AF ‘Pitch Day’ for speedy biz ideas

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The Air Force will host the first-ever Hypersonics Pitch Day on Nov. 7 in Niceville, Fla., at the Doolittle Institute. AF “pitch days” are designed to do business at the speed of ideas by inspiring and accelerating start-ups' and small businesses’ creativity toward answering national security challenges. Eglin’s Armament Directorate and Air Force Research Laboratory will host. A selection of winning companies from the AFWERX 19.2 Open Innovation Small Business Innovation Research call will pitch ideas. Those selections are based on how their technology contributes to cracking one of the many challenges associated with hypersonic flight, and fashioning propulsion systems able to power a weapon at Mach 5-plus. Companies also will have a shot at a same-day AF contract valued at up to $750,000. Winning companies will also receive same-day initial payments via government credit to jump-start their work. The invited companies will present to AF experts. Fielding hypersonic weapons is a top priority for AF war-fighters. Hypersonic Pitch Day will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration is required at this link. For more information about U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research follow this link. (Source: Eglin AFB 10/28/19) https://www.eglin.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1998622/air-force-hosts-hypersonics-pitch-day/