Regional defense hubs / Northern Virginia / DC

Northern Virginia & DC Defense Companies and Providers

Northern Virginia and Washington, DC bring together defense technology companies, federal contractors and professional services firms. Use this hub to shortlist companies and providers, then check their actual service scope and the government awards attached to their profiles.

Federal contracting, mission software, cybersecurity and professional services

78Listed companies
114Listed providers
370Matched federal contracts
21Matched SBIR/STTR awards

Company capabilities

Top categories by number of listed companies. A company can appear in more than one category.

  1. Mission software34
  2. Sensing & intelligence21
  3. Cybersecurity17
  4. Space systems17
  5. Communications13
  6. Defense hardware11

Agencies in matched contracts

Top reported awarding agencies by record count—not contract value or local spending.

  1. Department of Defense324
  2. Department of Homeland Security11
  3. Department of Transportation10
  4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration8
  5. General Services Administration3
  6. Department of Energy2

Defense companies in Northern Virginia / DC

78 public profiles

Use capabilities to build a shortlist. Open a profile for products, context and matched awards where available.

Accrete AI Government LLC →

AI analytics for national-security and intelligence decisions.

Listed location: Alexandria, VA

  • Mission software
  • Sensing & intelligence

AeroVironment →

Autonomy and unmanned systems for defense missions.

Listed location: Arlington, VA

  • Autonomous systems
  • Aerospace systems
  • Mission software

Aireon LLC →

Global aircraft surveillance using satellite-based ADS-B receivers.

Listed location: McLean, VA

  • Space systems
  • Communications
  • Sensing & intelligence
  • Aviation systems

Amentum →

Advancing the future together.

Listed location: Chantilly, VA

  • defense technology
  • space
  • engineering
  • mission support

American Rheinmetall Defense, Inc. →

U.S. defense hub delivering combat vehicles, weapons, and mission systems.

Listed location: Vienna, VA

  • Defense hardware
  • Aerospace systems
  • Advanced manufacturing

Apogee Research, LLC →

Advanced research and technology solutions for defense and intelligence.

Listed location: Arlington, VA

  • Research & development
  • Engineering
  • Mission systems

Applied Signals Intelligence, Inc. →

Low-SWaP RF direction-finding and geolocation sensors for tactical platforms.

Listed location: Sterling, VA

  • Electronic warfare
  • Signals intelligence
  • Sensors and surveillance
  • Uncrewed aircraft

ARES Corporation →

Engineering, safety, and mission assurance for space and missile defense programs.

Listed location: McLean, VA

  • Space systems
  • Missile defense
  • Engineering
  • Test & evaluation

Arion Systems, Inc. →

Engineering and scientific solutions for aerospace and defense programs.

Listed location: Chantilly, VA

  • Engineering
  • Research and development
  • Aerospace systems

Auterion →

Autonomy and unmanned systems for defense missions.

Listed location: Arlington, VA

  • Autonomous systems
  • Mission software

Babel Street, Inc. →

Risk intelligence for defense, intelligence, and law-enforcement organizations.

Listed location: Reston, VA

  • Intelligence
  • Data analytics
  • Mission software

BAE Systems, Inc. →

U.S. defense systems, electronics and services

Listed location: Falls Church, VA

  • Space systems
  • Aerospace systems
  • Mission software
  • Sensing & intelligence

BigBear.ai →

Mission-ready AI solutions.

Listed location: McLean, VA

  • defense AI
  • Mission software

Black Cape →

AI-powered decision advantage.

Listed location: Arlington, VA

  • defense AI
  • Mission software
  • decision support

Black Sage Technologies →

The operating system for counter-UAS.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Counter-UAS
  • Artificial intelligence
  • command and control

BlackSky →

Real-time geospatial intelligence from space.

Listed location: Herndon, VA

  • Space systems
  • Mission software
  • Sensing & intelligence

BlueHalo →

Technology for space, cyber, and national security.

Listed location: Arlington, VA

  • Autonomous systems
  • Space systems
  • Sensing & intelligence
  • Cybersecurity

BluePath Labs, LLC →

Research, analytics, and technology development for defense and federal missions.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Sensing & intelligence
  • Data analytics
  • Mission software

Boeing →

Aircraft and defense platform programs

Listed location: Arlington, VA

  • Space systems
  • Aerospace systems
  • Mission software

CACI International Inc →

Spacecraft and satellite technology for national-security missions.

