METROLASER, INCORPORATED

Laguna Hills, CA · Aerospace · Private

Noninvasive optical sensor system for measuring temperature and species concentrations in high-temperature, high-velocity jet engine exhaust plumes

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · metrolaserinc.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Laguna Hills, CA
Total capital: $72.2M

Federal grants: $18M; 38 awards · 2015–2026; Rank in peer group#4 of 18
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $54.3M; 114 awards · Defense, Commerce, NASA; Rank in Aerospace#70 of 1335
Granted patents: 1; first 2026; Rank in peer group#8 of 18

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Sep 2026Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Three-dimensional Time-resolved Characterization Of Ejecta Particles And Terrain Mapping In Plume-surface Interaction (psi) Events Using Advanced High-speed Infrared Imaging Methods$225K
Dec 2025Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
Sep 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · STTR Phase II$750K
Sep 2025Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase II$750K
Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR I Miniature Nitrogen Dioxide Trace Gas Sensor For In Situ Atmospheric Measurements$156K
Sep 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR I Miniature Nitrogen Dioxide Trace Gas Sensor For In Situ Atmospheric Measurements$156K
Aug 2025Federal contractNASA · Phase II SBIR 80NSSC25C0106 Nonintrusive Diagnosis Of Ejecta Cloud From Plume Surface Interactions Using High-speed Digital Holography$900K

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Aug 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Phase II SBIR 80NSSC25C0106 Nonintrusive Diagnosis Of Ejecta Cloud From Plume Surface Interactions Using High-speed Digital Holography$900K
Aug 2025Federal contractNASA · Phase II SBIR 80NSSC25C0006 Laser-induced Incandescence Sensor For Soot Particle Size And Concentration$900K
Aug 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Phase II SBIR 80NSSC25C0006 Laser-induced Incandescence Sensor For Soot Particle Size And Concentration$900K
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I-laser-induced Incandescence Sensor For Soot Particle Size And Concentration$156K
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Nonintrusive Diagnosis Of Ejecta Cloud From Plume Surface Interactions Using High-speed Digital Holography$156K
Aug 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY24 SBIR Phase I-laser-induced Incandescence Sensor For Soot Particle Size And Concentration$156K
Aug 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Nonintrusive Diagnosis Of Ejecta Cloud From Plume Surface Interactions Using High-speed Digital Holography$156K
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research & Development - Deployable Hyperspectral Sensor For Tracking Long-range Plasma Emissions$155K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research & Development - Deployable Hyperspectral Sensor For Tracking Long-range Plasma Emissions$155K
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$246K
Jun 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Phase II, A Two-color Heterodyne Interferometry Sensor For Direct, High-speed Electron Density Measurements In NASA East Facility$900K
Jun 2024Federal contractNASA · Phase II, A Two-color Heterodyne Interferometry Sensor For Direct, High-speed Electron Density Measurements In NASA East Facility$900K
Jun 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$246K
May 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR I Proposal #F233-0025-0547$180K
May 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR I Proposal #F233-0025-0547$180K
Sep 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Ultrahigh-speed digital holography and spectroscopy to characterize multiphase detonation environments$167K
Aug 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Ultrahigh-Speed Wavefront Sensing for Aero-Optics of Hypersonic Flow Fields$1.2M
