VETH RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, LLC

Niceville, FL · Defense · Acquired by AEVEX Aerospace (2024)

Vision-based alternative navigation software (Lynx and Lynx-GT) for aircraft using onboard cameras instead of GPS

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · vethresearch.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Niceville, FL
Total capital: $9.4M

Federal grants: $3.7M; 7 awards · 2015–2023; Rank in peer group#107 of 161
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $5.7M; 10 awards · Defense; Rank in Defense#498 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Lynx-GT$1.2M
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · All-weather Gps-denied Airborne Navigation System$750K
Oct 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · GARMAN (Ground Analysis RADAR Military Aviation Navigation)$50K
Jun 2020Federal contractDefense · Small Aerial Vision-nav Integration For Operational Resilience (savior)$250K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · Trajectory Determination And Analysis System$447K
Aug 2019Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Autonomous Navigation on Icy Moons and Ocean Worlds$125K
Sep 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::cl::igf Provide The Service Of Expert Consulting And Training On Trajectory Determination And Analysis System Phase 2 Tdas$521K

Show 10 earlier federal awards

Aug 2018Federal contractDefense · Phase I Option Year Along With Phase II Base Year Along With Option Yr (land Navigation Aid.$2.3M
Feb 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Land Navigation Aid$1.9M
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::cl::igf Provide The Service Of Expert Consulting And Training On Trajectory Determination And Analysis System Tdas$199K
May 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Optimal Multi-camera Object Traciking System Phase II$298K
Mar 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Land Navigation Aid$150K
Mar 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I Land Navigation Aid$100K
Dec 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf High Accuracy Moving Platform Surveying/ Metrology$750K
Dec 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Miniaturization of GPS Alternative Survey Equipment$80K
May 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · High Accuracy Moving Platform Surveying/Metrology$150K
Feb 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Optimal Multi-camera Object Tracking System (omcots), Ph 1$98K

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