AMERICAN GNC CORP

Simi Valley, CA · Aerospace · Private

Semiautonomous Anomaly Monitoring and Early Detection (SAMY) system for prognostics and health management of aerospace ground and launch infrastructure using machine learning and automated fault detec

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · americangnc.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Simi Valley, CA
Total capital: $15.7M

Federal grants: $5.9M; 12 awards · 2016–2026; Rank in peer group#24 of 55
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $9.9M; 38 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Aerospace#232 of 1335
Granted patents: 1; first 2014; Rank in peer group#12 of 55

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2026Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Integrated Modular Platform For Aerial Characterization, Telemetry, And Sensing (impacts)$225K
Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR I Robust System Fault Classification & Detection System (robustdetect)$150K
Sep 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR I Robust System Fault Classification & Detection System (robustdetect)$150K
Jun 2023Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Semiautonomous Anomaly Monitoring and Early Detection (SAMY) System$850K
Jul 2022Federal contractNASA · Flexible Aerial Systems Testing With The Reconfigurable And Expandable Payload (fastrep)$150K
Jul 2022Federal contractNASA · Autonomous Operations Technologies For Ground And Launch Systems (SBIR)$150K
Dec 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Highly Integrated and Distributed Recognition Architecture for Anti-Ballistic Missile (HYDRA-ABM) System$150K

