NSTXL’s 2024 Year in Review magazine explores 30+ creative prototyping projects that have shaped DoD efforts in 2024, as well as highlights from impactful collaborative events and rapid acquisition wins. Click below for a digital experience including exclusive insights from industry experts and member spotlights.
Mar 3, 2025 – National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL), who manages the U.S. Space Force’s Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) program, has successfully fostered a partnership between the Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) and BAE Systems to advance the tactical command & control (C2) solution for the Future Operationally Resilient ►
February 13, 2024 – Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division has awarded Polarity, Inc, a small business based out of California, an Other Transactions Agreement, for an Output Travelling Wave Tube (OTWT) High Voltage Power Supply Group (HVPS) prototype project. The project was awarded through the NSWC Strategic & ►
February 25, 2025 – Fiber Materials, Inc. (FMI) has been awarded a multi-million dollar Other Transaction Agreement from the Department of Defense (DoD), through the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Office, for the Demonstration of Aero Structures for Hypersonics – Manufacturing Optimization and Testing ►
At NSTXL, we remain committed to delivering cutting-edge solutions and revolutionizing government innovation. As we begin 2025, we are pleased to announce important changes to our leadership team to further position us for sustained success.
Now a globally contested domain, space is booming with advanced technologies. As nations and private entities race to establish a presence in space, the need for robust space defense has become paramount. A critical component of this defense strategy is counter-intelligence, a proactive approach to identifying, neutralizing, and mitigating threats ►
Summary: United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense selects Cawdor Barracks in Pembrokeshire, Wales as preferred second site for Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) via a landmark radar initiative.
November 25, 2024 – In case you missed it, Space Systems Command’s Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) project continues to progress as plans by ►
*Originally published by Space Systems Command
October 11, 2024 – The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command awarded four agreements to Astranis, Axient, L3 Harris, and Sierra Space to produce design concepts for Lite Evolving Augmented Proliferation one of the Resilient Global Positioning System Programs.
R-GPS provides resilience to military and civil ►
October 7, 2024 – The Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research & Engineering’s Trusted & Assured Microelectronics program has awarded the Firmware Bill of Materials Extractor (FBME) project to Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation and GrammaTech, Inc. FBME was awarded through the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane ►
Other Transaction Authorities (OTAs) are non-traditional government contracting methods designed to help fast-track research initiatives and prototype innovation. Because OTAs are prototyping agreements, it is crucial that there are processes put in place to ensure movement of technologies beyond the initial prototype.
The ultimate goal of a prototype ►
