BlueHalo has turned over and installed its first high-energy laser diagnostic tool at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Virginia. The Laser Instrumented Diagnostic Suite is among four units that will be delivered to U.S. Navy test sites across the country, BlueHalo said Thursday. The company won the contract to develop LIDS in April […] More

Jonathan Moneymaker, CEO of BlueHalo and a previous Wash100 awardee, said the Space Rapid Capabilities Office under the U.S. Space Force will be the first customer of the company’s mobile electronic phased array antenna in support of the Satellite Communications Augmentation Resource program, SpaceNews reported Saturday. According to Moneymaker, the BlueHalo antenna, dubbed Badger, is […] More

Carahsoft will use its reseller partner network and federal contract vehicles to offer BlueHalo‘s perimeter security system to government agencies.  BlueHalo’s ARGUS platform uses a suite of optical intrusion detection sensors and radio frequency-based devices to provide multi-layered security and oversight throughout agencies’ physical infrastructure, Carahsoft said Thursday. Initially developed for U.S. defense agencies, the […] More

L. Neil Thurgood, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general with almost four decades of military service, has joined the board of advisers of the defense and space-focused company BlueHalo. As a member, Thurgood will be responsible for advising an array of strategic efforts to expand BlueHalo’s presence in the defense and national security markets, the company said Wednesday. […] More

BlueHalo has officially opened its new research, development and manufacturing facility located in the Sandia Science and Technology Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in a move to expand its presence in the state. The company said the 73,000-square-foot facility will help develop products in areas such as advanced radio frequency, laser communications, counter-unmanned aerial systems […] More

BlueHalo seeks to expand its operations in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with an additional 83,000 square feet of space near its facility located in the Sandia Science and Technology Park. The company said it signed a lease at 1300 Eubank Boulevard SE to increase its manufacturing, research and development capabilities that enable its production of advanced […] More

BlueHalo has received an $11 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide optical laser communications flight terminals and ground station that the service branch’s research arm will use on satellite service demonstration. The company said it will help the Air Force Research Laboratory develop and test several technologies for on-orbit processing of satellite […] More

BlueHalo will supply the U.S. Army with a counter-unmanned aerial system for use on secure U.S. locations and overseas battlefields to defend against enemy drone and ensure warfighter protection. The company said Thursday its Titan C-UAS kits were ordered by the service branch under a $4 million deal to support a unit within the Army. […] More

BlueHalo has announced the delivery of its laser weapon platform, LOCUST, to the U.S. Army for integration into the service’s Palletized High Energy Laser system. The P-HEL program launched by the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office seeks to address the increasing threat posed by small unmanned aircraft systems through the development of counter-sUAS […] More

BlueHalo will invest in an existing facility at Sandia Science & Technology Park in Albuquerque as part of efforts to expand its footprint in New Mexico to create new jobs and meet the needs of its customer base. The 83,000-square-foot facility will provide BlueHalo with additional office space to accommodate 300 employees in New Mexico […] More

Executive Mosaic has included Jonathan Moneymaker, CEO of BlueHalo, in the 2022 edition of the Wash100 Award in recognition of his leadership in company growth through key acquisitions and contract awards from U.S. service branches that support warfighter capabilities. This marks the first time that Moneymaker has been named to Executive Mosaic’s annual list of […] More

BlueHalo will deliver a HIVE small unmanned aircraft system architecture to the U.S. Army under an initial $14 million contract. The defense and aerospace technology provider said Thursday it is expected by the service branch to craft an artificial intelligence/machine learning-based sUAS in order to boost mission efficiency, sensor performance and cut down on cognitive demand […] More