NOU SYSTEMS INC

Huntsville, AL · Defense · Private

Non-destructive structural health monitoring (SHM) sensor system for solid rocket motor propellant condition assessment

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · nou-systems.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Huntsville, AL
Total capital: $105M

Federal grants: $24.1M; 48 awards · 2015–2026; Rank in peer group#13 of 164
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $81.2M; 72 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Defense#101 of 1442
Granted patents: 2; first 2023; Rank in peer group#56 of 164

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · Award On Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) 25.4 Open Topic - Non-lethal Counter Personnel And Vehicle Stopping Technologies$146K
Apr 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Award On Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) 25.4 Open Topic - Non-lethal Counter Personnel And Vehicle Stopping Technologies$146K
Jan 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development$500K
Jan 2026Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$500K
Dec 2025Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
Dec 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · 873AUTHORITY$140K
Dec 2025Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$140K

Show 113 earlier federal awards

Sep 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Battle Management/command And Control (BM/C2)$2M
Sep 2025Federal contractDefense · Battle Management/command And Control (BM/C2)$2M
Sep 2025Federal contractDefense · 86324-ES-CB1 - Nou Systems, Inc. - Volatile Aerosol-level Yield Recognition And Immediate Evaluation (valyrie)$210K
Sep 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · 86324-ES-CB1 - Nou Systems, Inc. - Volatile Aerosol-level Yield Recognition And Immediate Evaluation (valyrie)$210K
Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · This Phase I Effort Will Explore Three Stabilization Strategies--directed Mutagenesis, Polymer-based Nanoparticle Encapsulation, And Covalent Enzyme Functionalization--to Generate Robust Pte-based Therapeutics Ready For Phase II Development.$210K
Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · Takestock: AI For Supply Chain Insight$200K
Aug 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Takestock: AI For Supply Chain Insight$200K
Jul 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · This Phase I Effort Will Explore Three Stabilization Strategies--directed Mutagenesis, Polymer-based Nanoparticle Encapsulation, And Covalent Enzyme Functionalization--to Generate Robust Pte-based Therapeutics Ready For Phase II Development.$210K
Jul 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development.$146K
Jul 2025Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I$146K
Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development.$146K
Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kickoff Briefing$146K
Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kickoff Briefing$140K
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · Kickoff Briefing$140K
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · Kickoff Briefing$146K
Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · STTR Phase I$146K
Apr 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phase II - AF221-0018 Argos On Steroids$1.2M
Apr 2025Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II - AF221-0018 Argos On Steroids$1.2M
Apr 2025Federal contractDefense · Fourth On-ramp For Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract (ewaac) Vehicle.$1K
Apr 2025Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II R&d: Modular Fly-along Sensor Package (modfasp)$2M
Apr 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phase II R&d: Modular Fly-along Sensor Package (modfasp)$2M
Feb 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · 873AUTHORITY$500K
Feb 2025Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$900K
Jan 2025Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I, Topic A244-059: Explosion Proof Collaborative Robots.$250K
Jan 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I, Topic A244-059: Explosion Proof Collaborative Robots.$250K
Dec 2024Federal contractDefense · New Small Business Technology Transfer Program Componentized Hypersonic Reduction In Order For Neoteric Optimized Simulations (chronos)$210K
Dec 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · New Small Business Technology Transfer Program Componentized Hypersonic Reduction In Order For Neoteric Optimized Simulations (chronos)$210K
Nov 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1.$146K
Nov 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase 1.$146K
Oct 2024Federal contractDefense · Sibr Ph I T234-001-0076 - Nou Portable Automated Solution For The Library$167K
Oct 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$246K
Oct 2024Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$246K
Sep 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Sibr Ph I T234-001-0076 - Nou Portable Automated Solution For The Library$167K
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · BASE$691K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · BASE$1.8M