Listed location: Reston, VA

  • Space systems
  • Cybersecurity
  • Communications

Chaos Industries →

Integrated sensing and decision systems for defense.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Mission software
  • Sensing & intelligence
  • Defense hardware

DCS Corporation →

Engineering and mission technology for national security programs.

Listed location: Alexandria, VA

  • Defense engineering
  • Mission software
  • Test and evaluation

Decision Lens, Inc. →

Integrated planning software for government and defense organizations.

Listed location: Arlington, VA

  • Mission software
  • Data analytics
  • Government IT

Everfox →

Cybersecurity for defense and national-security operations.

Listed location: Herndon, VA

  • Mission software
  • Cybersecurity
  • Communications

EWA Government Systems, Inc. →

Electronic warfare, cyber defense, radar, and threat simulation capabilities.

Listed location: Herndon, VA

  • Electronic warfare
  • Radar
  • Cybersecurity
  • Defense software

Exostar, LLC →

Secure collaboration and supply-chain software for regulated industries.

Listed location: Herndon, VA

  • Cybersecurity
  • Mission software
  • Supply chain software
  • Data infrastructure

Fognigma, Inc. →

Encrypted networks and secure cloud environments for mission partners.

Listed location: Herndon, VA

  • Cybersecurity
  • Communications
  • Cloud and edge computing

General Dynamics →

Spacecraft and satellite technology for national-security missions.

Listed location: Reston, VA

  • Space systems
  • Aerospace systems
  • Mission software

Govini →

AI-powered decision advantage for national security.

Listed location: Arlington, VA

  • Mission software
  • Sensing & intelligence

GreyNoise Intelligence →

Cybersecurity capabilities for defense and national security.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Cybersecurity
  • Sensing & intelligence

HawkEye 360 →

Geospatial intelligence from radio-frequency signals.

Listed location: Herndon, VA

  • Space systems
  • Mission software
  • Sensing & intelligence

Hypori, Inc. →

Secure virtual mobile access for defense and other regulated organizations.

Listed location: Reston, VA

  • Cybersecurity
  • Mission software
  • Communications

Idea Entity, LLC →

Workflow automation and digital transformation software for defense and government.

Listed location: Herndon, VA

  • Mission software
  • Data analytics
  • Government IT

Jackson and Tull →

Aerospace, national security, and information systems engineering.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Aerospace engineering
  • Robotics
  • National security

KIHOMAC, Inc. →

Engineering, technology, and mission support for defense programs.

Listed location: Reston, VA

  • Engineering
  • Mission software
  • Cybersecurity

Leidos →

Autonomy and unmanned systems for defense missions.

Listed location: Reston, VA

  • Autonomous systems
  • Communications

Leonardo DRS →

Sensors and intelligence systems for defense users.

Listed location: Arlington, VA

  • Mission software
  • Sensing & intelligence
  • Communications

Liquid Robotics, Inc. →

Persistent wave-powered autonomous surface vehicles for maritime monitoring.

Listed location: Herndon, VA

  • Maritime systems
  • Autonomous systems
  • Sensing & intelligence
  • Robotics

LMI →

Aerospace and defense components for mission-critical platforms.

Listed location: Tysons, VA

  • Defense hardware

MAXISIQ, Inc. →

Engineering, software, and mission support for defense and intelligence organizations.

Listed location: Arlington, VA

  • Mission software
  • Engineering
  • Cybersecurity

Northrop Grumman →

Spacecraft and satellite technology for national-security missions.

Listed location: Falls Church, VA

  • Space systems
  • Aerospace systems
  • Defense hardware

OCH Technologies, LLC →

Cyber defense and secure network infrastructure for federal missions.

Listed location: Sterling, VA

  • Cybersecurity
  • Government IT
  • Mission software

Onyx Industries, LLC →

Human-machine defense technologies for air, land, and maritime operations.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Autonomous systems
  • Mission software
  • Sensing & intelligence
  • Defense hardware

Orbital Sentry, Inc. →

Persistent infrared sensing from geosynchronous orbit for missile warning and battlespace awareness.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Space systems
  • Infrared sensors
  • Missile warning
  • Geospatial intelligence

Overlook Systems Technologies, Inc. →

Positioning, navigation, and timing engineering for defense and federal programs.

Listed location: Vienna, VA

  • Sensing & intelligence
  • Engineering
  • Mission services

Perceptronics Solutions Inc. →

AI-enabled decision support for complex defense operations.

