IRFLEX CORP

Danville, VA · Defense · Private

High-power infrared optical fibers for mid-wave transmission (2-6 micron wavelength) capable of transmitting >100 Watts laser power with low loss and military-grade durability

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · irflex.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Danville, VA
Total capital: $24.5M

Federal grants: $5.7M; 9 awards · 2015–2025; Rank in peer group#15 of 34
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $18.7M; 42 awards · Defense; Rank in Defense#278 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · SBIR II: Optical Fiber Combiner For Combining Mwir Qcl Beams$1.8M
Aug 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR II: Optical Fiber Combiner For Combining Mwir Qcl Beams$1.8M
Jul 2025Federal contractDefense · Infrared Optical Fibers$20K
Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development.$140K
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development.$140K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$981K
Jun 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR I - Irflex - Optical Fiber Combiner For Combining Mwir Qcl Beams$180K

Show 44 earlier federal awards

Jun 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR I - Irflex - Optical Fiber Combiner For Combining Mwir Qcl Beams$180K
May 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phase II$786K
May 2023Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph I$240K
Aug 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Research & Development Services With Twenty-eight (28) Months Period Of Performance, Consisting Of A Four (4) Months Period From SBIR Phase I Of The Same Title, As Well As A Twenty-four (24) Months Period For SBIR Phase II.$1.7M
Jul 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Additive Manufacturing of Inorganic Transparent Materials for Advanced Optics$1.6M
Jul 2021Federal contractDefense · SBIR 2 N19B-T028$1.8M
Feb 2021Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$1.1M
Nov 2020Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I R&d Services. Six Month Base Period With Four Months Option Period.$112K
Oct 2020Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph 2$1.4M
Oct 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · High-Performance Optical Fibers for 100-Watts Infrared Lasers$112K
Aug 2020Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Entitled "additive Nanostructured Arrays For Broadband Anti-reflectivity"$112K
Jun 2020Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1 Topic N201-016 Contract Award$140K
Oct 2019Federal contractDefense · STTR Topic N19B-T028$240K
Oct 2019Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$240K
Apr 2019Federal contractDefense · Progress Report SBIR Ph 1 Igf::ot::igf$240K
Oct 2018Federal contractDefense · Lasers Based On Gas Or Liquied Filled Hollow-core Photonic Crystal Fibers$150K
Jan 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Robust Mid-IR Optical Fibers for Extreme Environments$750K
Nov 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::cl,ct::igf This Action Is An R&d SBIR Phase II Cost Plus Fixed Fee (cpff) For Topic # A15-076 Titled High Power Mid-ir Fiber Combiner.$995K
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf STTR 2$750K
Jul 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Mid-Infrared Imaging Fiber Bundle$200K
Feb 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Osd (STTR Phase 1) Robust Mid-ir Optical Fibers For Extreme Environments$150K
Aug 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Award Of SBIR Phase I To Irflex.$149K
Jul 2015Federal contractDefense · Fiber Chalcogenide$40K
Jul 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Chalcogenide Glass Mid-IR Acylindrical Lens Development$150K
Jun 2015Federal contractDefense · Optical Fiber$6K
Jun 2015Federal contractDefense · Fiber Beam Combiner$25K
Jun 2015Federal contractDefense · As-s Fiber$42K
Apr 2014Federal contractDefense · High Purity Glasses$130K
Dec 2013Federal contractDefense · As-s Glass$90K
Aug 2013Federal contractDefense · DOD 2012.A STTR Solicitation$750K
Apr 2013Federal contractDefense · Research&development$750K
Jun 2012Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$150K
Apr 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR P2, Af Topic 093-216 Mid Infrared Fiber Bundle Imager$750K
Oct 2011Federal contractDefense · Research And Development SBIR Ph I Topic N112-089$80K
Jun 2011Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I$100K
Nov 2010Federal contractDefense · Progress Report$150K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · AF093-216$57K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · Variable Optical Attentuator$66K
Jun 2010Federal contractDefense · Fiber Optic Switch$10K
Apr 2010Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$390K
Oct 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR P1$70K
Jun 2009Federal contractDefense · Low Loss Mid-ir Fiber For Ircm Applications; 56-9063-09$1.3M
Jun 2008Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$447K
Apr 2008Federal contractDefense · FY08 SBIR Phase II$750K

Federal awards are summed by year (51 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 34 peers

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Defense · Material

Federal grants#15 · top 44%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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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.