New Contract to Support Flying Car Development for the U.S. Air Force

By Caroline Rees / 08 Sep 2021

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Tangram Flex, Inc. has been awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract to support the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Air Force Agility Prime ‘flying car’ efforts.

In this Phase II effort, Tangram Flex will support the Air Force with solutions to streamline the analysis and testing capabilities for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) vehicle systems. The solutions designed by Tangram Flex in partnership with The Ohio State University will provide high confidence in the correctness, safety, and cyber security of UAS and eVTOL vehicle systems.

The contract is a follow-on to the Commoditized Confidence Through Software Assurance (CCSA) effort announced in December 2020.

“Tangram Flex is dedicated to building technology that enables our customers to rapidly integrate new capabilities with high levels of confidence,” says Mr. Ricky Peters, CEO of Tangram Flex. “Our engineering team develops cutting-edge solutions in support of the Air Force. I’m incredibly proud of our team’s skills and the code generation technologies we have built that empower our customers to engage in the next frontier of software-driven innovation.”

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