Founded in 2007 by defense-aerospace engineers, Frederick-based WGS Systems develops deployable intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems for military, intelligence and law-enforcement organizations. The Maryland small business combines systems engineering with in-house product development to support missions from concept through field operations, including custom solutions for manned and unmanned platforms. WGS Systems is AS 9100:2016 certified and serves the U.S. government as a certified small business.
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CyberWolf Technologies LLCFounded in Maryland in 2014 by engineer Glenn R. Beach, CyberWolf Technologies develops defense, intelligence and unmanned-aircraft solutions for U.S. government agencies. The small business draws on Beach’s more than 47 years in aerospace and national-defense programs, including work on airborne surveillance, tactical UAS and submarine communications, while also supporting emerging space missions and TAA-compliant computer systems.EASTON, MD
Compass Systems, IncSince 1997, Compass Systems has been a certified small business known for turning complex defense and aerospace ideas into technologies ready for operational use. Based in Patuxent River, Maryland, it brings together engineers, technicians, and veterans to support government and commercial customers from development through manufacturing. Its Johnstown, Pennsylvania, manufacturing division has operated since 2004 in a 15,000-square-foot facility.JOHNSTOWN, PA
IEC Infrared Systems, LLCFounded in 1999 by two NASA microgravity combustion researchers, IEC Infrared Systems is a Middleburg Heights, Ohio, NASA Spinoff company focused on surveillance and defense technology. Its engineers design and manufacture integrated infrared imaging systems in-house for military and government users, while its ISO 9001 certification reflects the company’s established quality system.MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OH
DA Precision Arms LTD COVeteran-founded DA Precision Arms develops autonomous defense technology centered on VHAGAR-X, a modular, backpack-deployable tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) unmanned aircraft system. The U.S.-based small business is designing the platform for rapid field deployment, edge-AI processing and future coordinated multi-drone operations in denied or communications-degraded environments. Its government-facing development work is aligned with SBIR/STTR pathways and ITAR, CMMC and SAM.gov requirements.332994SHIPPENSBURG, PA