T.G.V. ROCKETS INC.

Washington, DC · Defense · Private

Flat-pack drone aircraft manufactured using ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM) for rapid assembly and deployment

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · ww.tgv-rockets.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Washington, DC
Total capital: $13.4M

Federal grants: $2.8M; 10 awards · 2016–2025; Rank in peer group#141 of 164
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $10.6M; 21 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Defense#386 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Dec 2025Federal contractDefense · A Deployable Aerospike For Dynamic Interceptor Flight Conditions$180K
Dec 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · A Deployable Aerospike For Dynamic Interceptor Flight Conditions$180K
May 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Base For SBIR Phase I Topic N251-028, Alternate Means Of Deploying Shot Line.$140K
May 2025Federal contractDefense · Base For SBIR Phase I Topic N251-028, Alternate Means Of Deploying Shot Line.$140K
May 2025Federal contractDefense · Flatpack Ac W/ultrasonic Additive Mfg$1.0M
Mar 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Flatpack Ac W/ultrasonic Additive Mfg$1.0M
Sep 2023Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY Deep Throttling, Liquid, Bi Propellant Rocket Engine$4.5M

Show 24 earlier federal awards

Jul 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Low Cost Flatpack Aircraft with Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing$140K
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$240K
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Of The Altitude Compensating, Lobed Nozzle$2.1M
Jul 2022Federal contractNASA · E014042 SBIR Phase I Solid State Welding For Space$150K
Aug 2021Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$140K
May 2021Federal contractNASA · Development Of Advanced Joining Technologies, Large-scale Additive Manufacturing Processes, And Metal Recycling Technologies For On-orbit Manufacturing$125K
Apr 2021Federal contractDefense · Single Stage Reusable Launch Vehicles For Resilient Space Launch$50K
Feb 2021Federal contractDefense · Smart Valves For Smart Rocket Engines$50K
Jan 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Low Cost Expendable Launch Technology$750K
Mar 2019Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research&development: Safe Upper Stage Engine (suse) W/ Nitrous Oxide And Thermal Enhanced Additive Fuel.$100K
Jul 2018Federal grantNASA · Phase I · A Decoupled Hydrogen Boost Electropumpfor Nuclear Thermal Propulsion$123K
Jul 2018Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing of a deep throttling methane injector.$124K
Jun 2017Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Low Cost Intermediate Stage for Affordable Nano/Micro Launch$124K
Jun 2017Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Integrated Powerhead for Methane Propulsion Systems$124K
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Base Period-darpa SBIR Phase II$996K
Jul 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing for High Performance Combustion Chambers$125K
Jul 2016Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Tgv Rockets, Inc., In Partnership With The University Of Tennessee, Knoxville, Proposes To Develop A Unique Low-cost Upper Stage For Affordable Nano/micro Launch. The Stage Will Make Use Of A Novel Eutectic Fuel Blend That Is Thermally Compatible With Liquid-oxygen, Unique Low-cost Lightweight Avionics, And Simple Common-wall Tanks. The Projected Production Cost Of The Completed Upper Stage Is Approximately $100,000. Tgv Will Build Upon This Technology To Produce The System Capab$125K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I - Entitled "ultra Low Diffusivity High Temperature Insulation"$142K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · 55-9134-10 NASA Visualization Tool$32K
Oct 2009Federal contractDefense · Pr 55-9176-09; Program Management And System Integrator Support For Nrl Ccs.$154K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Pr 55-9166-09; Principal Analyst And Program Management In Support Of The Nrl Ccs.$31K
May 2009Federal contractDefense · Pr 55-9142-09; Principal Analyst Work To Support Nrl Ccs.$3K
Feb 2009Federal contractDefense · 55-9124-09$12K
Nov 2008Federal contractDefense · Pr 55-9103-09 Integration Support$310K

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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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