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CRG Defense has secured a $2 million U.S. Army contract to design and prototype a lightweight electric motor/generator system for hybrid-electric military vehicles. The effort supports a broader $17.25 million initiative to accelerate hybrid-electric propulsion technologies for next-generation ground and … Read more

CRG Defense announced today the full integration of its standalone brands AgilePower and Lectratek into the company’s Power Division, aligning advanced mobile energy and electric propulsion technologies under a unified mission to support U.S. national security, aerospace, and defense innovation. … Read more

CRG Defense, a leading provider of power generation equipment, announced today that they were selected by the Department of the Air Force and the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) to respond to a validated operational … Read more

CRG Defense has been named one of the Dayton region’s Best Places to Work for the third consecutive year by the Dayton Business Journal, reinforcing its commitment to building a workplace where top talent can grow, lead, and innovate. The … Read more

CRG Defense was featured in articles in both Composites World (July 7) and in the Dayton Daily News (July 4). The articles focused on the adoption of the new company name as well as the procurement of the Roboze Argo … Read more

CRG Defense has become one of the first companies in the world, and only the second in the U.S., to acquire the ARGO 1000 HYPERMELT, a large-format 3D printer from Italian manufacturer Roboze. The system enhances CRG Defense’s ability to … Read more

CRG Defense is the new name adopted by Cornerstone Research Group, Inc., which has been a pioneer in defense innovation for 28 years. The change reflects the company’s evolution into a next-generation defense tech platform business, one that integrates problem … Read more

CRG is set to revolutionize the future of aerospace manufacturing with a $2.5 million contract awarded by the Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO). This contract will fund the design and prototype development of a state-of-the-art, high-temperature fused filament fabrication … Read more

CRG recently tested its groundbreaking heated boot liner technology at Camp Rødsmoen, Norway, during the Arctic Warrior Experiment 2025. With temperatures plunging and daylight limited to less than seven hours each day, the team gathered critical insights from soldiers on … Read more

In the struggle against California’s relentless wildfires, where more than 40,000 acres have burned and thousands have been forced from their homes, firefighters risk everything to protect communities. While coastal firefighters work to protect their communities, researchers in the Midwest … Read more

CRG has been awarded U.S. Patent 12,084,203 for a breakthrough method of manufacturing composite aircraft primary structures. This innovation reflects CRG’s commitment to advancing aerospace manufacturing by offering a rapid, cost-effective solution for building high-performance, load-bearing aircraft components. CRG’s patented … Read more

CRG achieved a significant milestone in developing its High-Fidelity Drone Audio System, known as Bellbird. The system was successfully tested by the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate during an operational field assessment organized by the National Urban … Read more

CRG has received notification of a $1.1 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a new type of battery that could make electric vehicles more affordable and efficient. This funding supports CRG’s work on a technology that … Read more

CRG has been awarded a $1.9 million Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) contract from AFWERX, aimed at advancing the development, testing, and certification of its groundbreaking Ballistic Conformal Battery (BCB). Engineered as a centralized, wearable power source, the BCB is designed … Read more

CRG has been named a Best Place to Work in the Dayton region by the Dayton Business Journal. CRG is one of the 33 companies honored in the 2024 Best Places to Work awards and one of only nine mid-sized … Read more

CRG is proud to be part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) X-prime program, SHEPARD, the XRQ-73. SHEPARD is an “X-prime” program, leveraging the series hybrid electric architecture and some of the component technologies from the earlier AFRL/IARPA … Read more

As the International Space Station (ISS) streaks through the night sky at five miles per second, it carries an array of Dayton ingenuity: CRG’s shape memory polymer (SMP) composite samples. Mounted on the exterior of the ISS, these locally engineered … Read more

In a recent episode of Bizarre Beasts, the popular YouTube series hosted by Hank Green and Sarah Suta, viewers were introduced to the peculiar battle between ravens and desert tortoises in the Mojave Desert. Titled “We Made These Ravens a … Read more

CRG is one of 50 finalists in the Army xTechSearch 8 competition. The recognition comes as a result of CRG’s groundbreaking pitch titled “Ultra-Low Temperature Rechargeable Li-Metal Battery,” showcasing the company’s innovative advancements in battery technology. At the core of … Read more

AFWERX, the DAF’s innovation arm and a functional directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research, or SBIR, Direct to Phase II contract of approximately $1M to CRG to fund the development … Read more

The Rushlight Assets enterprise, the overall holding company that includes CRG, was represented by Christopher Hemmelgarn, president of CRG, when he took part in the Congressional Briefing on “SBIR: Powering Innovation and Paying Dividends” on February 6, 2024. Hosted by … Read more

CRG introduced a new wearable technology at the SAFE Association’s 61st Annual Symposium in Virginia Beach, held from October 10-12, 2023. One of CRG’s research engineers was invited to speak about the revolutionary Heated Boot Liners (HBLs) and shared insights … Read more

Technology developed by CRG has been prominently featured in a new episode of The New Yorker’s highly acclaimed documentary series, “Eco-Hack!” The documentary, created by Brett Marty and Josh Izenberg, showcases the significant impact the Techno-Tort™ Training System could have … Read more

The Dayton Daily News published an article about the next project in the Rushlight Assets ecosystem, which is to build a new ~26,000 sq ft facility on the grounds of 8821 Washington Church Rd., a location shared with CRG. The … Read more

CRG was named to the annual Inc. 5000 list, considered one of the most prestigious rankings of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. The rankings are based on percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021, and companies must be … Read more

Karman Space & Defense, backed by Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital, has partnered with CRG to acquire the MG Resin family of technologies. The acquisition of MG Resins represents a significant expansion of Karman’s core competencies in integrated composite … Read more

NASA has selected 17 U.S. companies for partnerships to mature industry-developed space technologies for the Moon and beyond through the Space Technology Mission Directorate’s 2020 Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity. CRG will evaluate a 3-D printing method that makes use of … Read more

The Dayton Business Journal posted an article about CRG’s zoning approval to commence a battery manufacturing process at its new facility at 8821 Washington Church Road. CRG acquired the property in January, 2020, and it added 126,000 square feet of … Read more

CRG is under contract with the Missile Defense Agency to manufacture high-temperature, carbon-carbon composite materials that enable advanced hypersonic technologies. This $7 million contract was made possible by provisions Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) included in the FY 2020 National Defense … Read more

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL’s) Manufacturing and Industrial Technologies Division and the contractor team of CRG, A&P Technology and CRG’s affiliate, Spintech LLC, conducted research to quantify the benefits of replacing legacy manufacturing processes with novel processes for the … Read more

For the last decade, CRG has been developing unique subsystem technologies to bring aircraft design and manufacturing back to the Dayton area. Through the hard work of CRG’s Aerospace Systems Center, they now have multiple aircraft under development. In the … Read more