Government Contracts
Aviation + Aerospace
Fluet delivers mission-aligned legal counsel to aviation, aerospace, and emerging-technology companies operating in markets where speed, compliance, and durable partnerships all matter. Our attorneys combine deep domain experience across civilian and military systems, including aircraft, aviation operations, airport infrastructure, space launch and reentry, and defense-adjacent capabilities, with sophisticated experience in government acquisition and corporate transactions. The result is a single team that helps clients align how they operate, how they are regulated, and how they contract.
We provide practical, high-impact support across the full program lifecycle (from requirements development, capture, and contract negotiation through performance, and closeout) so programs stay compliant, funded, and executable in highly regulated environments. Fluet is especially well-suited for companies developing dual-use systems: products designed to succeed in both commercial markets and national security environments. By integrating government contracts, fiscal law, and corporate-deal experience, we help clients manage risk, accelerate delivery, and turn innovation into long-term growth.
Our Aviation + Aerospace team routinely helps clients:
- Translate dual-use technologies into compliant, executable programs, bridging commercial and federal requirements for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), AI and machine learning, cyber and ISR (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance), and space-enabled systems.
- Keep programs moving through Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and defense-related oversight without disrupting day-to-day operations.
- Structure and negotiate the right acquisition pathway, including FAR-based contracts, grants and cooperative agreements, Other Transaction Authorities (OTAs), and hybrid models.
- Resolve performance friction efficiently, including claims, audits, and investigations.
- Open new markets through teaming arrangements, licensing, export controls, and national security integration.
- Align contracting strategy with transaction and funding goals to support long-term success.
