General Atomics Acquires EO Vista, LLC
September 15, 2023
General Atomics has acquired EO Vista, LLC, an Acton, Massachusetts-based developer of electro-optical and infrared sensor payloads, and will integrate the business into its General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) group. EO Vista currently supplies the EO/IR weather sensor payload for a U.S. Space Force contract to deliver an EO/IR Weather System (EWS) satellite; the acquisition expands GA-EMS's sensor and space systems capabilities.
- Buyers
- General Atomics
- Targets
- EO Vista, LLC
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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