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BlueHalo

Active EO & GEOINT Private HQ: Arlington, Virginia Founded 2021

Fast-growing defense technology company formed in 2021 through AE Industrial Partners' consolidation of multiple defense-tech firms (including AECOM's management services and Brilligent Solutions). Specializes in directed energy weapons, space sensors, satellite ground systems, C5ISR, and counter-UAS technology. A key Space Force supplier for ground-based space domain awareness sensors and satellite communication terminals. Recapitalized in 2023 at a high private valuation, making it one of the most valuable private defense-tech companies. Positioned at the intersection of space, directed energy, and electronic warfare -- three high-growth DoD budget categories. IPO or strategic exit widely anticipated within 2-3 years.

51.4
ARI Composite
Moderate Risk
#35 of 40
Peer Rank
Defense cohort
Total Launches
No flights tracked
$4.7B (2023 AE Indus…
Estimated valuation
Private — reported

FINANCIAL HEALTH

51.4
ARI composite · Moderate Risk
Peer rank#35 of 40
Peer groupDefense
Data coverage82%
Tracked gov contracts$569.0M across 53 awards

SECTOR POSITION

Primary sectorEO & GEOINT
Rank within sector#35 of 40
Tracked peers40

REGISTRY DATA

Legal nameBlueHalo, LLC
OwnershipPrivate
HeadquartersArlington, Virginia
CountryUS
Founded2021
CEOJonathan Moneymaker
ParentAE Industrial Partners
AliasesBlueHalo, BLUEHALO, BLUEHALO, LLC, BlueHalo LLC, Blue Halo, BLUE HALO
SubsidiariesAECOM Advanced Technology (legacy), Brilligent Solutions, Citadel Defense
Key programsDirected energy weapons, Space sensors and ground terminals, C5ISR systems, Counter-UAS systems, Satellite communications ground systems
Gov customersDoD, Space Force, MDA, DARPA, Army
Estimated valuation$4.7B (2023 AE Industrial recapitalization)
Last funding$4.7B recapitalization by AE Industrial Partners (2023)
IPO statusPrivate — owned by AE Industrial Partners

Source: space_company_registry.json · Operator homepage → · BlueHalo corporate homepage — now part of AeroVironment (AVinc); confirms space optical, directed energy, and satellite ground systems.

METHODOLOGY

Launch history and subsystem outcomes aggregate from AstraVeris's launch_events table with Wilson 95% lower bounds on success rates. ARI scores come from the 11-factor composite (/finance/methodology/). Constellation counts derive from the live CelesTrak/GCAT object catalog. Gov contracts from USAspending.gov awards; private deals from deduplicated pipeline deal extraction. Absence of a row means "not tracked" — we never fabricate. See /methodology/ for the full data model and /data-licensing/ for licensing terms.

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