The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract to Boom Supersonic aimed at accelerating research and development for the company’s Overture supersonic airliner model. Granted through the AFVentures arm of the Air Force’s AFWERX program, the Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract covers three years and is valued at up to $60 million. The Air Force also awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 2 contract to Boom in September 2020.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/recent-updates/business-military/u-s-air-force-boom-partner-on-overture-supersonic-airliner