structural modification, and systems integration for business and commercial aircraft, serving surveillance, ISR, maritime patrol, search and rescue, aerial survey, and atmospheric research missions. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Butler National Corporation and has developed or enhanced over 300 FAA STC-approved airplane modifications.

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Avilution is a software startup building technology to power the next generation of manned and unmanned air vehicles. Its core software, eXtensible Flight System (XFS), is a collection of safety-critical microservices that enables aircraft manufacturers and integrators to rapidly design and build a modern flight deck. Located at Huntsville International Airport, it develops, deploys and flight tests features in a demonstrator Zenith CH750 aircraft.

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Carolina Unmanned Vehicles (CUV), founded in 1993, is a small woman-owned company that develops, manufactures and sells small mobile tethered aerostat (blimp) systems, including the Expeditionary Aerostat Systems (EAS) family. The company also provides developmental work, technical support, analysis, flight testing, leasing and consulting for aerostat systems and related components.

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Castelion is a defense technology company that designs, tests, and manufactures next-generation military systems, including affordable hypersonic strike weapons. It vertically integrates core technologies and builds at scale for national security, with its Blackbeard hypersonic weapon developed in partnership with the U.S. Navy, Army, and Air Force. The company is headquartered in Torrance, California, with a manufacturing campus called Project Ranger in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

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Calspan is an independent engineering, test, evaluation and research services company serving the aerospace, defense, automotive, commercial transportation and motorsports industries. For more than 70 years it has provided testing and technology development services, solutions and systems, including wind tunnel testing, flight testing, jet engine test solutions, and automotive crash and safety testing.

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Devorto is developing the Tethered Uni-Rotor Network (TURN), a solar-powered stratospheric aircraft concept intended to achieve persistent flight as a High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) alternative to satellites. The company has received SBIR/STTR grants sponsored by the US Air Force and a CIT CRCF grant, and has secured customer memoranda from the US Air Force for aerial wildfire monitoring and Agile Combat Employment.

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DST serves U.S. Government partners and law enforcement with testing and training capabilities, and engineering and modification support for aircraft. Leveraging over 30 years of experience in the Hagerstown area, DST provides the U.S. Department of Defense, law enforcement and federal government agencies with technologically advanced ISR solutions, operating an exclusive fleet of specialized fixed wing aircraft for sensor testing, training and live operations.

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Dynamic Aerospace Systems (DAS) is an American-made aerospace company that develops autonomous VTOL and UAV (drone) systems for mission-critical logistics, delivery, sensing, and situational awareness for government and commercial customers across the U.S., Gulf States, and NATO regions. Its engineering and manufacturing processes are fully U.S.-based, using NDAA-compliant and Blue UAS-aligned components.

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Eagle Field is a privately owned WWII-era airfield in Central California, founded in 1942 as a U.S. Army Air Field and primary pilot training school. Spanning over 350 contiguous acres, it includes an active runway and more than 70,000 square feet of hangars, workshops, and support infrastructure. It hosts fly-ins, serves as a flight testing site, and supports first responder training and light aviation operations.

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Aerolane is an aviation technology company developing aerotowing systems, including the AG-1, described as the first engineless cargo glider designed to be towed behind existing turboprop-class cargo aircraft. The company states its patented autopilot technology allows Aerocarts to surf through wake vortices for takeoff, flight, and landing. Aerolane reports running flight tests since 2022 under an FAA experimental license.

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Electra is developing hybrid-electric Ultra Short aircraft that can take off and land in approximately 150 feet, using blown-lift aerodynamics and distributed electric propulsion. Its nine-passenger EL9 Ultra Short aircraft is intended for commercial regional travel, and the EL2 Goldfinch technology demonstrator has been used to validate the core technologies. The company also offers runway-independent airlift capabilities for defense customers.

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Engineering and Information Technologies Inc. (EIT) is a federal contractor based in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, near the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace. Since 1995, EIT has supported federal agencies including the FAA, TSA, NASA, and the Department of War. It is an award-winning federal contractor with an over 30-year track record on large, complex federal programs within the Department of Transportation, Department of Homeland Security, Department of War, and NASA.

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Flying Fox Engineering designs turbofan engines, builds AI autonomy systems, and delivers production-ready UAVs, from prototype to mass production. Founded by American and Ukrainian entrepreneurs and engineers, the company combines US market expertise with a Dnipro, Ukraine R&D center, with operations in Virginia and Dnipro. It owns the full technology stack across propulsion, autonomy, airframe, and software.

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Fuse is a San Diego-based, veteran-owned small business founded in 2010 that supplies communications, networking, and computing solutions for warfighters across airborne, maritime, and ground environments. It applies human-centered design processes to military systems engineering, with products including CORE Virtualized Network Systems, FTEN Tactical Edge Networking, T3 Remote Network Management, and KRAKEN.

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