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DoD Awards First FY ’25 APFIT Funds To Transition Technologies Into Production

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, December 11th, 2024

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DoD Awards First FY ’25 APFIT Funds To Transition Technologies Into Production

An aerial view of the Pentagon. (U.S. Navy Photo)

The Defense Department on Wednesday announced the award of at least $10 million each to five small businesses to transition their technologies into production for different Defense Department customers. The awards under the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program cover Advanced Tactical Flotation Systems for U.S. Special Operations Command, the Athena-Counter Unmanned Aerial System Fused Air Picture for the Air Force, Coral Drift for the Army, Small Unmanned Aircraft Defense for the Air Force, and Software-defined…

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