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Collaboration for Innovative Research on Aircraft Structure (CIRAS)

Dept of Defense · DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE

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Response deadline
May 9, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
Posted
Jun 28, 2021
Solicitation
FA8650-21-S-2205
Set-aside
None listed
Place of performance
USA
Contracting office
FA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL · WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB · OH
Source
SAM.gov · updated May 9, 2026

Description

The Aerospace Vehicles Division (RQV), Aerospace Systems Directorate (RQ), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), is soliciting research in aircraft structural design, analysis, and experimentation, specifically in the following areas: Innovative structural concepts for reducing weight and/or improving performance Generation of realistic load and environmental spectra Advanced structural design and analysis methods Advanced techniques for experimental validation of structural models and simulations

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