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General Atomics Acquires Employees, Assets Of Sensor Control Company IJK Controls

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, June 4th, 2020

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General Atomics Acquires Employees, Assets Of Sensor Control Company IJK Controls

IJK Controls has expertise in control systems for sensors. Image: IJK Controls

General Atomics on Thursday said its Aeronautical Systems division has acquired the workforce and most assets of IJK Controls, a small business that develops and provides solutions for stabilizing, pointing and tracking cameras, sensors and antenna on defense platforms and weapons. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. On its website, California-based IJK says it is a non-traditional defense contractor. General Atomics said that the acquisition adds capabilities in day/night camera and radio frequency gimballed and turret-based systems for airborne intelligence,…

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