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A 2023 Firehawk rocket engine test. [Photo: Firehawk Aerospace]
Firehawk Aerospace Lands $4M Air Force Contract for 3D-Printed Rocket Propulsion Tech
by Lance Murray | Sep 23, 2025
The award is the latest signal of growing momentum for the North Texas defense tech company, which announced a state- and federal-backed deal to scale manufacturing in Oklahoma in May.
by Lance Murray |
Mar 11, 2025
AFWERX said that many small businesses face a “valley of death” funding gap between developing a prototype and securing the resources for full-scale deployment. The new funding strengthens U.S. military links to Grapevine's BILT, which creates 3D interactive instructions apps.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 20, 2024
The goal: accelerating the defense-focused small business experience via faster proposal-to-award timelines. GetChkd said its blockchain infrastructure platform revolutionizes system connectivity, enforces user-specific mappings, and ensures immutable audit trails for every action.
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Jan 11, 2024
Firehawk Aerospace Co-Founder and CEO Will Edwards says he aims to build "the next great American defense company. And we're doing this by building rocket motors." Using 3D-printed solid rocket fuel to provide a safer, more cost-effective approach to launching payloads, Firehawk is powering forward from its Addison facility, its Midland test site, and a new launch range where its systems will take flight.
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Kansas City Chiefs Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Clark Hunt (left) and Dallas Mavericks legend and NBA champion Dirk Nowitzki will headline the Venture Dallas Summit on October 25. The sports icons will open and close the event focused on innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship. [Photo: Venture Dallas]
‘Conversations With Champions’: Sports Titans Hunt, Nowitzki to Headline Venture Dallas Summit
by Quincy Preston | Oct 16, 2023
The NFL and NBA icons—Clark Hunt and Dirk Nowitzki—will kick off and wrap up discussions on innovation and investment. They add to an "impressive speaker lineup" including Nextdoor Co-Founder Nirav Tolia and other trailblazing speakers. Here's the full roster.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Apr 5, 2022
The new investors include Calin Rovinescu, former president and CEO of Air Canada, and Mitch Garber, minority owner of the NHL's Seattle Kraken. “eVTOL air taxis is an obvious next-gen hyper-growth area,” Garber said, calling them a way to change "how we move and facilitate a greener efficient global economy.”
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by David Seeley |
Feb 8, 2022
Jaunt is one of only 11 companies out of 200 entrants to get a next-stage investment from the High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing Concept Challenge. Its solution, the MAV 55, uses a patented slow rotor technology that delivers a lift-to-drag ratio up to five times better than a helicopter—and ultra-low noise that's "practically imperceptible" when flying.
Beyond defense, the startup founded in 2019 is also building commercial eVTOL aircraft that can move both people and packages.
Beyond defense, the startup founded in 2019 is also building commercial eVTOL aircraft that can move both people and packages.
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