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Special Aerospace Services Adds Missile And Hypersonic Weapons Company To Portfolio

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, October 28th, 2024

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Special Aerospace Services Adds Missile And Hypersonic Weapons Company To Portfolio

SAS's products include camera cases. Shown here is NASA's Starliner crew capsule. Photo: SAS

Special Aerospace Services (SAS) on Monday said it has acquired Concordia Technologies, which has expertise in hypersonic weapons and missile defense modeling and simulation, a deal that adds to its existing capabilities in defense and space technology. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “The future of our defense strategy lies in the continued funding and development of advanced technologies such as hypersonics, which will play a pivotal role in ensuring our nation’s security in the coming decades,” Heather Bulk,…

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