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

BlueHalo provided the stable platform assemblies that support a NASA payload currently in orbit for the space agency’s two-way, infrared-based communications experimentation in geosynchronous orbit. The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration payload that includes BlueHalo’s technology is designed to help NASA assess the impact of atmospheric events on laser communications, the company said Wednesday. LCRD launched […] More

BlueHalo, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has bought software and technology developer Asymmetrik in an effort to expand its cyber and signal intelligence franchise and offer open-source intelligence technologies to intelligence community customers. Asymmetrik brings experience in developing artificial intelligence/machine learning applications and other technologies for blockchain analytics, cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, federated search and […] More

BlueHalo, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has purchased San Diego-based Citadel Defense to add counter-unmanned aerial system technology as a complement to directed energy and perimeter security offerings. The combined company aims to offer an integrated multimodal cUAS platform designed for military and critical infrastructure protection applications, BlueHalo said Monday. Citadel developed its […] More

BlueHalo has demonstrated its Group 1 unmanned aerial systems as part of a Defense Innovation Unit project that seeks domestically produced small UAS options for the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. The company said Thursday it met DIU’s preflight, mission planning and launch requirements during the initial demonstration of five drone platforms that […] More

BlueHalo, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has agreed to buy Rockville Maryland-based Intelligent Automation Inc. in a move to incorporate artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies into BlueHalo’s national security platform. IAI employs more than 75 professionals who are PhD holders, supports multiple customers at the Department of Department and productizes technology via […] More

BlueHalo has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Design and Development Engineering Services Corporation to expands the Arlington Capital Partners company’s space-qualified hardware, laser communications systems and directed energy capabilities. “DDES has established itself as a leader in developing space-qualified hardware and we are incredibly excited to partner with the DDES management team as […] More

BlueHalo will help develop and demonstrate antenna technologies for military telemetry, tracking and command operations under a three-year, $5.9 million contract with the Small Satellite Branch of the U.S. Air Force’s research laboratory. The award is for the Phased Arrays for Ground Segment Satellite Communication Applications system and covers support for the Wide Area Scanning […] More

Altamira Technologies has received a multiyear, $6M contract from the U.S. Navy to support the maintenance and sustainment of geospatial intelligence systems being used by Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast. The company said Tuesday it will provide on-site technical support for the Geographic Information System and GeoReadiness Explorer platforms. NAVFAC uses the systems in efforts to manage facilities […] More