Listed location: Fairfax, VA

  • Mission software
  • Autonomous systems
  • Sensing & intelligence

Privoro →

Protecting privacy in a connected world.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Cybersecurity
  • secure communications
  • counter-surveillance

QinetiQ US →

Mission technology, autonomy, and engineering for U.S. defense.

Listed location: McLean, VA

  • ISR
  • Autonomy
  • Engineering

Raft →

The software foundation of modern warfare.

Listed location: McLean, VA

  • mission software
  • defense AI
  • data fusion
  • command and control

Rebellion Defense →

Software for the national-security mission.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Mission software
  • Sensing & intelligence
  • Cybersecurity

Red Canary →

Security operations that stop threats before they stop you.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Cybersecurity
  • managed detection and response
  • software

Rhea Space Activity, Inc. →

Space and navigation technologies for national-security missions.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Space systems
  • Positioning, navigation and timing
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Sensors

Rivet Industries, Inc. →

Defense-grade connected hardware and software for frontline teams.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Mission software
  • Communications
  • Sensors
  • Defense hardware

RTX →

Spacecraft and satellite technology for national-security missions.

Listed location: Arlington, VA

  • Autonomous systems
  • Space systems
  • Aerospace systems
  • Communications

SAIC →

We bring the next great innovation to life.

Listed location: Reston, VA

  • Artificial intelligence
  • cyber
  • cloud
  • Mission systems

Scout Space, Inc. →

Space-based sensing, autonomy, and orbital intelligence for national security missions.

Listed location: Reston, VA

  • Space systems
  • Sensing & intelligence
  • Autonomy
  • Mission software

SES Space & Defense, Inc. →

Secure multi-orbit satellite communications and ground solutions for U.S. government missions.

Listed location: Reston, VA

  • Space systems
  • Secure communications
  • Satellite communications

Sphinx Defense, Inc. →

Secure mission software for space and national security operations.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Mission software
  • Space systems
  • Cybersecurity

Spider Strategies →

Spider Impact strategy management for Defense & National Security.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Defense software
  • Strategic planning
  • Decision support
  • Performance management

Spire Global →

Satellites capabilities for defense and national security.

Listed location: Vienna, VA

  • Space systems
  • intelligence

Stratos Solutions, Inc. →

Technical and operational support for intelligence community missions.

Listed location: Chantilly, VA

  • Intelligence
  • Engineering
  • Mission systems

Systecon North America, Inc. →

Predictive analytics for defense logistics and lifecycle management.

Listed location: Arlington, VA

  • Mission software
  • Logistics
  • Data analytics

Systems Planning and Analysis →

Technical and analytical support for defense and intelligence.

Listed location: Alexandria, VA

  • Systems engineering
  • Analytics
  • Test & evaluation

ThreatConnect →

Cybersecurity capabilities for defense and national security.

Listed location: Arlington, VA

  • Cybersecurity
  • Sensing & intelligence

TurbineOne, Inc. →

Edge AI for turning tactical sensor data into usable intelligence.

Listed location: Fairfax, VA

  • Mission software
  • Sensing & intelligence
  • Autonomous systems

Vannevar Labs →

Decision advantage for national security.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Mission software
  • Sensing & intelligence
  • Cybersecurity

VTG →

Engineering, software, C5ISR, and sustainment for defense, intelligence, and space missions.

Listed location: Chantilly, VA

  • Engineering services
  • C5ISR
  • Software
  • Sustainment

WR Systems, Ltd. →

Navigation, positioning, and engineering systems for naval missions.

Listed location: Fairfax, VA

  • Navigation
  • Mission systems
  • Engineering

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Akima →

Federal facilities, ground logistics, and aerospace support

Listed location: Herndon, VA

  • Logistics & supply chain

Alston & Bird LLP →

Government contracts and public procurement law

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Legal services

Ames & Gough →

Specialty insurance for professional and related organizations

Listed location: McLean, VA

  • Insurance & risk

APCO Worldwide →

Government relations, public affairs and strategic communications

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Communications & PR

Arnold & Porter →

Full-service government contracts counsel for emerging and established contractors.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Legal services
  • Government contracting
  • Export compliance

Atlas Group Limited →

DoD SBIR/STTR program administration and solicitation support

Listed location: Alexandria, VA

  • Government contracting
  • SBIR & commercialization

Banner Witcoff →

Defense and space intellectual-property counsel

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Legal services

Barnes & Thornburg LLP →

Federal contracting, procurement, and national security law

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Legal services

BGR Group →

Defense and national-security public affairs

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Communications & PR

BizFirst →

Cleared recruiting for federal programs

Listed location: Ashburn, VA

  • Recruiting & staffing

BOOST →

Outsourced GovCon back-office operations

Listed location: Vienna, VA

  • Capture & proposals
  • Finance operations
  • Recruiting & staffing
  • Government contracting

Bracey Accounting →

Scalable fractional CFO and back-office support for small government contractors.

