Jon Rucker, CEO of Ultra Intelligence & Communications, has accepted the 2025 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson.
Rucker, now a two-time Wash100 awardee, is being recognized for driving company growth through major contract wins and for his role in delivering mission-critical capabilities to American warfighters and allies.
Founded by Garrettson in 2014, the Wash100 Award is handed out annually to the most significant figures within the government and government contracting industry. The winners are selected based on their recent accomplishments and potential for future successes.
Ultra I&C’s Contract Wins, Partnerships
Under Rucker, Ultra I&C secured major deals with U.S. and international customers. In September, the defense company won two contracts, one from the Air Force and another from the Marine Corps.
The Air Force contract tasks Ultra I&C to provide engineering, repair, help desk and software services in support of the Joint Air Defense Systems Integrator, or ADSI, program. ADSI is a real-time, combat-proven, tactical command and control system that serves as a command and control gateway for the U.S. and its allies.
Meanwhile, the company received a contract from the Marine Corps’ Common Aviation Command and Control System for its ADSI solution.
Ultra I&C has been developing the ADSI platform in partnership with the Marine Corps since 2019. In 2024, the company demonstrated the technology at the NATO-led Coalition Warrior Interoperability Exploration, Experimentation, Examination Exercise in Poland.
In October, Ultra I&C announced that it would combine its ADSI offering with Hanwha Defense USA’s K239 Chunmoo rocket launcher to develop an integrated command and control system for the Five Eyes alliance. The technologies are expected to strengthen global defense.
Congratulations to Rucker for his second Wash100 win!
