On January 20, John H. Northrop & Associates, (JHNA), Coherent Technical Services, (CTSi), and EXPANSIA Group announced their merger to form a new national defense technology company supporting warfighters, operators, and program offices through expertise in digital engineering, full-spectrum modeling and simulation, and advanced fabrication.
The merger establishes the foundation for a new Falfurrias Management Partners defense technology platform that will continue to support existing customers such as the Department of War, DARPA, NASA, U.S. Navy, Army, Air Force, Space Force, and commercial partners.
Engineered to move at the speed and scale of modern conflict, the company delivers end-to-end support to defense customers across the full acquisition and mission lifecycle, from research and development to sustainment and readiness. By combining patented technologies in artificial intelligence and human-machine teaming, modular open systems architecture, integrated digital environments, and additive manufacturing, the organization is positioned to solve the critical technical challenges shaping the next era of national security across land, sea, air, and space. Included in the merger is CTSi’s patented Mudbucket™ software and hardware system, which facilitates quick and inexpensive upgrades to aviation, ground, and naval systems.
“By uniting deep mission understanding with differentiated and advanced technologies, we are positioned to lead the evolution of critical defense priorities such as autonomy and unmanned systems, next-generation platform development and modernization, and contested logistics,” said Ian Northrop, the newly appointed leader of the platform company. “This merger allows us to better support the warfighter with technology that matters, while at the same time signifies a strategic alignment of talent, culture, and mission focus across the consolidated employee base.”
This partnership represents the fifth platform investment within Falfurrias’ federal government services and technology investment campaign. Alongside CEO Ian Northrop, Falfurrias’ Marybeth Wootton, Joe Price and Grant Hundley will all join the Company board.
The combined organization employs more than 525 professionals operating from key defense hubs including Newport News, Va., Patuxent River, Md., Huntsville, Al., Nashua, NH., and San Diego, CA. The company also operates a 100,000-square-foot advanced prototyping and fabrication facility in Patuxent River, Md, supporting rapid prototyping, testing, full rate manufacturing and transition to operational use.
Source: Falfurrias Management Partners
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