Listed location: Alexandria, VA

  • Fractional CFO & back office
  • Accounting & tax
  • Capture & proposals

Capital Advisors →

Fractional CFO and DCAA-aware accounting

Listed location: Arlington, VA

  • Accounting & tax
  • Fractional CFO & back office

CMI Management, Inc. →

Military base operations, facilities and logistics management

Listed location: Alexandria, VA

  • Logistics & supply chain

CohnReznick →

Accounting and advisory services for government contractors.

Listed location: Tysons, VA

  • Accounting & tax
  • Government contracting

ControlCase →

CMMC readiness consulting and assessment

Listed location: Fairfax, VA

  • Cybersecurity & CMMC

Cooley LLP →

Aerospace government-contracts and intellectual property law

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Legal services

Covington & Burling →

Cross-disciplinary counsel for emerging defense companies.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Legal services
  • Government contracting
  • Export compliance

Crowell & Moring →

Government contracts counsel for complex federal procurement matters.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Legal services
  • Government contracting

CST Group CPAs →

Government-contractor accounting and FAR/DCAA compliance

Listed location: Reston, VA

  • Accounting & tax

Cypress International →

Defense and federal business development, capture and proposals

Listed location: Alexandria, VA

  • Government contracting

District Advisory →

Outsourced GovCon accounting and fractional CFO advisory

Listed location: Reston, VA

  • Accounting & tax
  • Fractional CFO & back office

Duane Morris LLP →

Government contracts, ITAR, and defense technology IP counsel

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Legal services

Envisioneering, Inc. →

National-defense technology development and engineering

Listed location: Alexandria, VA

  • Product engineering

FedTech →

SBIR/STTR Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) and technology commercialization

Listed location: Arlington, VA

  • Government contracting
  • SBIR & commercialization

Fluet Law →

Government contracts and ITAR/EAR compliance counsel

Listed location: Tysons, VA

  • Legal services

FVCbank →

GovCon working-capital, lending and treasury services

Listed location: Fairfax, VA

  • Banking & capital
  • Government contracting

GuidePoint Security →

CMMC readiness backed by broader cybersecurity expertise.

Listed location: Herndon, VA

  • Cybersecurity & CMMC
  • Compliance consulting

HeimLantz →

Federal government contracting and compliance advisory

Listed location: Alexandria, VA

  • Accounting & tax

Hinge Marketing →

Government-contractor marketing and branding

Listed location: Arlington, VA

  • Communications & PR

Holland & Knight →

Government contracts counsel across procurement, compliance and disputes.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Legal services
  • Government contracting

InterSec, Inc. →

Federal and Defense Industrial Base cybersecurity and compliance

Listed location: Herndon, VA

  • Cybersecurity & CMMC

Intertek →

Testing, inspection, and certification services for industry.

Listed location: Arlington, VA

  • Testing & certification

J2R VETS INC. →

Government staffing and security-cleared IT recruitment

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Recruiting & staffing

J.A. Green & Co. →

Government relations and strategy for the U.S. defense industrial base.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Government relations & policy
  • Growth strategy

Jones Day →

Government contracts, ITAR/export controls, and defense-industry compliance counsel

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Legal services

Junker & Douglas, Inc. →

Export-control compliance and defense technology advisory

Listed location: Arlington, VA

  • Export compliance

KIHOMAC, Inc. →

Aerospace systems engineering, reverse engineering, prototyping, and sustainment

Listed location: Reston, VA

  • Product engineering

King & Spalding LLP →

International trade, export controls, and national-security legal counsel

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Legal services

KippsDeSanto & Co. →

Investment banking for aerospace, defense and government technology companies.

