KESTREL CORP

Albuquerque, NM · Defense · Private

Real-time non-contact sensing device for detecting hazardous chemical and material contamination on aircraft surfaces

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · kestrelcorp.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Albuquerque, NM
Total capital: $16.8M

Federal grants: $50K; 1 award · 2021; Rank in peer group#69 of 129
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $16.7M; 22 awards · Defense; Rank in Defense#294 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Dec 2025Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
Nov 2021Federal contractDefense · Clearview Enhanced Situational Awareness For Airfield And Perimeter Security$50K
Aug 2021Federal contractDefense · Kestrel Corporation, Space Pitch Day 2021$1.7M
Apr 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · QS3 for Aircraft Decontamination Surety$50K
Apr 2021Federal contractDefense · Novel, 2D Hyperspectral Imaging For Real-time, Persistent Awareness$50K
Nov 2017Federal contractDefense · Start Of Contract Meeting$1K
Jun 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Standoff Chemical&explosive Threat Agile Sensor$2.9M

Show 16 earlier federal awards

Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II Research&dev 2-D Hyperspectral Imaging For High Speed Target Engagement And Identification$1.5M
May 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Sibr Phase I - Novel Hardware/ Software Correction Techniques For Atmospheric Turbulence Compensation$150K
Aug 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Rapid Innovation Funding$3M
Jun 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Continuous Indoor Vapor Intrusion Monitoring System For Voc$2.2M
Jan 2013Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Research&development - 2-D Hyperspectral Imaging For High Speed Target Engagement And Identification Igf::ot::igf$150K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Baa Kestrel Corporation Funded For $149,817.02$150K
Aug 2012Federal contractDefense · Curvature-based Passive/active Extended Source Wavefront Sensor For Surveillance$150K
Jun 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR$150K
Jun 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1 #1$100K
May 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$780K
Apr 2010Federal contractDefense · Hyperspectral Retinal Imaging$750K
Oct 2009Federal contractDefense · Differential Mw Excitation Spectroscopy$70K
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR I (af 08.3)$100K
Jan 2008Federal contractDefense · Intracavity Beam Control In Laser Resonators$100K
Mar 2006Federal contractDefense · 200606!000445!5700!FA9451!DET 8 Afrl/pkd !FA945106C0034 !a!n! !y! ! !20060322!20080211!807812870!807812870!807812870!N!KESTREL Corporation !3815 Osuna Rd Ne !albuquerque !NM!87109!02000!001!35!ALBUQUERQUE !bernalillo !new MEXICO!+000000130100!N!N!000000749924!AC25!RDTE/MISSILE And Space Systems-eng/manuf Devel !S1 !services !000 !not Discernable !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$745K
Feb 2001Federal contractDefense$1.9M

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Standing among 129 peers

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Defense · Device

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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.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

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.