- Final negotiations for a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with major Defense Prime to cover $1.2M of Kairos' costs for advancement of COUGAR (military covert communications system), a $1.8M total value. - Preliminary bid delivered as sole-source to act as industry/tech liaison for multi-national Special Forces training and technology. - Direct request from NAVAIR (U.S. Naval Aviation R&D and acquisition enterprise) to frame COUGAR and PANTHER technology for SBIR awards in 2026. These will build off high-value feedback from AAL (U.S. Army's R&D and acquisition enterprise) proposals, with gap areas being addressed by JDA and Pre-Seed use of funds.
This is where a company's traction statement would be visible. As you are not logged in, you cannot see it. When you become an advisor you'll be able to view the traction.
Specific help needed in the development of the dual-use function in support of the Energy Tech sector (infrastructure & grid inspection/reliability), as the team background leans heavily into Defense Tech. Additional help likely needed with multi-national defense agencies (particularly Canada, Australia, UK), as many products would need approval for international sales.
This is where you can find what a company would like mentoring on. The field will become available when you are onboarded.
