Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Acquires PVP Advanced EO Systems

General Atomics Acquires EO Vista, LLC

September 15, 2023

Aerospace & Defense

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.

EOTECH Acquires VK Integrated Systems

August 5, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

EOTECH has acquired VK Integrated Systems (VKIS), a Clarksville, Tennessee developer of weapon electronics, TAK-based situational awareness tools, and battlefield networking solutions. The purchase expands EOTECH’s capabilities beyond optics into integrated weapon sensors, edge computing, and turnkey TAK server offerings to accelerate battlefield digitization and C5ISR capability at the tactical edge.

Pacific Defense Acquires Spear Research

November 5, 2020

Aerospace & Defense

Pacific Defense, a defense electronics platform backed by HCI Equity Partners and Emerald Lake Capital Management, has acquired Nashua, New Hampshire–based Spear Research. The acquisition adds electronic warfare, signals intelligence (SIGINT/ELINT), RF engineering, advanced signal processing and autonomous networked sensor capabilities to Pacific Defense's portfolio to better serve DoD and select international customers.

Teledyne Acquires Select Aerospace and Defense Electronics Businesses of Excelitas for $710M

February 3, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

Teledyne Technologies has agreed to acquire select aerospace and defense electronics businesses from Excelitas Technologies for approximately $710 million in cash, including the UK-based Optical Systems business (branded Qioptiq) and the U.S.-based Advanced Electronic Systems (AES) business. The businesses will be folded into Teledyne's Aerospace and Defense Electronics segment (operating under the name Teledyne Qioptiq for the optical business) to expand Teledyne's capabilities in optics, tactical night-vision, defense electronics and space applications.

Vertex Aerospace Acquires Raytheon Technologies' Defense Training and Mission Critical Solutions Business Lines

December 7, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Vertex Aerospace, owned by private equity firm American Industrial Partners, agreed to acquire Raytheon Technologies' Defense Training and Mission Critical Solutions business lines, a group of businesses that generated approximately $1.0 billion in sales in 2020. The transaction (a divestiture by Raytheon Technologies) adds roughly 2,000 employees to Vertex, expands its training, mission-critical support and modernization capabilities, and broadens its government and commercial aerospace contract portfolio.

Cerberus Capital Management Acquires Votaw Precision Technologies

March 24, 2025

Manufacturing

Cerberus Capital Management has acquired Votaw Precision Technologies, a Santa Fe Springs, California-based specialty manufacturer of mission-critical hardware and components for aerospace, defense, space and maritime applications. The deal, led by Cerberus' Supply Chain and Strategic Opportunities platform, will support investments to expand Votaw's machining and assembly capacity, deepen customer relationships, and broaden its geographic footprint to bolster the U.S. defense industrial base.