Qualis, InTrack Radar Technologies and Tektonux have merged to form a single company focused on modernizing missile defense, space domain awareness, integrated fires and electronic warfare.
Why Did Qualis, InTrack & Tektonux Merge?
Bluestone Investment Partners, which backed the merger, said Wednesday the companies formed a new entity to advance the development and deployment of specialized technologies for ballistic missile early warning and space surveillance, enabling faster identification and tracking of threats across evolving mission sets. The merger is intended to deliver integrated hardware and artificial intelligence-enabled software designed to support agile modernization across sensor, command-and-control and shooter systems.
“This combination of capabilities represents a major advancement in our ability to support the warfighter across the sensor-to-shooter continuum,” said Rod Duke, CEO of Qualis. “By bringing together pioneering domain expertise, continuously-improved software and hardware, and mission-proven engineering, we are able to produce and pivot faster for our customers’ new missions.”
What Capabilities Does the New Company Provide?
The new company’s offerings include advanced signals engineering, as well as signal collection and analysis in contested electromagnetic environments. It will also offer the Phoenix NexGen User Experience Framework, which integrates AI agents into human teams for missile defense and command-and-control missions.
The merger combines decades of experience in radar, missile defense, electronic warfare and space systems into a single platform. The combined organization has a workforce of more than 400 professionals and operates advanced laboratories in Huntsville and an observatory in Colorado Springs.
What Is Bluestone Investment Partners?
Bluestone is a private equity firm focused on lower middle-market companies in the defense and government technology sectors. The firm invested in Qualis in August 2024.