Listed location: McLean, VA

  • M&A advisory
  • Banking & capital

K&L Gates LLP →

Defense, government contracts, export controls and CFIUS

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Legal services

KMS Solutions, LLC →

Navy systems engineering, cybersecurity engineering, lifecycle engineering, test and evaluation

Listed location: Alexandria, VA

  • Product engineering

KWC CPAs →

Government-contractor accounting, DCAA and FAR/CAS compliance

Listed location: Alexandria, VA

  • Accounting & tax

MainStreet Bank →

Government-contract lending and banking

Listed location: Fairfax, VA

  • Banking & capital

Mayer Brown LLP →

Government contracts law and federal procurement compliance

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Legal services

McAllister & Quinn →

Defense and national-security federal grant, SBIR and proposal consulting

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Government contracting
  • SBIR & commercialization

McGuireWoods LLP →

Aerospace and defense government-contracts law

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Legal services

Merritt Group →

B2B/B2G technology marketing and public relations

Listed location: McLean, VA

  • Communications & PR

MTSI →

Technical engineering and test support for national security.

Listed location: Alexandria, VA

  • Testing & certification
  • Systems engineering

Nixon Peabody LLP →

ITAR/EAR export-controls and sanctions counsel

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Legal services

Ntiva →

Managed IT and cybersecurity services for government contractors

Listed location: McLean, VA

  • Cybersecurity & CMMC

Paul Hastings LLP →

Government contracts and ITAR/export-controls counsel

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Legal services

PilieroMazza →

Federal procurement and contractor legal support

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Legal services
  • Government contracting

Raben →

Federal public affairs and strategic communications

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Communications & PR

Red River →

CMMC-compliant managed services for defense contractors

Listed location: Chantilly, VA

  • Cybersecurity & CMMC

Red Team Consulting →

GovCon growth, capture and proposal services

Listed location: Reston, VA

  • Capture & proposals
  • Government contracting
  • Growth strategy

Reingold →

Government strategic communications and marketing

Listed location: Alexandria, VA

  • Communications & PR

Reston Strategy Group →

Government affairs and direct advocacy for aerospace, defense and technology organizations.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Government relations & policy
  • Growth strategy

SAHOURI Insurance →

Government-contractor insurance brokerage

Listed location: McLean, VA

  • Insurance & risk

Samuel Group →

Defense advisory and government affairs for companies entering or expanding in U.S. government markets.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Government relations & policy
  • Growth strategy
  • Government contracting

Sidley Austin LLP →

National-security, export-controls and government-contracting counsel

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Legal services

Smith Currie →

Federal government-contracts law

Listed location: Tysons, VA

  • Legal services

Steptoe LLP →

Government contracts and export controls

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Legal services

Strategy Consulting Team, LLC →

Federal and defense program management, organizational consulting and proposal writing

Listed location: Fairfax, VA

  • Government contracting

V2X, Inc. →

Defense operations, base support and logistics

Listed location: Reston, VA

  • Logistics & supply chain

Venable LLP →

Government contracts and grants law

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Legal services

Vrge →

Strategic communications for defense technology and national security innovators.

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Communications & PR
  • Growth strategy

VSE Corporation →

Military aerospace aftermarket distribution, MRO and supply-chain services

Listed location: Vienna, VA

  • Logistics & supply chain

VSINGH CPA LLC →

DCAA/FAR/CAS accounting and audit support

Listed location: Fairfax, VA

  • Accounting & tax

W2 Communications →

Defense/public-sector and space-sector strategic communications

Listed location: McLean, VA

  • Communications & PR

Watts Group, Inc. →

DCAA systems, audits, incurred-cost submissions and outsourced CFO support

Listed location: Fairfax, VA

  • Accounting & tax
  • Fractional CFO & back office

Wiley →

Government contracts, disputes and related compliance

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Legal services
  • Government contracting
  • Export compliance

Investors with listed regional locations

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Decisive Point →

Investing in the future of national security

Listed location: Washington, DC

In-Q-Tel →

Strategic technology investment for national security

Listed location: Arlington, VA

SineWave Ventures →

Investing in the future of national security

Listed location: Washington, DC

  • Early stage

Government awards matched to listed companies

Reported awards linked to listed companies; amounts do not represent local spending.

Federal contract awards

370 matched awards across 23 companies · $3.2B in reported award amounts

Award dates: Jan 29, 2010–Sep 30, 2026.

Showing up to eight most recently dated matched records. Open a company profile for its other awards, or browse the contract tracker.

SBIR / STTR awards

21 matched awards across 5 companies · $24.2M in reported award amounts

Award dates: Dec 12, 2019–Sep 25, 2025.

Showing up to six most recently dated matched records. Browse the SBIR/STTR tracker →

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Does this cover the whole Washington metro area?

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