Strategic sale positions Colorado company with laser focus on air &
missile defense for rapid growth
FORT
COLLINS, Colo., Aug. 3, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- A leader in air defense, missile defense and space
domain awareness, Numerica is known for solving some of the
nation's most important defense challenges. After several years of
innovation and growth, the Colorado company's space division has been
acquired by Slingshot Aerospace, a company focused on building
space simulation and analytics products for Space Situational
Awareness and Space Traffic Coordination. This divestiture will
allow Numerica to focus on innovations in air and missile defense
with even greater investment in its short-range air defense product
line – including the Spyglass™ short-range surveillance
radar and MIMIR™ C2 software.
Numerica's space division acquired by
Slingshot Aerospace
Numerica's distinguished space division provides high-quality
data and state-of-the-art software solutions that inform operator
action to help protect satellites from on-orbit hazards and
threats. To help address critical space needs, Numerica has
developed market-leading uncorrelated track processing software and
transitioned it to multiple space operation centers, deployed a
global telescope network to provide a responsive, robust and
affordable commercial satellite tracking service and developed the
world's first commercial daytime optical LEO-to-GEO satellite
tracking capability.
Through the agreement, Slingshot has acquired the following:
- An autonomous global network of proprietary sensors and
software comprising more than 150 sensors including 30 telescopes
across 20 locations around the globe with advanced data processing
capabilities.
- The Numerica SDA team including research scientists, orbital
analysts, software engineers and applied mathematicians in remote
work settings including Vandenburg Air Force Base as well as the
Fort Collins and Colorado Springs, Colo. offices.
- The Numerica office in Colorado
Springs.
"We are proud to have developed such an effective global network
of proprietary ground-based sensors and software for deep space
surveillance and look forward to seeing its continued evolution
with an established industry leader like Slingshot Aerospace,"
President Jeff Poore said. "This
acquisition will help accelerate advancements in spaceflight safety
and sustainability during a time of great need, but it will also
allow Numerica to strategically focus resources on our growing air
and missile defense business."
The air and missile defense teams at Numerica are dedicated to
developing and deploying high-performance command and control
systems for applications from theater integrated air and missile
defense to tactical counter-UAS. Several of their biggest
developments lately have included:
- Launch of Spyglass radar, a purpose-built multi-mission KU-band
radar that addresses short-range air defense (SHORAD) missions
inclusive of counter-small, unmanned aircraft systems (C-SUAS),
ground surveillance and other missions.
- MFATS™, a mature and widely deployed sensor fusion software
engine used to generate fire control quality tracks from a network
of heterogeneous sensors.
- MIMIR, a software product for integrating networks of sensors
and weapons, includes MFATS for sensor data fusion and a
lightweight user display for operator engagement.
- An 18-year membership of the Lockheed Martin-led Missile
Defense National Team, providing advanced algorithms to assist the
U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS).
- A 13-year position providing advanced algorithms and software
on the Northrop Grumman-led Integrated Air and Missile Defense
Battle Command System (IBCS) program.
- Renovation of a 33,000 square foot facility to support the
continued development of Spyglass radar – this new building located
at 4450 Denrose Court in Fort
Collins is the only location in Colorado that is currently manufacturing radar
and one of only a few in the entire country.
About Numerica: Founded in 1996, Numerica focuses on
creating innovative solutions to the most pressing technical
challenges faced by customers in the areas of air defense and
missile defense. Headquartered in Fort
Collins, Colo., Numerica's rapidly growing team of talented
research scientists and engineers tackle data science problems by
developing advanced algorithms to power mission-critical national
security software. This year, Numerica celebrates 25 years of
developing state-of-the-art technologies that have been deployed
around the world to integrate networks, fuse data, precisely track
targets and quantify uncertainty. Learn more at
www.numerica.us.
CONTACT: Kelly Wakefield
kelly.wakefield@wildrockpr.com
970-449-6870
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