SciTec

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Summary

SciTec, Inc. is a Princeton, New Jersey–based national-security technology company, founded 1979 (45+ years of operation as of 2025), specializing in remote sensing software, missile warning/tracking, intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance (ISR) data fusion, space domain awareness, and command-and-control (C2) systems for the US Department of Defense, Space Force, and intelligence community. On October 5, 2025, Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY) announced a definitive agreement to acquire SciTec for approximately $855 million ($300M cash plus $555M in Firefly stock); the deal closed November 5, 2025, and SciTec now operates as a Firefly subsidiary. Editorial note on placement: SciTec’s core business is missile warning, ISR, space domain awareness, and C2 — not primarily drones. It is filed in this section because its public materials cite “machine learning for counter-UAS technology” as one of its national-security applications; readers should treat SciTec as a defense sensing/software company with a peripheral counter-UAS angle, not a dedicated C-UAS vendor. Do not confuse this company with the similarly named SCI Technology, Inc. (Sanmina subsidiary), maker of the AeroGuard drone-interdiction system.

Key Facts

Founded: 1979
HQ: 100 Wall Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
Other locations: Boulder, CO (two sites); Dayton, OH; El Segundo, CA; Huntsville, AL; Herndon, VA (operating location)
Type: Private (subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, Nasdaq: FLY, since Nov 5, 2025)
Business model: Software and mission-data-processing contractor — remote sensing exploitation software, multi-sensor/multi-domain data fusion, autonomous battle management C2
Revenue: ~$164M for the twelve months ended June 30, 2025 (per Firefly acquisition announcement)
Certified: Small Business Non-traditional Defense Contractor (per company site, though the term “small business” predates the Firefly acquisition and $855M valuation)
Primary customers: Missile Defense Agency (MDA), US Space Force / Space Systems Command (SSC), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Space Development Agency (SDA), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

What It Is / How It Works

SciTec’s business is organized around what it calls the “SciTec Triad”: system modeling (predicting and simulating threats before they occur), rapid prototyping (fast design-build-test cycles), and operational evolution (iterating fielded systems against emerging threats). Its five named capability areas are: (1) missile warning, tracking, and defense — including ground- and space-based sensor data exploitation; (2) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) data fusion; (3) command and control (C2), including automated multi-sensor/multi-domain data correlation for Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2); (4) space domain awareness; and (5) aircraft survivability / countermeasure test equipment for rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft. The company’s site names “machine learning for counter-UAS technology” as an application of its broader sensor-fusion and target-detection software stack, but does not describe a discrete counter-UAS hardware product — this differs structurally from hardware-first C-UAS vendors in this section (DroneShield, Dedrone, Fortem) that sell dedicated detection/interdiction systems.

A major named program is SciTec’s role in the Future Operational Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) framework, where the company was awarded a $259 million US Space Force contract (announced 2025) to deliver scalable, cyber-secure ground processing for the Space Force’s missile warning and tracking mission. SciTec’s software is also positioned as a contributor to the Trump administration’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense architecture, per statements from both SciTec and Firefly Aerospace leadership.

Notable Developments

2025-11-05: Firefly Aerospace completed its acquisition of SciTec; SciTec now operates as a Firefly subsidiary, with CEO Jim Lisowski continuing to lead the business and reporting to Firefly CEO Jason Kim.
2025-10-05: Firefly Aerospace announced a definitive agreement to acquire SciTec for ~$855M ($300M cash + $555M in Firefly shares at $50/share); deal framed around adding SciTec’s “full-stack software and big data processing capabilities” to Firefly’s launch/lunar/in-space services, with explicit reference to the Golden Dome missile-defense initiative.
2025 (year, exact date unconfirmed): Awarded a $259 million US Space Force / Space Systems Command contract to enhance the FORGE (Future Operational Resilient Ground Evolution) enterprise OPIR (overhead persistent infrared) ground-processing solution.

Key People

Jim Lisowski — CEO, SciTec

Role: Chief Executive Officer of SciTec; continues to lead the company as a Firefly Aerospace subsidiary, reporting to Firefly CEO Jason Kim
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/james-lisowski-5439a99
Education: Physics and Philosophy, Rutgers College
Career: Joined SciTec in 1984 and rose through the organization over four decades to CEO, per public reporting; extensive background in national security space systems

People — Last Reviewed: 2026-07-26

Only one named executive was identifiable from public sources at the time of this review; SciTec’s site does not publish a leadership/team page distinct from careers content. Verify additional leadership (CTO, COO, segment presidents) directly with the company or via the Firefly Aerospace investor relations site as post-acquisition integration proceeds.

Claim Verification

Claim: SciTec acquisition valued at ~$855 million ($300M cash + $555M stock)

Status: Verified

Supporting sources:

Summary: Deal terms are confirmed directly from Firefly’s own press release, including the cash/stock split and $50/share issuance price. This is a completed transaction (closed Nov 5, 2025), not a rumor or pending deal.

Claim: SciTec generated ~$164 million revenue for the 12 months ended June 30, 2025

Status: Verified (as company-reported figure in an official acquisition announcement; not independently audited in public filings since SciTec was privately held)