Show 43 earlier federal awards

Jul 2021Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Customizable InterSystem Wireless Data/Energy Transfer (CUSTOS-WiT) System$750K
Aug 2020Federal contractNASA · Drone Modular Smart Pallet (dronemsp)$42K
Aug 2020Federal contractNASA · Neuro-cognitive Radar-imagery Segmentation And Identification (neuro-rsi)$125K
Aug 2020Federal contractNASA · Customizable Intersystem Wireless Data/energy Transfer (custos-wit) System$125K
Aug 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Drone Modular Smart Pallet (DroneMSP)$125K
Jul 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Adaptive RuGgedized Ubiquitous Sensor Network for Aircraft Health Monitoring (ARGUS-4AHM) System$750K
Aug 2019Federal grantNASA · Phase I · BRoad Advanced Intelligent Networked (BRAIN) System$125K
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · Adaptive Ruggedized Ubiquitous Sensor Network For Aircraft Health Monitoring (ARGUS-4AHM) System$125K
Nov 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Communication Plug for Submarine Hull (ComPlug4SH)$500K
Nov 2018Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Igf::ot::igf$1.0M
Sep 2018Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Through Wall Wireless Intelligent Sensor and Health Monitoring (TWall-ISHM) System$750K
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Status Report$225K
Jun 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Nasa's Strategic Needs Include Those Related To Flexible Instrumentation Capable Of Monitoring Remote Or Inaccessible Measurement Locations Within Stennis Space Center (ssc) Testing Facilities. Looking To Support The Advancement Of NASA Ssc's Infrastructure, American Gnc Corporation (agnc) And The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (rpi) Are Proposing The Through Wall Wireless Intelligent Sensor And Health Monitoring (twall-ishm) System. Distinctive Twall-ishm System Core Capability I$125K
Sep 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Integrated Monitoring AWAReness Environment (IM-AWARE)$750K
May 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Real-Time Integrated Navigation System for Planetary Exploration (RT-INSPEX)$750K
Jun 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf For This STTR Project, American Gnc Corporation (agnc) And Louisiana Tech University (latech) Are Proposing A Significant Breakthrough Technology For Improving Embedded Sensing, Remote And Wireless Monitoring, And The Capture Of Data, Information, And Knowledge (diak) At Propulsion Ground Test Facilities With The Integrated Monitoring Awareness Environment (im-aware). This System Consists Of Smart Sensors That Interface With Transducers Measuring Parameters Such As Heat Flux, Temper$125K
Jun 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf For This Topic, American Gnc Corporation (agnc) Is Proposing The "real-time Integrated Navigation System For Planetary Exploration" (rt-inspex) To Off Load Work From Robot Operators And Astronauts By Providing Semi To Fully-autonomous Navigation With Infrastructure-free Localization, Terrain Awareness And Traversability Estimation, And Map Generation Of Unknown Environments. NASA Is Currently Requiring Improved Mobile Robotics Navigation Solutions For Operation In Both Man-made And $125K
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Landing Zones Identification (lzi) SBIR II$999K
Feb 2014Federal contractDefense · Progress Report N132-144$80K
May 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Objective Of This Project Is To Demonstrate The Feasibility Of A Miniature, Mems Imu Based, Accurate Isolation And Stabilization System For Beam Pointing Of A Laser Designator. Inertial Stabilization And Relative Attitude Control Are The Two Key Elements Constituting The Proposed Accurate Pointing Control. Inertial Stabilization Allows Isolation From Interference And Vibration. Relative Attitude Control Is Used For Target Tracking And To Compensate Pointing Drift Caused By Gyro $125K
Apr 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase 1, Topic # OSD12-ER1$150K
Feb 2013Federal contractDefense · SBIR I--landing Zones Identifications$150K
Oct 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR2 Topic: N112-094 Autonomous Intelligent Store Tracker Sensor (aists)$750K
Feb 2012Federal contractNASA · American Gnc Corporation (agnc) And Louisiana Tech University (latech) Are Proposing A Breakthrough Technology Consisting Of An Innovative System For Facilitating The Monitoring And Management Of NASA Test Facilities (such As Rocket Engine Test Stands) And Widely Distributed Support Systems (wdss). This Technology, Termed The Intelligent Distributed And Ubiquitous Health Management System (idu-hms) Consists Of: (a) A Fault Aware Wireless Sensor Network (wsn) For Monitoring Valves, Vacuum Lines, $125K
Feb 2012Federal contractNASA · For Supporting Nasa's Robotics, Tele-robotics And Autonomous Systems Roadmap, We Are Proposing The "evolutionary Autonomous Health Monitoring System" (eahms) For Planetary Exploration, Which Will Provide An Integral Flexible Diagnostics And Prognostics Framework By Advanced And Novel Methods For Determining The Operational Condition In On-board Sensors (odometry), Actuators, And Power Systems. In Eahms, High Performance Diagnostic Techniques Provide A Foundation For Tailoring Robust And Accurate$125K
Oct 2011Federal contractDefense · Initial Progress$80K
Oct 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Topic N112-094 "carriage Life Monitoring Of External Stores"$150K
Jan 2010Federal contractNASA · In Providing An Innovative Solution To Improving Information Technologies And Health Management Systems, Agnc Is Proposing A Significant Technological Achievement With The Advanced Structural Health Monitoring System For Comprehensive Real-time Vehicle Characterization. During In-flight Conditions, This System Is Able To Not Only Provide The Status Of Information Such As Regarding The Flight Envelope, But Also Make Accurate Diagnostic And Prognostic Statements Of Aircraft Subsystems. Real-time C$100K
Jan 2010Federal contractNASA · Leveraging The Phase I Achievements Of The Distributed Rocket Engine Testing Health Monitoring System (direthms) Including Its Software Toolsets And System Building Blocks, The Phase II Project Seeks A Comprehensive Prototyping Of The Technology. Phase II Not Only Expands The Functionality And Applications Of The Phase I Achievements, But Utilizes Evolving Diagnostics Due To The Advanced Intelligent Algorithms Built On Agnc's Optimized Neuro-genetic Fast Estimator (ongfe) Framework. In This Way,$600K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I/TATRC/A09A-029-0429$850K
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · Distributed Rocket Engine Testing Health Monitoring System The On-ground And Distributed Rocket Engine Testing Health Monitoring System (direthms) Provides A System Architecture And Software Tools For Performing Diagnostics And Prognostics For Supporting Nasa's Integrated System Health Management (ishm) Capability For Rocket Engine Testing And Ground Operations. Direthms Architecture Consists Of A Hierarchical, Modular, Scalable, And Flexible System Structure For Performing Ishm. A Core Version$100K
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · The Early Lunar Network Communications Involves The Use Of A Variety Of Communication Channels And Networks Such As Ieee 802.16, Ka-band And S-band Satellite Data-links. The Sophisticated Environment Casts A Major Challenge To Provide A Reliable Network Communications Supporting The Performance Of Lunar Missions. In Addition, The Delivery Of A Higher Quality Of Service (qos) Is Not Only Stifled By The Network Segmentation But Also Greatly Influenced By The Potential Data-link Disruption. Agnc Pr$100K
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · Health And Maintenance Status Determination And Predictive Fault Diagnosis System The Objective Of This Project Is To Demonstrate Intelligent Health And Maintenance Status Determination And Predictive Fault Diagnosis Techniques For NASA Rocket Engines Under Online And Offline Conditions From Either On-board Or Maintenance, Test And Analytic Data. Agnc Proposes A Health And Maintenance Status Determination And Predictive Fault Diagnosis System (hmsd/pfds). The Fuzzy Qualitative Model For Model-b$100K
Dec 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$780K
Oct 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$70K
Aug 2008Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I Monthly Reports$100K
May 2008Federal contractDefense · Collaborative Analysis Simulation Tools For Space Surveillance Network$100K
Jan 2008Federal contractNASA · Attribute Image Map Fused 3D Web-objects Technology And Software Toolsets$100K
Dec 2007Federal contractDefense · For Improved Far-target Location Accuracy For Man-portable Systems Through Application Of GPS, Gyroscope, And Magnetometer Technologies (r&d Phase 1 SBIR)$70K
Dec 2007Federal contractDefense · Phase II SBIR$730K
Dec 2007Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1 For Returns$70K
Jun 2007Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Contract$70K
Sep 2006Federal contractDefense · Eleven Monthly Status Reports At$730K

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Standing among 55 peers

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Aerospace · Software

Federal grants#24 · top 44%
Granted patents#12 · top 22%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 1

Jul 22, 2014GrantedGyrocompass Modeling and Simulation System (GMSS) and Method ThereofUSPTOUS 8,788,249

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration

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