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Ammonix: Low-cost Smallsat End-of-life Management Deorbiting Stage$156K
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR AF241-0003 Nou Systems, Inc.$180K
Aug 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Ammonix: Low-cost Smallsat End-of-life Management Deorbiting Stage$156K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR AF241-0003 Nou Systems, Inc.$180K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Small Business Transfer Technology (STTR) Topic # AF24A-T003 Test Noise Reduction/ Energy Capture Study$180K
Jul 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small Business Transfer Technology (STTR) Topic # AF24A-T003 Test Noise Reduction/ Energy Capture Study$180K
Jul 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase II · E014042 SBIR Phase II Soft Cleaning Of Wire-immobilized Genetic Material$900K
Jul 2024Federal contractNASA · E014042 SBIR Phase II Soft Cleaning Of Wire-immobilized Genetic Material$900K
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I N24A-T017$146K
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · SF241-D025 Alternative Position, Navigation And Timing. Nou Systems. Inc. Proposes To Create A Pnt Innovation Center By Leveraging Its Experience And Expertise In The Pnt Domain.$1.9M
Jul 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · STTR Phase I N24A-T017$146K
Jun 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SF241-D025 Alternative Position, Navigation And Timing. Nou Systems. Inc. Proposes To Create A Pnt Innovation Center By Leveraging Its Experience And Expertise In The Pnt Domain.$1.9M
Jun 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Dha SBIR Phase II Topic DHA231-001 Proposal H2-0771 Title: Toras: Temperature-based Operational Readiness System, Medical R & D$1.3M
Jun 2024Federal contractDefense · Dha SBIR Phase II Topic DHA231-001 Proposal H2-0771 Title: Toras: Temperature-based Operational Readiness System, Medical R & D$1.3M
Mar 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d Deep Reinforcement Enabled Warfigher Assistant$1.5M
Mar 2024Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d Deep Reinforcement Enabled Warfigher Assistant$1.5M
Feb 2024Federal contractDefense · Defense Health Agency Small Business Innovation Research Program, Medical Research And Development Contract Awarded From Proposal H23C-003-0016, Title Trouphauler Hybrid, Multi-mission Litter Technology$250K
Jan 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Defense Health Agency Small Business Innovation Research Program, Medical Research And Development Contract Awarded From Proposal H23C-003-0016, Title Trouphauler Hybrid, Multi-mission Litter Technology$250K
Dec 2023Federal contractDefense · Adp Software$102K
Aug 2023Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I - Soft Cleaning Of Wire-immobilized Genetic Material$156K
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · Test & Evaluation Technologies For Ranges, Armaments And Spectrum (tetras) II$1K
Jun 2023Federal contractDefense · Dha SBIR Phase I Medical R&d Purchase Order - Topic DHA231-001/PROPOSAL H231-001-0030, Title: Temperature-based Operational Readiness$225K
Jun 2023Federal contractDefense · Monthly Status Report$1.7M
Jun 2023Federal contractDefense · Monthly Status Report$1.7M
Jun 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Miniaturized Fly-Along Sensor Package (MiniFASP)$1.8M
Jun 2023Federal contractDefense · SBIR 23.1 Phase II, "miniaturized Fly-along Sensor Package (minifasp)"$2M
Mar 2023Federal contractDefense · Dha Phase II SBIR Medical R&d Contract, Baa Topic No. DHA213-007, Proposal No. H2-0736 Title: N3, Negative Nerve- Targeted Nanocarriers$1.1M
Mar 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Barcoded Nanoparticles for Rapid Directed Evolution Modeling$165K
Mar 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Innovative Digital Data Engineering Techniques$1.5M
Jan 2023Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II R&d Innovative Automated Data Analysis For Emerging Mds Capabilities$1.5M
Dec 2022Federal contractDefense · Argos On Steroids$150K
Nov 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Multimodal NDE Tool for the Accurate Determination of Propellant Mechanical Properties$146K
Nov 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$246K
Nov 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) Enabled Warfighter Assistant$155K
Nov 2022Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research & Development$150K
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · Fixit Finder - A Debris Cleanup And On-orbit Servicing Screening Tool$250K
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I Proposal A22B-T022-0045. U438120$179K
Aug 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II R&d Sherlock$1.8M
Aug 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I.$246K
Jun 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I - Nou Systems Inc - Cta Track/discriminate Improvements For Advanced Threats$260K
Jun 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I To Develop An Initial Comms System To Send Data Between Sensors And Machine Learning Under Asa(alt) Applied SBIR 21.4 In Support Of U.S. Army Futures Command (afc), Combat Capabilities Development Command (devcom), C5ISR Center.$260K