Aug 2023Federal grantNASA · Phase I · A Two-Color Heterodyne Interferometry Sensor for Direct, High-Speed Electron Density Measurements$156K
Jul 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Robust Laser Based Air Data System for Hypersonic Platforms$140K
Jun 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Time Resolved Multiparameter Flow Diagnostic for Engine Exhaust Plumes$146K
Jun 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Non-Intrusive Optical Emission Based Sensor for Health Monitoring of High Enthalpy Flow Facilities$180K
Nov 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Nonintrusive Diagnostic for Thermometry and H2O Concentration in Harsh Environments in Hypersonic Test Facilities$75K
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Proposal F2-15645 - Megahertz-rate Digital Holography System For Hypersonic Ballistic Ranges$750K
Jun 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Nonintrusive Diagnosis of Debris from Hypervelocity Impacts using Ultrahigh-Speed Digital Holography$1.5M
Jun 2022Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d: Nonintrusive Diagnosis Of Debris From Hypervelocity Impacts Using Ultrahigh-speed Digital Holography$3M
Apr 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Ultrahigh-Speed Focusing Digital Schlieren for Hypersonic Test Facilities$1.2M
Apr 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Non-Destructive Evaluation of Additive Manufactured Parts by Resonance Spectroscopy$1.5M
Apr 2022Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d, Non-destructive Evaluation Of Additive Manufactured Parts By Resonance.$2.5M
Oct 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Evaluation Tools to Measure Surface Quality and Chemistry of Carbon-Carbon Composites & Coatings$748K
Oct 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Megahertz-Rate Digital Holography System for Hypersonic Ballistic Ranges$50K
May 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · A New Digital Holographic Microscope for the Study of Biological Systems$1.6M
Mar 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Diagnostic Tools and Test facilities to Characterize Plasma-Material Interaction in High-Enthalpy Flows$750K
Dec 2020Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research&development- "non-destructive Evaluation Of Additive Manufacturing Parts Using Resonance Spectroscopy"$155K
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · Digital Focused Schlieren System Section 889$23K
Jun 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · A High-Speed Digital Holocamera for the 3-D Analysis of Flow Interaction with High Speed Flows$146K
Mar 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Digital Schlieren for Flow Visualization in Hypersonic Wind Tunnels$50K
Feb 2020Federal contractDefense · Nonintrusive Airflow Measurement System$750K
Feb 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · A New Digital Holographic Microscope for the Study of Biological Systems$200K
Jan 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Diagnostic Tools and Facilities for Material Testing for Hypersonic Flight Applications$140K
Jan 2020Federal contractDefense · Optical Coherence Tomography For Inspection Of Aircraft Canopy Coatings$750K
Jul 2019Federal contractDefense · Evaluation Tools To Measure Carbon-carbon Composites$150K
Apr 2019Federal contractDefense · Ultra-short Pulsed Off-axis Digital Holography For 3D Imaging Of Aerosol Evolution Small Business Innovative Research Phase I$150K
Apr 2019Federal contractDefense · SBIR I - Optical Coherence Tomography For Inspection Of Airvraft Canopy Coatings$150K
Mar 2019Federal contractDefense · Diagnostic Tools To Characterize Plasma-material Interaction In High-enthalpy Facilities$150K
Mar 2019Federal contractDefense · Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Effort Entitled, "light Field Imagining Of Spectral Emissions From Particles And Gas Phases In Reacting Supersonic Flows"$1.0M
Feb 2019Federal contractDefense · Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Bridge Gap To Support Effort Entitled "light Field Imaging Of Spectral Emissions From Particle And Gas Phases In Reacting Supersonic Flows"$50K
