M&A Trends

Impulse Space closes $300M Series C round

RTX Ventures and Airbus Ventures are returning as investors to support the next phase of this startup's strategy for revolutionizing space transportation.

Radiance expands defense footprint with Verus Research buy

Radiance looks to strengthen its position in directed energy, space systems and emerging defense technologies.

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Voyager sets the size, specs of its IPO

The space and defense systems manufacturer quantifies what it hopes to achieve in the pending initial public offering.

Infleqtion closes $100M Series C round

The 18-year-old quantum tech company now counts Science Applications International Corp.'s ventures arm as an investor and go-to-market partner.

Leidos bets on offensive cyber with $300M Kudu acquisition

The purchase seeks to fulfill growing demand for converged cyber-electronic warfare solutions.

How GRVTY centers its vision around the automated intelligence enterprise

The defense tech industry is being forced to be more creative than it has been in recent times. But as GRVTY's CEO Katie Selbe explains to us, this new company is just fine with that.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Copper River expands health care presence with acquisition

The Alaska Native-owned company is looking to offer more medical services for government clients.

VTG acquires a trio in intelligence market push

This mix of businesses touts core service lines as including system administration, cybersecurity and software development.

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.

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.

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.

Tyto Athene buys compliance automation software provider

This purchase is Tyto Athene's second during the past 12 months to focus on cyber.