BigBear.ai has completed its acquisition of Ask Sage, a generative artificial intelligence platform designed for government and regulated industries, in a cash transaction valued at approximately $250 million.
How Does the Ask Sage Acquisition Benefit BigBear.ai?
BigBear.ai said Wednesday the transaction will help expand its presence across defense, intelligence, national security and regulated commercial markets and strengthen its commitment to delivering AI tools to customers.
The transaction was first announced in November.
“Completing the acquisition of Ask Sage marks a significant milestone for BigBear.ai and accelerates our vision of delivering mission-ready AI that customers can deploy with confidence,” said BigBear.ai CEO Kevin McAleenan.
“Ask Sage is already operating at scale in mission-critical environments, and together we are bringing to market a secure, integrated AI platform that unifies data, software, and mission services in one place,” added McAleenan, a two-time Wash100 awardee.
Through the acquisition, BigBear.ai will expand its AI portfolio with the addition of generative AI workflows and help government and enterprise clients integrate AI while retaining control over security requirements, data sovereignty and model governance.
What Are BigBear.ai’s Recent Partnerships?
BigBear.ai has strengthened its defense and national security capabilities through several partnerships.
Most recently, BigBear.ai partnered with C Speed to integrate its ConductorOS AI orchestration platform with the latter’s LightWave Radar system to bring an autonomous threat detection and decision support capability to homeland security and defense partners.
In October, BigBear.ai entered into a strategic collaboration with Tsecond to deliver AI-powered edge infrastructure to U.S. national security agencies. A month earlier, the AI services provider collaborated with digital solutions firm SMX to deploy AI and orchestration capabilities in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet during the UNITAS 2025 maritime exercise.
In August, the AI company teamed up with DEFCON AI to build AI-based capabilities designed to enhance situational awareness and military readiness. In the same month, the company and Smiths Detection also completed testing of an integrated airport security platform.
What Is Ask Sage?
Ask Sage provides generative AI tools designed for secure deployment of AI models and agentic systems across defense, national security and other highly regulated sectors.
The company’s generative AI platform is authorized for FedRAMP High, Impacts Level 5 and 6 and Top Secret use and supports over AI models with zero-trust, label-based security. It can operate across on-premises, cloud and edge environments and is deployable in software-as-a-service, air-gapped or classified settings.