Feb 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Laser Dithering Device for Handheld Liquid Particle Measurements$150K
Dec 2018Federal contractDefense · Laser Diagnostic For Multiple Properties$150K
Dec 2018Federal contractDefense · Research And Development, SBIR Phase II.5, Igf::ot::igf$780K
Sep 2018Federal contractInterior · Authentication Sensing System Using Resonance Evaluation Spectroscopy (assures)$1.5M
Sep 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Measurement of Neutral Xenon Using Two Photon Radar REMPI and Laser Induced Fluorescence$750K
Jul 2018Federal contractNASA · Parts Manufactured By Additive Manufacturing (am) Typically Suffer From A Combination Of Defect Types That Can Inhibit The Functional Performance Of A Part. Most Am Parts Inspection Methods Are Destructive, Time-consuming, Complex, Expensive, Do Not Perform In-situ, And Are Not Easily Applicable In Space. This Phase I SBIR Proposes To Develop A Non-destructive Evaluation Method Based Upon Acoustical Signatures That Can Perform In Space, In-situ, And Post Production And Is Equally Applicable To B$125K
Nov 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Effort Entitled, "light Field Imaging Of Spectral Emissions From Particle And Gas Phases In Reacting Supersonic Flows"$100K
Nov 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Three-dimensional Density Imaging By Rayleigh Scattering$750K
Jul 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf STTR I Simultaneous Time-resolved Gas And Particle Flow Measurements In A Multiphase Blast Using Particle$150K
Jun 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Metrolaser Crp Sttp 2012-28 Hypervelocity Projectile Scanner For Aeroballistic Ranges$403K
Apr 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf A Technique For Measuring Velocity In Rocket Plumes Called Hydroxyl Tagging Velocimetry (htv), Which Was Developed Previously And Demonstrated On A Small Rocket Engine, Is Proposed For Use On A Full Scale Engine. Specific Goals Of The Program Include Producing A Measurement System That Can Withstand The High Acoustic Levels Of A Relevant Full Scale Rocket Engine, Development Of Efficient User-friendly Software For Processing The Raw Images To Produce Velocity Data, Verifying The Pe$750K
Mar 2017Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf Trusted Structures Technology (trust)$150K
Feb 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf (SBIR Phase I)-measurement Of Neutral Xenon Using Two Photon RADAR Rempi And Laser Induced Fluorescence$150K
Sep 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Validation Experiments to Measure Transient Aerothermoelastic Response of a Curved Panel to Hypersonic Flows$150K
Jul 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Three-dimensional Density Imaging By Rayleigh Scattering STTR I$150K
Jun 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Laser Scattering Diagnostic for Shock Front Arrival and Electron Number Density$125K
Jun 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Spatially and Temporally Resolved Diagnostics of Dense Sprays Using Gated, Femtosecond, Digital Holography$125K
Jun 2016Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf To Measure The Broad Size Range Of 0.1 Micron To 200 Micron, We Propose An Optical Instrument That Combines Two Techniques: Forward Scattering Light Intensity (fsli) And Digital Holography (dh). Fsli Will Provide The Size And Concentration Of Particles In The 0.1 To 5 Micron Range While Dh Will Provide The Size, Concentration And Shape Of Particles Larger Than 5 Micron. Accurate Measurements With Fsli Rely On Precisely Knowing The Intensity Of The Illumination Beam At The Position $125K
Jun 2016Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf An Instrument Is Proposed For Non-intrusive Measurements Of Velocity In The Plume Of A Large Rocket Engine Of The Type Used In The First Or Second Stage Of A Launch Vehicle. The Method Is Laser-based And Has The Potential For Standoff Distances In The Tens Of Meters, So Optical Components Can Be A Safe Distance From The Hot Gases. The Diagnostic Does Not Require Flow Seeding, Works Over The Full Temperature Range, And Covers The Full Range Of Velocities Of A Typical Rocket Engine. $125K
