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BlueHalo Acquires Base2, Fortego To Strengthen Cyber, SIGINT Portfolio

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, December 21st, 2020

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BlueHalo Acquires Base2, Fortego To Strengthen Cyber, SIGINT Portfolio

Base2 Engineering has expertise in hardware, software and mechanical systems. Photo: BlueHalo

BlueHalo has acquired Base2 Engineering and Fortego LLC, adding capabilities in cyber security, signals intelligence (SIGINT), and computer network operations, in deals that further build out the new defense company’s portfolio. Terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed. BlueHalo is a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners. The private equity firm in October stood up BlueHalo after acquiring five small defense companies and putting them together to focus on space superiority, directed energy, missile defense, C4ISR, cyber and intelligence mission…

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