Today marks a watershed moment in proposal writing. After months of intensive development and testing with leading aerospace & defense contractors, we're proud to introduce Astral Agent V1 — the most sophisticated AI writing system ever created for government contracting.
This isn't just another AI writing tool. Astral Agent V1 represents a fundamental breakthrough in how proposals are conceived, written, and refined. Built from the ground up for the unique demands of defense contracting, it combines unprecedented AI capabilities with the precision, compliance, and quality that government contracts demand.
The results speak for themselves. Early customers are completing proposals 80% faster while achieving quality scores that consistently outperform manual processes, existing AI tools, and even iterative prompt engineering approaches. But speed means nothing without compliance — which is why every response is automatically validated against ITAR, FedRAMP, and DoD requirements.
What sets Astral Agent apart isn't just its performance, but its approach. Before writing a single word, the system runs what we call a "gate decision" — analyzing your question against available context to determine the optimal strategy. Should it provide a direct answer? Does it need additional research? Should it reference prior responses? This intelligent triage eliminates the back-and-forth that typically plagues proposal development.
The system doesn't just read your documents — it understands them. It automatically extracts relevant sections from bid requirements, references your past work, and incorporates real-time web research when needed. Every answer is grounded in comprehensive, relevant context, then validated through multiple quality control layers.
Quality Score
Proposal quality rating (0‑100 — higher is better)
Writing Time
Hours per proposal — lower is better
* Tested on a selected pool of DoD / aerospace technical proposals with LLM-as-a-Judge.
Perhaps most importantly, Astral Agent is designed for collaboration, not replacement. You maintain complete control over tone, length, and direction. Need a concise technical summary? Specify the word count. Prefer a more conversational approach? Adjust the tone parameters. The AI adapts to your preferences while ensuring every response meets the stringent requirements of government contracting.
We've tested this extensively with teams ranging from small specialized contractors to defense organizations. The feedback has been consistent: this isn't just an incremental improvement — it's a fundamental shift in how proposals get written.
"Astral Agent V1 has completely transformed our proposal process. What used to take our team weeks now takes days, and the quality is consistently higher than anything we've produced manually. The built-in compliance checking alone has saved us countless review cycles." — Leading Aerospace & Defense Contractor
The implications extend beyond just efficiency gains. When you can reduce proposal development time by 80% while improving quality, you fundamentally change the economics of bidding. Small teams can compete with industry giants. Companies can pursue opportunities they previously couldn't afford to chase. The entire competitive landscape shifts.
This represents more than just technological advancement — it's the foundation for an entirely new category of AI-powered government contracting tools. We're not just making proposal writing faster; we're making it fundamentally better.
Astral Agent V1 is available immediately for qualified aerospace & defense contractors. The future of proposal writing isn't coming — it's here.