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Air Force Agreement Helps Small Business Compete in the General Aviation Industry

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  • AF T3
  • CONTRACT NUMBER: 12-167-RH-01PLA
  • CONTRACT NUMBER: 12-167-RH-01CRD
  • COMPANY NAME: PS Engineering, Lenoir City, TN
  • TECHNICAL PROJECT OFFICE: AFRL/711 HPW/RH, WPAFB, OH

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio –A patent licensing agreement (PLA) and cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the Air Force have been major factors in helping one small business directly compete with the largest aviation companies in the industry.

PS Engineering of Lenoir City, Tennessee, signed an exclusive PLA in 2012 with the Air Force Research Laboratory, 711th Human Performance Wing’s Human Effectiveness Directorate (711HPW/RH), now known as the Airman Systems Directorate, for a patented speech technology that processes radio signals such that each signal appears to come from a unique location in space when presented over a pilot’s headset.

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