May 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Short Pulsed Laser Methods for Velocimetry and Thermometry in High Enthalpy Facilities$750K
Jul 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Silica Particle Ingestion Damage Model and Sensors for Turbomachinery$750K
Jul 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Simultaneous Multi-property Planar Laser Diagnostic for Hypersonic Flows$150K
Jun 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf A Suite Of Laser-based Diagnostics Is Proposed To Measure Velocity And Temperature Simultaneously Using Unseeded Techniques In High Enthalpy Flows Relevant To Reentry Flight. The Two Main Types Of Regions That Are Found In A Typical Hypersonic Flow Field Around A Vehicle Are Addressed By Developing Separate Diagnostics For Each. In Regions Far From The Body Where The Flow Is Mostly Non-dissociated, Femtosecond Laser Electronic Excitation Tagging (fleet) Is Proposed For Velocity Comb$125K
Feb 2015Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · A New Airborne Weather Instrument Based on Digital Holography$225K
Oct 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf SBIR 14.2$79K
Jul 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf - SBIR I, Silica Particle Ingestion Damage Model And Sensors For Turbomachinery$150K
Feb 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Laser Vibrometer Rental$14K
Nov 2013Federal contractDefense · Metrolaser.inc. SBIR Phase II$1.0M
Aug 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Crp Sttp 2012-27 Non-contact Temperature Sensor For Engine Hot Section Components$796K
May 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR II - RF Processing For Target Signatures In Contested Environments$749K
Apr 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR P1 AF131-180 Vibration Measurement Methodology To Correct Aero-optics Measurements$150K
Apr 2013Federal contractDefense · Research&development$750K
Oct 2012Federal contractDefense · First Monthly Progress Report$150K
Sep 2012Federal contractCommerce · Laser Doppler Vibrometer$26K
Apr 2012Federal contractDefense · Flow Characterization Of Plasma Field$150K
Feb 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR I I - Optical Damage Sensors For Automated On-wing Engi$734K
Nov 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I - Topic No. A11-094$100K
Aug 2011Federal contractDefense · STTR Topic N11A-T004$150K
Jun 2011Federal contractNASA · The Schlieren Technique Has Been Used For Flow Diagnostics In Wind Tunnels Since The Beginning Of Aerospace Research Due To Its Ability To Make Airflows Especially Shock Waves And Turbulence Visible. This Proposal Describes A Novel Type Of Schlieren System That Would Increase Efficiency, Capability, And Productivity For Ground Test Facilities. The Concept And The Availability Of State-of-the-art Components Make The System More Portable, Easier To Align, And More Versatile Than Existing Systems. $600K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · A Diagnostic Technique Is Proposed For Measuring Temperature And Velocity Simultaneously In A High Temperature Reacting Flow For Aiding Research In Propulsion. The Technique Involves Seeding Particles Of A Ceramic Thermographic Phosphor Into The Flow And Illuminating Them With Two Overlapping Pulsed Laser Sheets. Laser-induced Luminescence From The Particles Will Be Measured To Obtain Temperature From Its Effects On Luminescence Lifetime. Velocity Will Be Obtained Simultaneously From The Same Pa$100K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · This Proposal Is For The Development Of A Long Range, Multi-point Non-destructive System For The Detection Of Subsurface Flaws In Metallic And Composite Materials Of Modern Aircraft. This System Would Improve The Test Capabilities Of Nasa's Ground Facilities, Specifically The Flight Loads Laboratory (fll). Metrolaser Proposes To Use A