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CFD Research

CFD Research Corporation

Huntsville, AL, United States

Air SystemsSpaceWeaponsMissiles & MunitionsDual-use
Founded 1987Prime Contractor, Software DeveloperSupplies Air Forces, Land Forces, Naval Forces, Homeland Security & Police, Defense Industry
Profile last updated: April 26, 2026

About

Founded in 1987, CFD Research is a defense prime contractor based in Huntsville, United States working in air systems, space, weapons +9 more.

CFD Research Corporation is a 100% employee-owned engineering and technology company founded in 1987 and headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama. It provides modeling and simulation, software engineering, prototyping, test and evaluation, and technology integration for government and industry customers. Its defense work covers air systems and weapons engineering (including guided weapons and munitions), hypersonic test support, radar and infrared sensing, electronic warfare engineering, CBRN and chemical warfare countermeasure research, soldier protection and performance, and military medical and health research. It holds contracts with the US Air Force, Army, Navy, NASA and the Defense Health Agency, and works as a prime contractor on several federal contract vehicles. The company also develops commercial software and life sciences products, several of which were spun out into separate companies. Its facilities include the Huntsville headquarters, an engineering test center in Hollywood, Alabama, a Dayton, Ohio operations center and an Eglin operations office in Florida.

Location

Huntsville, United States

Founded

1987

Company type

Private company

Legal name

CFD Research Corporation

Focus areas

modeling and simulationtest and evaluationemployee-ownedESOPhypersonicsguided weaponsCBRNaeroelasticitySBIR

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Air SystemsSpaceWeaponsMissiles & MunitionsRadar & SensorsOptronicsElectronic WarfareCBRN DefenseSoldier EquipmentLand Systems & VehiclesDefense Software & AISimulation & Training

Supply-chain role

Prime ContractorSoftware Developer

What they offer

Engineering ServicesSoftwareHardwareTraining

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

SonoPro

Hearing protection

Hearing protection technology tested by the Air Force Research Lab in Operation Tech Warrior and licensed for commercial use.

Hypersonic Environment Analysis Tool

Engineering software

Tool for analysing hypersonic flight environments.

Blast & Sound Surrogate

Test surrogate

Surrogate used for blast and sound testing.

Non-Lethal Weapons Surrogate

Test surrogate

Surrogate used in non-lethal weapons testing.

Sirberus Unicorn Door Breaching System

Breaching system

Door breaching system designed to puncture and remove outward-opening reinforced doors for entry by police, military and fire/rescue teams.

End users

Air ForcesLand ForcesNaval ForcesHomeland Security & PoliceDefense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

AS9100 DAS9100 Rev C

Platforms & programmes

Next Generation JammerMACH-TB 2.0Joint All Domain Command and ControlEWAACEXPRESSTETRAS IIEglin Wide Agile Acquisition ContractVertical Lift Technology Development

Named customers

US ArmyUS Air ForceNASADefense Health AgencyDefense Threat Reduction AgencyMissile Defense AgencyNAVAIRUS Army Surgeon GeneralL3Harris TechnologiesKratos Defense & Security SolutionsRaytheon Missile Systems

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

AS9100 D/ISO 9001:2015

AS9100 Rev C

Awards

Engineering/Defense Business of the Year (Medium Category)

Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce2024Medium

ESOP Company of the Year

Southeast Chapter of the ESOP Association2025

Inc. 5000 honoree

Inc. Magazine2024

Nunn-Perry Mentor-Protege Program Award

Department of Defense2017

Tibbetts Award

U.S. Small Business Administration2006

Industry memberships

C5 ConsortiumMCDC Medical CBRN Defense ConsortiumNAC National Armaments ConsortiumSOSSEC Systems of Systems ConsortiumCEED Consortium for Energy, Environment, and DemilitarizationNSTXL National Security Technology Consortium

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