Sigma Defense Acquires EWA Inc.
April 22, 2024
Sigma Defense, a Sagewind Capital portfolio company, has acquired EWA Inc., an electronic warfare (EW) developer headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. The add-on expands Sigma Defense's CJADC2 and EW capabilities by integrating EWA's EW systems, simulators, training, and signal analysis expertise into Sigma's software-led defense portfolio.
- Buyers
- Sigma Defense, Sagewind Capital LLC
- Targets
- EWA Inc.
- Platforms
- Sigma Defense
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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