Multi-beam Laser Doppler Vibrometer (ldv) Capable Of Arbitrary Beam Patterns On The Target. This System Coupled With Acoustic Or Vibration Excitation Would Reveal $100K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · A Compact Portable Sensor For Determining The Purity Of Oxygen Concentrations Near 100 Percent Is Proposed Based On Differential Absorption Of Two Beams From A Diode Laser. One Beam Passes Through A Cell Containing The Sample Of Gas To Be Analyzed And The Second Beam Passes Through A Reference Cell Containing A Known Concentration Of High-purity Oxygen. An Autobalanced Detection System Will Be Used For Measuring The Difference In Photocurrents Of The Transmitted Beams. Common Mode Noise Such As $100K
Jan 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR I: Optical Damage Sensors For Engine Airfoil Inspection$100K
Dec 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR 1 - Laser Induced Emission Sensor$100K
May 2010Federal contractDefense · 541712$70K
May 2010Federal contractDefense · Lucky Imaging With Coherent Illumination And Tracking For Space Situational Awareness$685K
Jan 2010Federal contractNASA · The Schlieren Technique Has Been Used For Flow Diagnostics In Wind Tunnels Since The Beginning Of Aerospace Research, Due To Its Ability To Make Airflows Especially Shock Waves And Turbulence Visible. This Proposal Describes A Novel Type Of Schlieren System That Would Increase Efficiency, Capability, And Productivity For Ground Test Facilities. The Concept And The Availability Of State Of The Art Components Make The System More Portable, Easier To Align, And More Versatile Than Existing Systems.$100K
Jan 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR II$750K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Period One$744K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Vibromet 500V$19K
Aug 2009Federal contractDefense · Research & Development - This Project Will Demonstrate The Feasibility, And Analysis Of Precision And Accuracy Of Several Gasphase Thermographic Phosphor Imaging Approaches. TAS::21 2041::TAS Arra::yes::arra$100K
Jun 2009Federal contractNASA · A Non-intrusive Method For Measuring Velocities In A Rocket Exhaust Is Proposed In A Joint Effort By Metrolaser And Vanderbilt University. Hydroxyl Tagging Velocimetry (htv) Uses An Ultraviolet Laser To Tag A Region Of The Flow With Oh Molecules, And Interrogates Them After A Short Delay With A Second Laser To Obtain Velocity From Time-of-flight Data. The Method Relies On The Dissociation Of H2O Molecules Naturally Present In The Flow, And Thus Requires No Seeding. Being An All-optical Technique$600K
May 2009Federal contractDefense · Darpa SBIR Phase II$730K
Apr 2009Federal contractDefense · N07-T014 Ph 2 Basic$487K
Apr 2009Federal contractDefense · On-target Efficient Laser Beam Focusing Through Turbulent Atmosphere$631K
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · Incremental Funding$950K
Feb 2009Federal contractNASA · An All Electronic, Adaptive, Focusing Schlieren System For Flight Research Visualization Of Turbulence And Shock Phenomena By Schlieren Imaging Has Led To Important Discoveries In Aerodynamics, And There Has Been Much Interest In Applying Schlieren Methods For Aircraft In Flight. The Goal Of This Project Is To Develop The Next Generation Of Schlieren For Aircraft In Flight (saf) Systems. Saf Is A Technique For Obtaining Schlieren Images Of Aircraft As They Fly Past The Edge Of The Sun. In Its O$590K
Feb 2009Federal contractDefense · Enhancing High Resolution Imagery For Space Situational Awareness With Lucky Imaging And Adaptive Optic$100K
Jan 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II, Topic #:a 07-060 D-pb$730K
Jan 2009Federal contractDefense · Adaptive Optics System For Mitigating Deep Atmospheric, Etc.$750K
Jan 2009Federal contractDefense · Long-range Laser Vibrometer For Target Identification$100K
Dec 2008Federal contractDefense · STTR Basic Effort Phase II$746K
Nov 2008Federal contractDefense · Research And Development, SBIR Phase II, Topic N07-118$750K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Metrolaser SBIR Phase 2$847K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Scientific Research Services$750K
