National Harbor, MD August 27-29, 2025
Co-Located with SPACE Industry & Government Summit & Expo

 
 

MOSA INNOVATION CHALLENGEMOSA Summit Innovation Challenge, Aug. 27-29, 2025, National Harbor, MD

Twenty-first century air mobility requires 21st century technology. Attend the Challenge and watch more than 20 innovators pitch next-generation communications, computing, and operations technology to an expert review panel of military, industry, and investment leadership. Winner will receive a crystal award and recognition as top innovator in the MOSA Innovation Challenge! TechConnect, in cooperation with the Vertical Lift Consortium and the nation's top MOSA funding organizations and leadership are proud to deliver this unique program for top solution providers to pitch their break-through innovations.

 
 

Key Major System Components include:

  • Aviation Mission Computing Environment (AMCE)
  • Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE)
  • Comms, Datalinks, and Controls (CDC)
  • Common Pilot Vehicle Interface (PVI)
  • Degraded Visual Environment (DVE)
  • Digital Backbone (DB)
  • Electrical Power Systems (EPS)
  • Integrated Mission Planning Airspace Control Tools (IMPACT)
  • Large Area Display (LAD)
  • Link 16 & C5ISR
  • Major System Component Level Specifications (AMCE, ASE, CDC, DVE, etc.)
  • Navigation
  • Uncrewed Vehicle Control (UVC)

 

Who Should Apply

Companies of all sizes and commercial maturity are welcome! If you have technologies representing cutting-edge air-mobility solutions (both hard-ware and soft-ware) in communications, computing, or operations technology for enhanced performance, safety and resilience.

 

How to Participate

Submit your technologies today for review. There is no-fee to participate in this Challenge. If selected, you will be invited to pitch your technology top OEMS and military tech-scouts in National Harbor MD during the MOSA Summit. Submissions due Jan 20

Submit Now  Due: January 20

 

Pitch Event

Finalists will receive notification in mid-February. If selected, selected companies must confirm to participate.

Pitch Date: TDB


Location: Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center | National Harbor MD

 

2024 Review Panelists


Rachel Moudy

Rachel Moudy

Architecture and Integration SME, US Army PEO Aviation

 Rosemary Kramer,

Rosemary Kramer

Digital Engineering Practice Area Lead, LMI

Alan Hammond

Alan Hammond

Architecture Development Lead, PEO Aviation, US Army

Mark Spencer

Mark Spencer

Founder, Avilution

Nick Lappos

Nick Lappos

Senior Technical Fellow, Advanced Technology, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company

 
 
 

2024 MOSA INNOVATION CHALLENGE FINALISTS


  • ARCTOS Technologies Solutions
  • Avilution, LLC
  • Collins Aerospace
  • Cubic Defense
  • GaN Corporation
  • Improving Aviation LLC
  • Inductive Ventures
  • Intelligent Artifacts, Inc.
  • Intellisense Systems, Inc.
  • KEF
  • Kinnami Software Corporation
  • Near Earth Autonomy
  • Parry Labs
  • Real-Time Innovations (RTI)
  • Skayl LLC
  • Skyline Nav AI, Inc.
  • SubUAS LLC
  • Tempest Droneworx, Inc.
  • Ultra Intelligence and Communications
  • Unknot.id, Inc.
 
 

2025 MOSA SPONSORS & PARTNERS


PREMIER PARTNER

VLC

GOLD SPONSOR

WNDRVR

SILVER SPONSORS

Blue Halo
Parry Labs

SUPPORTING SPONSOR

Military Embedded Systems




2024 MOSA & SPACE SPONSORS

Sponsors & Partners
 

2024 TECHCONNECT SPONSORS & PARTNERS

Sponsors & Partners




2024 TECHCONNECT AGENCY PARTNERS

SBIR/STTR Agency Partners