IJK CONTROLS, LLC
Air-to-ground free-space optical communications (FSOC) system integrating existing optical terminals with airborne and ground gimbals for tactical data transmission
- Sector
- Defense
- Total capital
- $2.2M
- Federal grants
- $1.8M
- 1 award · 2015
- Rank in peer group#18 of 66
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $447K
- 3 awards · Defense
- Rank in Defense#807 of 1442
- Granted patents
- 1
- first 2019
- Rank in peer group#21 of 66
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · Airborne Optical System -sky Spotter$150K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · HBOTM Air-to-Ground Laser Link$1.8M
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I Socom Topic 15-004; Reduced Size, Weight, And Power, Enhanced Range Electro-optical And Infrared Sensor Suites.$147K
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf High Bandwidth On-the-move$150K
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Standing among 66 peers
Line = medianDefense · System
- Federal grants#18 · top 27%
- Granted patents#21 · top 32%
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Founders and team
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
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USPTO · 1 granted of 1- GrantedStabilized Gimbal System With Unlimited Field Of RegardUSPTOUS 10,455,158
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Regulatory activity · Defense
- Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal 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
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