BlueHalo Acquires Eqlipse Technologies

Arlington Capital Partners Forms BlueHalo by Combining AEgis Technologies, Applied Technology Associates, and Brilligent Solutions

October 29, 2020

Aerospace & Defense

Arlington Capital Partners announced the formation of BlueHalo by combining its portfolio company AEgis Technologies (including prior integrated acquisitions Excivity and EMRC Heli) with newly acquired Applied Technology Associates and Brilligent Solutions. The merged company, BlueHalo, will provide advanced engineering and technology solutions across space, directed energy, missile defense, C4ISR, and cyber for the national security community.

Eqlipse Technologies (Arlington) Acquires Net Vision Consultants

August 21, 2023

Cybersecurity

Eqlipse Technologies, a platform of Arlington Capital Partners, has acquired Net Vision Consultants, Inc., an analytics and engineering services provider focused on multi-modal telecom analysis and cloud analytics for defense and intelligence customers. The acquisition adds Net Vision's SIGINT, telecom-analysis and cloud analytics capabilities to Eqlipse's full-spectrum cyber, signals intelligence and identity-management engineering offerings.

Eqlipse Technologies (Arlington-backed) to Acquire SR Technologies

November 1, 2023

Aerospace & Defense

Eqlipse Technologies, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has agreed to acquire SR Technologies (SRT), a provider of signals intelligence (SIGINT) and electronic warfare (EW) products and engineering solutions. The add-on acquisition expands Eqlipse's technical capabilities for Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and federal law enforcement customers; financial terms were not disclosed and the deal was expected to close in Q4 2023.

BlueHalo Acquires Asymmetrik from Arlington Capital Partners' Portfolio

November 23, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

BlueHalo, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has acquired Asymmetrik Ltd., a developer of OSINT and intelligence-focused software tools. The deal expands BlueHalo's cyber and SIGINT capabilities by adding Asymmetrik's OSINT, AI/ML, blockchain analytics and real-time streaming analytics expertise and team (120+ employees) headquartered in Annapolis Junction, Maryland.

AeroVironment Acquires BlueHalo for $4.1B

April 1, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

AeroVironment, Inc. completed an all-stock acquisition of BlueHalo LLC in a transaction valuing the deal at approximately $4.1 billion, creating a combined defense technology company operating as AV. The deal, in which Arlington Capital Partners sold BlueHalo, brings BlueHalo's space, directed energy, electronic warfare, cyber, and AI capabilities into AV to accelerate cross-domain integration and scale production for U.S. and allied defense customers.

BlueHalo Acquires Intelligent Automation, Inc.

August 19, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

BlueHalo, an Arlington Capital Partners-backed national security technology platform, has agreed to acquire Rockville, Maryland-based Intelligent Automation, Inc. (IAI). The acquisition brings IAI's AI/ML, cybersecurity, hypersonics, space, 5G, data analytics and RF/communications capabilities — including a large PhD-staff and IP portfolio — into BlueHalo to accelerate productization and expand technical capabilities for DoD and commercial customers.