Anduril Industries Acquires American Infrared Solutions (AIRS)

Anduril Industries Acquires American Infrared Solutions

October 20, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

Anduril Industries has acquired American Infrared Solutions (AIRS), a U.S.-based developer and manufacturer of cooled thermal/infrared camera systems. The deal brings in-house infrared sensor and camera manufacturing capabilities to support Anduril's defense and autonomous systems; terms were not disclosed.

Anduril Industries Acquires Area-I

April 1, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Anduril Industries has acquired Area-I, a metro-Atlanta unmanned aerial systems developer and maker of the ALTIUS tube-launched aircraft platform. Area-I will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Anduril, expanding Anduril’s hardware portfolio and accelerating development of mission autonomy, intelligent teaming and related defense capabilities.

NIRAS Acquires Lorien Engineering Solutions from GP Strategies

December 4, 2023

Engineering Services

NIRAS has acquired Lorien Engineering Solutions, a division of GP Strategies Corporation, to strengthen its engineering consultancy capabilities in the food & beverage, life science and advanced manufacturing sectors. The deal adds Lorien’s offices in Poland, the U.K., and South Africa to NIRAS’s global footprint and is expected to complete on 1 January 2024. The acquisition expands NIRAS’s process-industry expertise and international scale.

Albers Aerospace Acquires Undisclosed ISR Integration Company

August 5, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

Albers Aerospace has completed the acquisition of an undisclosed global leader in Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) integration. DLA Piper advised Albers on the transaction, which Albers said will immediately expand its ISR capabilities and strengthen its mission-focused solutions for defense customers.

Automated Industrial Robotics Acquires Owens Design

August 20, 2025

Industrial Services

Automated Industrial Robotics (AIR) has acquired Owens Design, a Fremont, California-based industrial automation firm, in a transaction funded by an Ares Management private equity fund alongside an equity roll by Owens Design leadership. The acquisition—bringing Owens Design's ~100 employees and 60,000 sq. ft. facility into the AIR platform—strengthens AIR's engineering capabilities and presence in the semiconductor, medical products and renewable energy end markets.

Lynred Acquires New Imaging Technologies (NIT)

October 8, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

Lynred, a global provider of infrared detectors, is acquiring New Imaging Technologies (NIT), a French developer and manufacturer of SWIR InGaAs sensors and cameras. The deal, announced by Lynred, is intended to strengthen Lynred's leadership in the SWIR market by combining complementary supply chains and technical capabilities; the transaction is expected to close in Q4 2024 and is subject to customary conditions.