The Engine for America’s Hypersonic Future

bluShift is developing throttleable, non-explosive hybrid rocket engines to help solve America’s solid rocket motor supply crunch with defense traction, 275+ engine tests, and $2M in matched non-dilutive capital selected.

Why bluShift

Solid rocket motor supply is constrained, hypersonic testing demand is growing, and legacy manufacturing infrastructure is slow and expensive to expand. bluShift’s hybrid approach is designed to solve the manufacturing and logistics side of the problem, not just the propulsion problem.

The Opportunity

High-Leverage Entry into Defense Tech

bluShift Aerospace is developing a safer, scalable hybrid rocket propulsion platform to help relieve a critical national security bottleneck: the shortage of affordable rocket motor capacity for defense and hypersonic testing.

We offer investors a unique and exciting "catalyst" opportunity:

We've been selected for $2M in non-dilutive funding contingent on this raise.

Your investment doesn't just fund operations, it directly unlocks additional capital to scale our manufacturing.

bluShift has secured a propulsion subcontract vehicle with a U.S.-based hypersonics prime supporting Pentagon work, including base requirements and priced options that, if exercised, are anticipated to exceed $3M.

The Problem: Pentagon’s Supply Chain Crisis

The U.S. military is facing a "perilous crunch" in the supply chain for rocket motors. Legacy primes utilize 1980s technology that is expensive, explosive, dangerous to transport and store. This slows down testing and drives up costs for critical hypersonic and defensive programs.

The Solution

We have developed a non-toxic, bio-derived fuel-powered hybrid rocket engine that drastically reduces logistics and costs.

1. 50% Lower Cost: Simple, inert fuel removes the need for expensive explosive handling which 10x's manufacturing costs.
2. Logistics Ready: Our fuel is non-explosive and storable for 10+ years, meaning it can be deployed anywhere without specialized ($) infrastructure.
3. Performance: Unlocked by a proprietary, throttleable design that legacy solid rocket motors cannot match.

Commercial Traction & Defense Validation

Efficiently powered by $6.7M in private capital and non-dilutive contracts from NASA, US Air Force and the US Space Force, our technology has graduated from the lab to the field.

Successful and Historical Prototype Launch in 2021

Location

Based at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station now host to a number of aerospace companies in Brunswick, Maine (30 minutes from Portland). Location provides ample real estate to expand manufacturing cost-effectively.

Strategic MDA Sub-Contract

We are the propulsion sub-contractor for a US-based hypersonics prime on a program supporting the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). We have secured the contract vehicle, which includes base requirements and priced options. We anticipate these options, once exercised, will value the contract at over $3M for vehicle integration and delivery.

1. Customer Pipeline: Beyond our immediate defense work, we are cultivating a pipeline of Tier 1-3 opportunities with the Air Force and NASA, valued at over $50M in potential contracts.
2. Proven Tech: We have completed over 275 engine tests and achieved a successful suborbital launch in 2021.

Our Next Step - capturing a "Multiplier" Effect

Our next round is structured to maximize capital efficiency.

Unlocks $2M in Non-Dilutive Capital

bluShift has been selected by the Maine Technology Institute (MTI) for a $2M "Patient Loan" (forgivable under certain conditions).

This round is designed to maximize leverage: private capital helps unlock selected non-dilutive funding for equipment, manufacturing expansion, and test infrastructure.

Use of Funds

Capital will be used 30% engine completion and test infrastructure improvements, 20% completion of commercial booster vehicle, 20% manufacturing tooling and infrastructure, 10% on government and commercial business development, 10% regulatory compliance, 10% working capital.

Efforts will be focused on the complete development of our MAREVL engine for hypersonic and suborbital use and kick-off fulfillment our sub-contract obligations with Specter Aerospace and prepare for first revenue operations scheduled for ~12 months after completion of the fundraising round including initial investment in production facilities and machinery.

Next 12 Months

1. Complete next MAREVL engine build and test cycle
2. Support hypersonic partner integration work
3. Advance FAA commercial launch licensing
4. Expand manufacturing tooling and test infrastructure
5. Prepare for initial revenue operations
6. Begin scaling toward repeatable production

Board of Advisors

bluShift is fortunate to have put together a strong set of advisors with hands on experience in low-cost spaceports, the co-founder of the original sea-based launch company, hybrid rockets, hypersonics and defense.

The Vision

We are starting by powering the test vehicles that refine America's hypersonic capabilities. But our roadmap extends to suborbital research and on-orbit satellite propulsion. We are building the safe, scalable propulsion layer for the next century of aerospace defense and commercial opportunities.