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Defense Electronics M&A Transactions - October 2025

Written by Stephen Perry | December 2025

 

Download and read the October 2025 issue of the Defense Electronics Monthly, covering the latest M&A deal news and valuation trends in the defense electronics sector, including activity in segments such as C4ISR and electronic warfare, rugged electronics, RF & microwave, embedded computing, interconnects, microelectronics & semiconductor and test & measurement. Sign up for the Defense Electronics Monthly distribution list to stay up-to-date on the headline acquisitions impacting your market and the current dynamics of the publicly traded strategic companies within the industry.

Key Defense Electronics Deals Announced

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  • Target: Australia-based Blue Ocean develops autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and C4ISR software for private and allied government defense markets. Its 4D visualization tools provide real-time intelligence, improve situational awareness, and support data-driven decisions in challenging underwater environments.

  • Buyer: Germany-based Helsing is an artificial intelligence defense company specializing in software-defined mission systems for land, air, and maritime platforms. The company develops AI-enabled sensing, data fusion, and autonomous decision-support tools that enhance situational awareness and support next-generation military operations across European and allied markets.

  • Terms: Transaction announced on October 7, 2025. Terms not disclosed.



  • Target: Jersey City, NJ-based goTenna develops scalable mobile mesh communication networks for private-sector and U.S. federal aerospace, defense, and homeland security markets. The company’s technology enables off-grid connectivity and enhances traditional networks by turning paired devices into programmable mobile infrastructure.

  • Buyer: Clarksburg, MD-based Forterra is an autonomous mission systems company developing scalable ground and aerial robotic platforms for defense. The company builds integrated autonomy software, coordination middleware, and mission command tools that enable resilient, connected operations in contested, denied, or degraded environments.

  • Terms: Transaction announced on October 9, 2025. Terms not disclosed.


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  • Target: Suffolk, VA-based Aries Defense develops advanced communications and tactical-edge data solutions for the modern warfighter. The company’s products connect cameras, UAVs, and sensors into secure tactical networks, delivering persistent surveillance and full-motion video in denied or degraded environments.

  • Buyer: Perry, GA-based Sigma Defense Systems is a defense technology company specializing in software-defined command-and-control and C5ISR solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense. The company develops integrated platforms and networking tools that enable real-time awareness and resilient operations in contested environments.

  • Terms: Transaction announced on October 13, 2025. Terms not disclosed.

  • Target: United Kingdom-based Smiths Interconnect provides electronic components, subsystems, and microwave/RF products. Its portfolio includes Smiths Connectors, Smiths Microwave Components and Subsystems, as well as legacy brands such as EMC Technology, Hypertac, IDI, Lorch, Millitech, Reflex Photonics, RF Labs, Sabritec, TECOM, and TRAK.

  • Buyer: Lisle, IL-based Molex is a global provider of high-reliability electronic connectivity solutions for aerospace, defense, telecom, data-center, and industrial markets. The company designs and manufactures connectors, cable assemblies, and optical subsystems that support mission-critical systems in demanding environments.

  • Terms: Transaction announced on October 16, 2025. Purchase price is expected to be $1.7B, 4.6x and 15.1x FY2025P revenue and EBITDA, respectively.

 
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