Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Phase Four Wins SBIR Contract

El Segundo-based Phase Four, a developer of radio frequency (RF) plasma engines for in-space propulsion, announced this morning that it has received a SBIR Phase I contract by Air Force tech accelerator AFWERX, in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory and the National Security Innovation Network. Size of the contract was not annoucned. According to Phase Four, the contract will be used to adapt its in-space propulsion system to meet the needs of defense users. Phase Four is led by CEO Beau Jarvis.