Defense Engineering Corp

Defense Engineering Corp is a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, with operational facilities in Beavercreek, Ohio. The company specializes in advanced sensor and processing technologies for aerospace applications, delivering research, engineering, and technical services to the U.S. Department of Defense. With over $80 million in prior federal contract awards, Defense Engineering Corp has established itself as a trusted technology provider focused on developing cutting-edge sensing solutions that support the Air Force's modernization priorities in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting capabilities.

Defense Engineering Corp's federal contract portfolio demonstrates extensive expertise across multiple sensor and systems integration domains. The company has received numerous prime federal contract awards from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Air Force Materiel Command valued at $14.7 million each for programs including the Development, Integration, and Experimentation of Sensors for Enhanced Lethality (DIESEL) and Sensors for Unrivaled Multi-Function Missions with Integrated Technologies, as well as a $22.4 million delivery order under the Ladar Innovative Development and Research (LIDR) program from the National Air and Space Intelligence Center. The company has also received Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards from AFRL valued at $1.25 million for the Digital Transformation Toolkit and Broadband Automated Test Equipment for Sensing and Simulating Environments (BA2SE), as well as a $239,881 Phase I SBIR award from Naval Sea Systems Command for sensor and processing technology development. Additionally, Defense Engineering Corp has held a contract with AFRL valued at approximately $5 million for waveforms and antennas supporting attritable systems. The company's technical capabilities include radar systems development, waveform design, antenna engineering, electro-optics, hyperspectral imaging, laser radar (Ladar) systems, and multi-spectral sensing technologies. These awards encompass both cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract types, with no set-aside designations used for the majority of larger prime contracts, though the company has also successfully competed under total small business set-aside designations for SBIR efforts. Defense Engineering Corp has demonstrated subcontracting relationships, including work performed as a subcontractor to Leidos, Inc.

Defense Engineering Corp currently holds a $94.98 million Indefinite Delivery Contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Architecture Refinement, Demonstration and Integration Systems (ARDIS) program, effective through August 8, 2031. This multiple-award IDV procures advanced sensor integration, demonstration, and system integration services focused on Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities, with work performed primarily in Beavercreek, Ohio. The ARDIS IDV falls under the parent Science and Technology Applied RF Systems (STARS) vehicle and enables AFRL to issue task orders for integrating advanced sensor systems and conducting ground and flight tests to demonstrate and assess integration architectures across various weapon systems. Under this IDV, Defense Engineering Corp has received an initial delivery order valued at $365,959 for Science and Technology Applied RF Strategy work, with performance through August 11, 2026. The company leverages its extensive expertise in radar systems, waveforms, antennas, electro-optics, hyperspectral imaging, and multi-spectral sensing to support AFRL's evolving requirements in aerospace sensor integration and advanced technology development.

DEC provides high-value, high-quality engineering and product development services to customers and collaborators in the Department of Defense and industry. We specialize in advanced sensor and processing technologies for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), Unmanned Systems, and Self-Protection applications.