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Raytheon’s Venture Arm Invests In Autonomy Solutions Company EpiSci

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, December 8th, 2022

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Raytheon’s Venture Arm Invests In Autonomy Solutions Company EpiSci

Bo Ryu, founder and president of EpiSci. Photo: EpiSci

Raytheon Technologies [RTX] on Thursday said its venture capital arm has made a minority investment in EpiSys Science (EpiSci), a small California-based company developing autonomous solutions for defense and security applications. The value of the investment wasn’t disclosed. EpiSci recently was one of multiple award winners on the Air Force’s $950 million contract related to Joint All Domain Command and Control program. EpiSci will bring its tactical artificial intelligence-based communications and network management solutions for low-cost configuration, autonomous reconfiguration, and…

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