Apr 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Direct To Phase II R&d Arctic: Advanced RADAR Classification Of Targets In Cluster$1.6M
Mar 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · N3: Negative, Nerve-Targeted Nanocarriers$250K
Dec 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Innovative Automated Support of Data Analysis for Emerging Missile Defense System (MDS) Capabilities$155K
Dec 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Predicting Signatures for Hypersonic Cruise Missiles$155K
Dec 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Innovative Digital Data Engineering Techniques to Develop Authoritative Sources of Truth and Knowledge across Missile Defense System (MDS) System of Systems$155K
Dec 2021Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase III R&d Labor Task Order 0002 A Streamlined Scenario Integration Software Toolset$2.8M
Oct 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Clew: Low-Friction Capture of PAI Analysis$146K
Sep 2021Federal contractDefense · Proposal A2-8773 Was Submitted In Response To SBIR II Topic A20-39.$1.2M
Jul 2021Federal contractDefense · Seaport Nxg Minimum Obligation Task Order$500
Jun 2021Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d A Streamlined Scenario Integration Software Toolset (assist)$1.7M
Jun 2021Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d Context-oriented In-line Stimulation (coils)$1.7M
May 2021Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d$4M
Apr 2021Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase III Subcontractor Task Order 0001 A Streamlined Scenario Integration Software Productization$2.1M
Oct 2020Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$140K
Aug 2020Federal contractDefense · This Is A Firm-fixed-price (ffp) Award Issued Pursuant To Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program, Phase I, Under Topic Number A20-039, To Procure A Research And Development (r&d) For Air Surveillance RADAR Classification Improvement.$112K
Jun 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Air Surveillance Radar Classification Improvement$112K
Mar 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Advanced Data Management and Mining for BMDS Digital Simulations$1M
Mar 2020Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phii Topic: Remote Canine Monitoring$1.5M
Jan 2020Federal contractDefense · Kickoff Brief$140K
Nov 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$752K
Nov 2019Federal contractDefense · Space Operator Training$1.4M
Aug 2019Federal contractDefense · Innovative Defense-related Dual-purpose Technologies/solutions$50K
Mar 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Advanced Data Management and Mining for BMDS Digital Simulations$100K
Mar 2019Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d: Innovative Ways To Streamline Scenario Generation Across A System Of Systems M&s Enterprise$1.5M
Nov 2018Federal contractDefense · Bmds Operations Battle Coa Analysis Tool (bobcat)$447K
Sep 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Integration of variable fidelity models for designing ground vehicle systems$100K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$105K
Jul 2017Federal contractDefense · ::igf::ot::igf Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d$1.5M
Dec 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Innovative Ways to Streamline Scenario Generation Across a System of Systems M&S Enterprise$105K
Dec 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Sbir/sttr Phase I Research&development$155K
Dec 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Sbir/sttr Phase I Research&development$105K
Jun 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Cybersecurity Engineering Support$27.8M
Apr 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Contextual In-line Signature Injection (CISI)$140K
Jul 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Advanced Experimental Design and Modeling and Simulation for Testing Large Format Sensor Arrays$150K
May 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Multi-Sensor Environmental Characterization$1.0M
May 2015Federal contractDefense · HQ0147-15-C-7230 Phase II Research&development: Multi-sensor Environmental Characterization Igf::ot::igf Action: Contract Award$1.5M
Dec 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Ph I Research&development - "new And Innovative Overhead Persistent Infrared (opir) Sensor Tasking Capabilities"$125K

Federal awards are summed by year (120 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 164 peers

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Defense · Device

Federal grants#13 · top 8%
Granted patents#56 · top 34%

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USPTO · 2 granted of 2

Sep 10, 2024GrantedRADAR Cloaking Apparatus And Methods Of UseUSPTOUS 12,085,668
Oct 17, 2023GrantedRADAR Cloaking Apparatus And Methods Of UseUSPTOUS 11,789,115

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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
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Sources

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