Aug 2008Federal contractDefense · On-target Efficient Laser Beam Focusing Through Turbulent Atmosphere.$225K
May 2008Federal contractDefense · Phase II$750K
May 2008Federal contractDefense · Glass Ceramic Optical Thermal History Sensor$750K
May 2008Federal contractDefense · Af Topic F073-134-0046$100K
Feb 2008Federal contractDefense · Research$99K
Jan 2008Federal contractNASA · To Address The Need For Non-intrusive Sensors For Rocket Plume Properties We Propose A Laser-based Velocity Diagnostic That Does Not Require Seeding, Works In High Or Low Temperature Flows And Can Be Used Over A Broad Range Of Velocities. Hydroxyl Tagging Velocimetry (htv) Writes A Line Of Oh Molecules Into The Flow And Interrogates Them After A Short Delay To Determine The Velocity. Since The Markers Are Molecules, The Method Measures The Gas Velocity Directly Avoiding Errors Due To Particle Dr$100K
Jan 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR I: Proposal F073-117-0025$100K
Jan 2008Federal contractNASA · An All Electronic, Adaptive, Focusing Schlieren System For Flight Research$100K
Jan 2008Federal contractDefense · Adaptive Optics System For Mitigating Deep Atmosperic Turbulence Effect$100K
Dec 2007Federal contractDefense · Optical Temperature And Strain Imaging For Tubrine Engine Applications$100K
Dec 2007Federal contractNASA · An Instrument For Inspecting Aspheric Optical Surfaces And Components$600K
Dec 2007Federal contractDefense · Optical System For Identification Of Friend Or Foe$70K
Oct 2007Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1, Topic #A07-060 Steroscopic Scanner$120K
Sep 2007Federal contractDefense · Research And Development - Year 2$727K
Sep 2007Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic N07-118$150K
Jun 2007Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences$100K
May 2007Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$749K
Mar 2007Federal contractDefense · Tbc Lifing Technology Solid Luminescence Sensors$750K
Jan 2007Federal contractNASA · This Is A Phase I Proposal To Develop An Extremely Versatile Optical Inspection Tool For Determining The Optical Figure Of Aspheric Optical Components, Such As Test Objects, Aspheric Mirrors, Segment Mirrors, And Optical Components That Are Not Easily Inspected With Conventional Interferometry. Modern Optical Design And Manufacturing Procedures Have Begun Using Such Components More And More In Routine Applications To Improve Optical System Capability. Since The Optical Tolerances Achieved In The$100K
Dec 2006Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase II - One Dimensional Tunable Photonic-crystal IR Filter$600K
Sep 2006Federal contractDefense · AF05 307$832K
Apr 2006Federal contractDefense · 200607!005718!5700!FA8650!DET 1 Afrl/pk !FA865006C6617 !a!n! !y! ! !20060428!20080425!188465819!188465819!188465819!N!METROLASER, Inc !2572 White Rd !irvine !CA!92614!36770!059!06!IRVINE !orange !CALIFORNIA!+000000250000!N!N!000000749575!AZ11!RDTE/OTHER Research & Development-basic Research !C9E!ALL Other Supplies And Equipment !000 !not Discernable !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$750K
Aug 2005Federal contractCommerce · Phase 2 Research And Development In Accordance With The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, Pursuant To Attached SBIR Proposal P2-05-1-9, Dated March 1, 2005, And Entitled "an Innovative Raster-mirror Optical Detection System For Ccd Camera Bistatic LIDAR."$300K
Jun 2005Federal contractDefense · 200509!002513!5700!FA8650!DET 1 Afrl/pk !FA865005C2608 !a!n! !y! ! !20050616!20071016!188465819!188465819!188465819!N!METROLASER, Inc !2572 White Rd !irvine !CA!92614!36770!059!06!IRVINE !orange !CALIFORNIA!+000000375000!N!N!000000749921!AE35!RDTE/MANUFACTURING Technology-eng/manuf Devel !A1B!AIRCRAFT Engines And Spares !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !202$741K
May 2005Federal contractDefense$1.2M
