FIREHAWK AEROSPACE INC.
3D-printed rocket engines powered by proprietary solid rocket fuel
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- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- Founded
- 2019
- Latest Form D
- $350K, Oct 2023
- Total capital
- $10.5M
- Federal grants
- $1.4M
- 3 awards · 2021–2024
- Rank in peer group#54 of 91
- Private capital raised
- $9.1M
- 2 Form D · last Oct 2023
- 37 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 6
- 21 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#13 of 91
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · 3 Dimensional Printed Propellant-based Propulsion Systems For Superior Mission Capability And Affordability$1.2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Firehawk Aerospace: Safe, Reliable, And Cost Effective Propulsion Solutions$75K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$350K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$8.8M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Firehawk 3D ULTRA Propulsion Technology$50K
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Federal first
10months
from FIREHAWK AEROSPACE INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Nov 2021
- Defense · $50K
- First Form D · Aug 2022
- $8.8M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 91 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#13 · top 14%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Andrew Wills EdwardsExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Andrew Wills EdwardsExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 6 granted of 27- New patentHybrid Rocket Engine Fuel Grains with Radial Energy Compositional VariationsUSPTOUS 12,753,131
- GrantedCatalytic Decomposition ReactorsUSPTOUS 12,692,824
- PendingThermoplastic-based Energetic Material ProductionUSPTOApplication 18934674
Show all 27 patent records
- Hybrid Rocket Engine Fuel Grains with Radial Energy Compositional VariationsOct 6, 2026 · US 12,753,131Granted
- Catalytic Decomposition ReactorsJul 28, 2026 · US 12,692,824Granted
- Thermoplastic-based Energetic Material ProductionMay 7, 2026 · Application 18934674Pending
- Thermoplastic-based Energetic Material ProductionMay 7, 2026 · Application 18934633Pending
- Catalytic Decomposition ReactorsJan 1, 2026 · Application 19321660Pending
- Catalytic Decomposition ReactorsSep 9, 2025 · US 12,410,765Granted
- Hybrid Rocket Engine Fuel Grains with Radial Energy Compositional VariationsAug 14, 2025 · Application 18617674Pending
- Additively Manufactured Hybrid Rocket Engine Fuel Grains Containing Solid Propellant MaterialJul 10, 2025 · Application 19013794Pending
- Additively Manufactured Solid Propellant Material For Rocket EnginesJul 10, 2025 · Application 19013686Pending
- Hybrid Rocket Engine Fuel Grains With Compositional VariationsJan 30, 2025 · Application 18717599Pending
- Additive Manufactured Thermoplastic-nanocomposite Aluminum Hybrid Rocket Fuel Grain And Method Of Manufacturing SameJan 2, 2024 · US RE49,775Granted
- Persistent vortex generating high regression rate solid fuel grain for a hybrid rocket engineJan 2, 2024 · US RE49,778Granted
- Additive Manufactured Thermoplastic-nanocomposite Aluminum Hybrid Rocket Fuel Grain And Method Of Manufacturing SameDec 26, 2023 · US RE49,765Granted
- Catalytic Decomposition ReactorsJun 22, 2023 · Application 18085919Pending
- Hybrid Rocket Engine Fuel Grains With Radial Energy Compositional VariationsJun 8, 2023 · Application 17544236Pending
- Hybrid Rocket Engine Fuel Grains With Radial Energy Compositional VariationsJun 8, 2023 · Application 17544263Pending
- Additively Manufactured Hybrid Rocket Engine Fuel Grains Containing Solid Propellant MaterialApplication 63619232Pending
- Catalytic Decomposition ReactorsApplication PCTUS2022053643Pending
- Hybrid Rocket Engine Fuel Grains With Compositional VariationsApplication PCTUS2022052021Pending
- Nitrous Oxide Catalytic Decomposition ReactorApplication 63292215Pending
- Additively Manufactured Solid Propellant Material for Rocket EnginesApplication 63619209Pending
- Additively Manufactured Hybrid Rocket Engine Fuel Grains Containing Solid Propellant MaterialApplication PCTUS2025010863Pending
- Additively Manufactured Solid Propellant Material For Rocket EnginesApplication PCTUS2025010739Pending
- Thermoplastic-based Energetic Material ProductionApplication PCTUS2025052459Pending
- Persistent Vortex Generating High Regression Rate Solid Fuel Grain For A Hybrid Rocket EngineApplication 18393305Pending
- Thermoplastic-based Energetic Material ProductionApplication PCTUS2025052466Pending
- Additive Manufactured Thermoplastic-nanocomposite Aluminum Hybrid Rocket Fuel Grain And Method Of Manufacturing SameApplication 18393356Pending
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special 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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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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