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DCS acquires research and development firm

DCS is using this transaction to grow a portfolio of applied R&D and tech transition efforts at the Air Force, plus other agencies involved in aviation and space.

  • By Ross Wilkers

B/Core acquires another intelligence community specialist

NewSpring Holdings first entered its investment in B/CORE in 2023 and has since supported a handful of acquisitions to build a larger IT and digital transformation provider.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Sierra Space and Vast detail their Series C investment rounds

National security space opportunities are a common thread between both companies as In-Q-Tel continues its involvement in one of them.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Noda AI, Smack Technologies detail their Series A capital rounds

Autonomous system management and frontier artificial intelligence are the key tech areas of focus here.

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Blue Fire Equity builds out defense-intel holdings with Jovian Concepts acquisition

This is the private equity firm's first acquisition as it targets prime contractors serving classified customers.

  • By Nick Wakeman

XTec acquired by Germany-headquartered security tech firm

Giesecke+Devrient is using this transaction to establish a larger foothold in North America and add a company that supports 105 agencies in credentialing employees and contractors.

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Woven Solutions acquires Valence in commercial tech integration push

This is Woven's third acquisition since the company itself was bought by private equity firm Falfurrias Management Partners in August.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Space, energy and software coding investment rounds to note

Aalyria, Chariot Defense, Code Metal and the publicly-traded Intuitive Machines also detail what they plan to do next with their new capital infusions.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Markon acquires another cyber company

Markon is also looking to expand its independent research-and-development work across a wider customer base.

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ERT sets new course for itself with Sev1Tech acquisition

Earth Resources Technology is roughly tripling in size and bolstering its footprint at Space Force, an agency often seen as leaning forward into newer and more agile acquisition approaches.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Space, energy and cyber venture rounds to highlight

The venture arms of Lockheed Martin and RTX, plus the intelligence community's In-Q-Tel organization get mentions in this listing.

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Valiant Solutions acquires network engineering provider

The Bluestone-backed company is pushing to have a presence in all phases of the cyber lifecycle that include system design and accreditation.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Veritas Capital's ninth fund grows to $15.3B

The firm cites continued investor interest in the U.S. government market and other highly regulated industries.

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Booz Allen makes acquisition to expand global commercial business

Booz Allen is also looking to complement its delivery of cyber solutions to federal agencies with this move.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Venture moves in space and manufacturing to highlight

Axiom and Stoke lay out what they want to do next with their newfound investment, while Perseus Materials gets the backing of Lockheed Martin's venture arm.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Tharros gets backing from Blue Delta

The 16-year-old company supports the National Vulnerabilities Database, a cornerstone repository for cyber researchers to assess exploits.

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By Light acquires another simulation, training tech outfit

By Light is pushing toward a more architecture-centric and agile approach for its offerings in modeling, simulation and training.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Woven Solutions acquires AI tech outfit

Falfurrias Management Partners has helped Woven acquire two other businesses since first backing the company.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Manufacturing, autonomy and space venture rounds to highlight

Machina Labs, Overland AI, Skyryse and Tomorrow-dot-io detail the next phase of their strategies with new investment in place.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Qualis joins forces with two other space, missile defense firms

Bluestone Investment Partners first backed Qualis in 2024 and is using that company as a foundation to form a larger entity that now employs 400 people.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Private equity firm forms new defense manufacturer with two acquisitions

Ventus Industrial Partners creates Aeron Defense to build production capabilities across key military programs through a workforce ownership model.

  • By Nick Wakeman