BEAM-WAVE RESEARCH, INCORPORATED

Bethesda, MD · Defense · Private

Multi-Stage Depressed Collector Multiple-Beam Inductive Output Tube (MSDC MB IOT) — a high-power UHF microwave amplifier with permanent magnet focusing

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Bethesda, MD
Total capital: $18.8M

Federal grants: $949K; 3 awards · 2018–2024; Rank in peer group#112 of 113
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $17.9M; 16 awards · Defense; Rank in Defense#284 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Feb 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · BASE$600K
Feb 2024Federal contractDefense · BASE$1.7M
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I.$239K
Oct 2020Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.6M
Jun 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · High-Efficiency Multiple-Beam Inductive Output Tube$200K
Jun 2019Federal contractDefense · Develop And Demonstrate An Electron Gun With Integral Beam Transport System Capable Of High Pulse Repetition Rates That Produce A Low Voltage, High Current, Ribbon Like Electron Beam.$239K
Jan 2019Federal contractDefense · Pr # 68-5060-18; R&d Of High-power Amplifiers Incorporating Beam-wave Research Electron Gun Technology - SBIR Phase III$1.8M

Show 12 earlier federal awards

Apr 2018Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Next-Generation Compact High-Efficiency Inductive Output Tubes$149K
Jul 2015Federal contractDefense · Status Report Igf::ot::igf$80K
Feb 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Basic$730K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Pr: 68-4083-12; Pplied Research Investigating Spatially-distributed-beam Millimeter-wave Amplifier Technologies To Meet Performance Requirements For Navy Shipboard Free-electron Lasers, Electronic Missile Seeker Cones, Electronic Countermeasures, And Counter Ied Applications.$4.9M
Jun 2012Federal contractDefense · Status Report$150K
Apr 2009Federal contractDefense · Basic - N08-049 Beam-wave Research, Inc.$750K
Feb 2009Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$200K
May 2008Federal contractDefense · First Status Report$100K
Sep 2007Federal contractDefense · 68-4077-07$745K
Jun 2007Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences$100K
Mar 2007Federal contractDefense · 68-4015-07 Research And Development$3.9M
Sep 2006Federal contractDefense · Basic Effort - SBIR Phase II$750K

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Standing among 113 peers

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Defense · Device

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.