Continuous Composites Wins Navy SBIR for 3D Printed UAVs

In a diversification effort, Continuous Composites has decided to seek work outside of the courtroom. The company that has been successful in defending its patent portfolio in composite 3D printing has gotten a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) US NAVY contract for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) parts.

The company has previously received four Phase I and four Phase II SBIR awards and has, to date, gotten a total of $6.4 million from SBIRs. The awards include composite structures for the Air Force in 2021, an isogrid structure for NASA, a low cost airframe for the Navy, a we probably should not have made this public 3D printed Navy submarine shaft, structures with embedded sensors for the Navy, a topology optimization software tool, a testing plan for drone parts together w