WELKIN SCIENCES, LLC

Colorado Springs, CO · Defense · Private

Signal processing algorithms and waveform specifications for hardening satellite communication links against ionospheric scintillation and jamming in ballistic missile defense systems

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · welkinsciences.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Colorado Springs, CO
Total capital: $42.9M

Federal grants: $3.5M; 6 awards · 2017–2022; Rank in peer group#109 of 161
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $39.4M; 43 awards · Defense; Rank in Defense#167 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · Mass On-site Test Support #2 Support Required By Space Delta 12 (del 12) To Perform Operational Testing Of Strategic Military Satellite Communications Systems In A Simulated Trans/post Nuclear Attack Environment.$65K
Sep 2024Federal contractDefense · Configurable Link Test Set-low Cost (colts-lc) Distribution Units SBIR Phase III$1.3M
Jun 2023Federal contractDefense · On-site Test Support Services For Mass Equipment.$395K
Jun 2023Federal contractDefense · Mass Equipment Maintenance, Calibration, Status Reports, And Sme Support.$500K
Dec 2022Federal contractDefense · Phase III R&d Engineer Support Delivery Order 04$1.5M
Sep 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Nuclear Scintillation Mitigation by Matched Channel Filtering$1.1M
Apr 2021Federal contractDefense · Phase III R&d Engineer Support$1.2M

Show 42 earlier federal awards

Mar 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Nuclear Scintillation Mitigation by Matched Channel Filtering$167K
Jun 2020Federal contractDefense · Procurement Of Brand Name Welkin Equipment For Pdm Wess.$902K
Dec 2019Federal contractDefense · Sbit/sttr Phase III: Colts-lc Product$641K
Oct 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Hardware-in-the-Loop Scintillation Simulator for MILSATCOM links in a Nuclear Disturbed Communication Environment$1.0M
Oct 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Purchase Order For Smart-t Mass Hardware Repair.$79K
Jul 2018Federal contractDefense · Scintillator$73K
Jun 2018Federal contractDefense · Development Of Real-time Frequency-selective Channel Realization Generator.$995K
May 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Purchase Order For Fading Data Acquisition Module (fdam) In Support Of Mass Testing.$80K
May 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Configurable Link Test Set (CoLTS) Jamming Capability$1M
Apr 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Hardware-in-the-Loop Scintillation Simulator for MILSATCOM links in a Nuclear Disturbed Communication Environment$150K
Dec 2017Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase III: Colts-lc Product$519K
Jun 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Purchase Order To Test Mass Channels$80K
May 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf A High-fidelity Computer Simulation And Affordable Test Bed$2.6M
Apr 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Software Based All Digital Wireless Modem$100K
Jan 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Sbir/sttr Phase III R&d$250K
Nov 2016Federal contractDefense · I Gf: : Ot: :i Gf Army SBIR Phase I$100K
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Vector Modulation Equipment$30K
Jul 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Cognitive Airborne Communications With RF Interference And A$150K
Dec 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II Award Real-time Frequency-selective Fading Channel Realization Generator R&d$997K
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Digital Satcom Legacy Modem Data Converter$750K
Jun 2014Federal contractDefense · New Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase III Contract Entitled Advanced Communication Technologies (act). Incremental Funding In The Amount Of $3,400,000.00 Is Obligated Upon Award.$9.5M
Aug 2013Federal contractDefense · Bill Of Material Reports$500K
Jul 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Satcom Wideband Digital Channel Analyzer$150K
Jan 2013Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Award$150K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Research&dev. Igf::ot::igf$1.5M
Nov 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR P2 Mda Topic 2005-063 Milsatcom Mass Interface With Communications Terminal.$650K
Oct 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Research&development$69K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · Wideband Multi-carrier Digital Up Conver$1.9M
Jun 2011Federal contractDefense · Milsatcom Atmospheric Scintillation Simulator (mass)$2M
May 2011Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research&development$150K
Jul 2010Federal contractDefense · To Designing, Developing, Fabricating, And Testing A Prototype Digital Converter Culminating In A Demonstration With Deliverable System Level Technology At A Technology Readiness Level (trl) 6.$2.3M
Jun 2010Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research & Development$100K
May 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Study To Design, Develop, And Fabricate A Multi-carrier Wide Band Digital In Phase And Quadrature Phase To Composite Analog Converter. This Phase I Study Shall Develop A Conceptual Design And Perform An Analysis To Demonstrate The Feasibility Of Meeting Functional And Spectral Mask Requirements.$120K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 3$142K
Jun 2009Federal contractDefense · Basic Effort (STTR Phase II)$750K
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Award$100K
Jun 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Research And Development.$1.7M
May 2008Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$70K
Sep 2007Federal contractDefense · Programmable Waveform-independent Digital Processor For Digital-rf Satellite Communications.$2M
May 2007Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II - Basic Effort$1.2M
Aug 2006Federal contractDefense · Mda SBIR Phase II$750K
Mar 2006Federal contractDefense · TAS::17 1319::TAS 200606!B02214!1700!N00164!CRANE Division Naval Surface !N0016406C6098 !a!n! !n! ! !20060314!20070314!141088125!141088125!141088125!N!WELKIN Sciences, Llc !102 S Tejon, Suite 200 !colorado Sprin !CO!80903!16000!041!08!COLORADO Springs !el Paso !colorado !+000000299978!N!N!000000000000!AZ11!RDTE/OTHER Research&development-basic Research !S1 !services !000 !not Discernable !541710!E! $298K

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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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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