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Serco's US arm closes $327M acquisition of Northrop's training business
Serco Inc. pushes its annual revenue past $2 billion and adds 1,000 employees to the now-10,000-person workforce.
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Quiet Professionals acquired by McNally Capital
The private equity firm adds another founder-led company to its portfolio of companies in the government market, the newest of which focuses on helping intelligence operators work with data.
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Voyager further illuminates space strategy in IPO filing
The company is undertaking its initial public offering in major part to help fund Starlab, a space station it is developing under contract with NASA, with nearly all post-IPO prospects hinging on that project's success or failure.
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Vibrint expands defense tech capabilities with Ampsight buy
The acquirer is looking to strengthen its artificial intelligence, cloud and cyber offerings for national security and geospatial intelligence customers.
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Zeno Power closes $50M Series B round to make nuclear batteries
The company started in 2018 and is moving away from prototyping of its batteries to manufacturing them for use in space, the polar regions and deep seas.
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Copper River expands health care presence with acquisition
The Alaska Native-owned company is looking to offer more medical services for government clients.
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VTG acquires a trio in intelligence market push
This mix of businesses touts core service lines as including system administration, cybersecurity and software development.
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X-Bow closes $105M Series B round, enters Lockheed partnership pact
The world’s largest defense company led this round to continue its involvement in the solid rocket motor maker, while Boeing Ventures also is staying in.
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Mpower Technology closes $21M Series B round to aid 'solar glitter' development
The company spun out of Sandia National Laboratories to commercialize its product for making solar cells much smaller than the norm and has caught the eye of two defense-focused venture firms.
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IonQ to acquire Capella Space for quantum network development push
The 10-year-old quantum company envisions its future network as enabling the kind of satellite-to-ground and satellite-to-satellite communications desired by U.S. government agencies.
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Tyto Athene buys compliance automation software provider
This purchase is Tyto Athene's second during the past 12 months to focus on cyber.
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In-Q-Tel invests in rare earth mineral extraction startup
China’s domination of global supply chains for these key tech ingredients helps explain why the intelligence community's venture investment arm is backing Alta Resource Technologies.
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Leidos CEO sheds light on GSA dialogue and the company's strategic priorities
In talking with Wall Street, CEO Tom Bell gave Leidos' perspective on conversations with the General Services Administration about the future of federal contracting. He also dove deeper into the company's NorthStar 2030 vision and provided (some) detail on its first acquisition in three years.
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SSATI closes a pair of intel-focused acquisitions
The buyer is looking to further build its core offerings in custom software development and system integration.
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Anduril acquires communications hardware provider
This is acquisition number nine for Anduril since it opened for business in 2017.
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Apex, True Anomaly detail next steps after their Series C capital rounds
Both of these three-year-old space startups are looking to scale up their production postures as blueprints for programs like the Golden Dome missile defense system start to emerge.
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VTG acquires radio frequency tech provider
VTG now employs 1,500 people and grows its intelligence community footprint with this acquisition.
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Lockheed to acquire Amentum product unit for $360M
Amentum's Rapid Solutions team manufactures communications and other tactical systems for national security programs.
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Shield AI acquires pilot analysis software suite
This is the defense tech unicorn's latest move to create more trust between human pilots and autonomy tools.
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