IMPROVING AVIATION LLC

Tampa, FL · Defense · Private

AI/ML software for automated analysis of military imagery and dynamic collector re-tasking

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · improvingaviation.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Tampa, FL
Total capital: $3.9M

Federal grants: $1.2M; 4 awards · 2023–2025; Rank in peer group#67 of 89
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $2.7M; 6 awards · NASA; Rank in Defense#637 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jul 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Phase II SBIR 80NSSC25C0012 Entitled "target Acquisition And Guidance System (tags) For Wildfire Response"$900K
Jul 2025Federal contractNASA · Phase II SBIR 80NSSC25C0012 Entitled "target Acquisition And Guidance System (tags) For Wildfire Response"$900K
Jun 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III - Portable Traffic Management Tool For Wildfire Operations - Atmx$200K
Jun 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III - Portable Traffic Management Tool For Wildfire Operations - Acero$100K
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Target Acquisition And Guidance System (tags) For Wildfire Response$159K
Aug 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Target Acquisition And Guidance System (tags) For Wildfire Response$159K
Jul 2023Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase II Portable Traffic Management Tool For Wildfire Operations$1.2M

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May 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Analysis and Reporting Tool to Semi-Automate Product Generation and Mission Reporting & Assessment$75K
May 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Dynamic Airspace Management of Mixed Manned and Unmanned Multi-aircraft Missions Using a Trajectory Optimization Algorithm$75K
Jul 2022Federal contractNASA · EO14042 SBIR Phase I Portable Traffic Management Tool For Wildfire Operations$150K

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What it has protected

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

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Regulatory activity · Defense

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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

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Data freshness

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