SPECTRAL ENERGIES LLC
Department of Defense · STTR
AI-Readiness Score
7/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
3/5
Awardee Quality
3/5
Award
$1,898,511
Award amount
—
Award date
FA239125CB033
PIID
Awardee
28
Total awards
$43,594,882
Total $ won
7.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
TOPIC NO. AF23C-T003, STTR PHASE II PROPOSAL F2-18430- TRANSIENT DISTORTION AND SWIRL GENERATOR USING CIRCULATION CONTROL AIRFOILS
Score Rationale
No AI/ML techniques, algorithms, or systems are mentioned anywhere in the award title or description; this is purely aeronautical/fluid dynamics engineering (circulation control airfoils, transient distortion). Problem framing is moderately clear (swirl/distortion control for aerospace applications) but lacks specificity about end-use or warfighter impact. Awardee name 'Spectral Energies LLC' is ambiguous—could be a physics/engineering startup or a legacy consulting firm; the STTR pathway and lack of 'Systems/Solutions' boilerplate slightly favors a smaller, specialized firm, but no concrete signal of AI-native orientation.