M&A Trends

Booz Allen's venture arm goes across the pond for its newest investment

U.K.-headquartered Hadean focuses on digital wargaming and command-and-control tools for training and simulation initiatives.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Markon acquires another cyber company

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.