Apr 2005Federal contractDefense · 200507!000466!5700!FA9451!DET 8 Afrl/pkd !FA945105C0009 !a!n! !y! ! !20050428!20070729!188465819!188465819!188465819!N!METROLASER, Inc !2572 White Rd !irvine !CA!92614!36770!059!06!IRVINE !orange !CALIFORNIA!+000000250000!N!N!000000749944!AC25!RDTE/MISSILE And Space Systems-eng/manuf Devel !A2 !missile And Space Systems !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !202$714K
Feb 2005Federal contractDefense · 200505!000885!5700!FA8650!DET 1 Afrl/pk !FA865005C3515 !a!n! !y! ! !20050202!20070528!188465819!188465819!188465819!N!METROLASER, Inc !2572 White Rd !irvine !CA!92614!36770!059!06!IRVINE !orange !CALIFORNIA!+000000374962!N!N!000000749924!AC15!RDTE/AIRCRAFT-ENG/MANUF Develop !A1A!AIRFRAMES And Spares !000 !* !332812!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !202$772K
Sep 2004Federal contractDefense · 200412!000058!5700!GY03 !aedc/pkp R&d Contracts !FA910104C0033 !a!n! !y! ! !20040915!20060612!188465819!188465819!188465819!N!METROLASER, Inc !2572 White Road !irvine !CA!92614!36770!059!06!IRVINE !orange !CALIFORNIA!+000000600000!N!N!000000679971!AD95!RDTE/OTHER Defense-eng/manuf Develop !C9E!ALL Other Supplies And Equipment !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$1.0M
Aug 2004Federal contractDefense · 200411!000725!5700!GS03 !det 8, Afrl/pk (supports De) !FA945104C0144 !a!n! !y! ! !20040813!20061031!188465819!188465819!188465819!N!METROLASER, Inc !2572 White Road !irvine !CA!92614!36770!059!06!IRVINE !orange !CALIFORNIA!+000000718816!N!N!000000718816!AC51!RDTE/WEAPONS-BASIC Research !A5 !weapons !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$716K
Jul 2004Federal contractDefense · 200410!002255!2100!W9113M!USA Space And Strategic Def Cdr !W9113M04C0094 !a!n! !n! ! !20040728!20060728!188465819!188465819!188465819!N!METROLASER, Inc !2572 White Road !irvine !CA!92614!36770!059!06!IRVINE !orange !CALIFORNIA!+000000650000!N!N!000000749938!AC23!RDTE/MISSILE And Space Systems-adv Tech Dev !A2 !missile And Space Systems !caa !mda Support !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$750K
Dec 2003Federal contractDefense$730K
Sep 2002Federal contractDefense · 200211!000032!5700!GY03 !aedc/pkp R&d Contracts !F4060002C0006 !a!n! !n! !20020930!20040930!188465819!188465819!188465819!N!METROLASER, Inc !2572 White Road !irvine !CA!92614!36770!059!06!IRVINE !orange !CALIFORNIA!+000000250000!N!N!000000000000!AD95!RDTE/OTHER Defense-eng/manuf Develop !C9E!ALL Other Supplies And EQUIPME!3000!NOT Discernable Or Classified !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !99990909!B$989K
Nov 2001Federal contractDefense · 200207!000039!2100!AH10 !aviation Applied Technology !DAAH1002C0007 !a!n! !n! !20011130!20031124!188465819!188465819!188465819!N!METROLASER, Inc !2572 White Road !irvine !CA!92614!36770!059!06!IRVINE !orange !CALIFORNIA!+000000364987!N!N!000000000000!AZ13!RDTE/OTHER Research & Development-adv Tech Dev !A1C!OTHER Aircraft Equipment !1000!NOT Discernable Or Classified !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !99990909!B$707K
Sep 2000Federal contractDefense · 200012!5700!000029!GY03 !aedc/pkp R&d Contracts !F4060000C0009 !a!*!* !20000930!20010929!188465819!188465819!188465819!N!0DLL8!METROLASER Inc !18010 Sky Park Cir !irvine !CA!92614!36770!059!06!IRVINE !orange !CALIFORNIA!0001!+000000299970!N!N!000000000000!AD96!RDTE/OTHER Defense-management Support !C9E!ALL Other Supplies And EQUIPME!3000!NOT Discernable Or Classified !8731!3!*!*!*!B!A!*!A !n!u!$721K

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Oct 20, 2026New patentSystem And Method For Real-time Inflight Measurements Of Aero-optical Quantities Using An Onboard Wavefront SensorUSPTOUS 12,771,937

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Third Wave Systems, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · $53.7M in contracts
METAMAGNETICS INCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $52M in contracts

Regulatory activity · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special 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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Data freshness

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