WINGXPAND INC.

St. Louis, MO · Aerospace · Private

WingXL VOTL unmanned aerial system with transforming fixed-wing and quadcopter hybrid configuration

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · wingxpand.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: St. Louis, MO
Total capital: $14.3M

Federal grants: $6.4M; 7 awards · 2023–2025; Rank in peer group#59 of 155
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $7.9M; 8 awards · Defense; Rank in Aerospace#265 of 1335
Granted patents: 1; first 2025; Rank in peer group#60 of 155

Capital timeline

Latest events

May 2026Federal contractDefense · The Contractor Shall Provide All Labor, Equipment, Tools, Parts, Shipping, And All Other Items Necessary To Deliver The Following Items: 0001: Wingxpand Xrai Smart Uas-vtol Mission Dominance Package (silvus) Iaw Quote 1S0TA0S-2A (SBIR III).$372K
Jul 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development.$139K
Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development.$139K
Apr 2025Federal contractDefense · Wingxpand Inc, SBIR Ph II, A234-P017$1.9M
Apr 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Wingxpand Inc, SBIR Ph II, A234-P017$1.9M
Apr 2025Federal contractDefense · Wing Xpand: Xpod: A Truly Modular Payload Enabling Multi-mission Flexibility And Affordability For US Army Special Forces SBIR Phase II$2M
Apr 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Wing Xpand: Xpod: A Truly Modular Payload Enabling Multi-mission Flexibility And Affordability For US Army Special Forces SBIR Phase II$2M

Show 8 earlier federal awards

Apr 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Open Topic A234-007, Artificial Intelligence (ai)/machine Learning (ML).$1.9M
Apr 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phase II Open Topic A234-007, Artificial Intelligence (ai)/machine Learning (ML).$1.9M
Feb 2024Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research Phase I, Topic A234-P017: Expeditionary Edge AI Enabled Battle Network From A Pack Portable Fixed-wing UAS.$250K
Feb 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small Business Innovation Research Phase I, Topic A234-P017: Expeditionary Edge AI Enabled Battle Network From A Pack Portable Fixed-wing UAS.$250K
Aug 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Edge AI Enabled Detection & Autonomous Tracking of Vehicles from a Rucksack Portable Fixed-Wing sUAS$150K
May 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Autonomous VTOL Fixed-Wing UAS with 8 hours Flight Time for Tactical ISR and Person Portable Logistics$75K
May 2023Federal contractDefense · Accelerated Target Engagement With A Droppable Payload Integration On A Rucksack Portable Fixed-wing Unmanned Aircraft System$75K
Feb 2023Federal contractDefense · Rucksack Portable Fixed-wing Small Unmanned Aircraft System Streamlines Logistics And Concept Of Operations$1.2M

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Standing among 155 peers

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Aerospace · Device

Federal grants#59 · top 38%
Granted patents#60 · top 39%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 1

May 20, 2025GrantedExpandable Wing AircraftUSPTOUS D1,075,566

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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.