Sigma Defense has acquired EWA Inc., a developer of electronic warfare capabilities headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.
EWA has been in the electric warfare field for 45 years, providing a comprehensive understanding of evolving threats in the electromagnetic spectrum. This acquisition will boost Sigma Defense’s ability to deliver on the CJADC2 vision of “sense, make sense and act,” delivering new capabilities to joint and coalition forces, the company said.
“We are honored to continue the amazing work that Carl Guerreri, the founder of EWA, started over 45 years ago, and has built into a world class electronic warfare systems and solutions organization,” said Matt Jones, CEO of Sigma Defense.
“The electromagnetic spectrum is a critical source of signature data that must be collected, analyzed, distributed, and acted on with speed, the same as all other elements of CJADC2. Understanding the full impact of EW attack and countermeasures is a critical component against a near peer adversary, so the alignment between EWA and Sigma Defense was a natural fit that accelerates our ability to deliver new solutions for our customers. We very are proud to welcome the EWA team to the Sigma Defense family.”
EWA’s extensive experience delivering electronic warfare technologies to the Defense Department and national security stakeholders aligns with Sigma Defense’s software led approach. These capabilities w ill augment its CJADC2 ecosystem for collecting, analyzing and distributing data for near real-time intelligence.
The integration of EWA’s expertise and resources into Sigma Defense’s portfolio will provide innovative approaches to address evolving challenges faced by military and defense organizations.
“We started EWA in 1977 supporting the U.S Army Missile Intelligence Agency and over 47 years it has grown to provide electronic warfare solutions, testing and training, threat simulators and more across the U.S Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and other U.S. National Security agencies,” said Carl Guerreri, founder, CEO and president of EWA.
“We have continued to evolve to best serve the needs of our customers, and the Sigma Defense partnership represents the next step in our evolution as a company to respond to the ‘sense, make sense, and act capabilities’ requirements for CJADC2.”
KippsDeSanto & Co. was the financial advisor to EWA.