M&A Deal Summary

Firefly Aerospace Acquires SciTec

On October 5, 2025, Firefly Aerospace acquired defense company SciTec for 855M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Firefly Aerospace’s 1st transaction in the Defense sector.
  • This is Firefly Aerospace’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Firefly Aerospace’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Firefly Aerospace’s 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-10-05
Target SciTec
Sector Defense
Buyer(s) Firefly Aerospace
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 855M USD
Advisor(s) Baird (Financial)
Cooley (Legal)

Target

SciTec

Princeton, New Jersey, United States
SciTec is a provider of advanced national security technologies. SciTec was formed in 1979 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Buyer

Firefly Aerospace

Cedar Park, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 2017
Sector Aerospace
Revenue 61M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Firefly Aerospace is providing economical launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services. Firefly's launch vehicles utilize common technologies, manufacturing infrastructure, and launch capabilities, providing LEO launch solutions for up to ten metric tons of payload at the lowest cost per kg in the small-launch class. Firefly Aerospace was founded in 2017 and is based in Cedar Park, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Defense M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-06-08 Spaceflight

Seattle, Washington, United States

Spaceflight is a next-generation space product and launch services company. Spaceflight offers global launch opportunities, along with comprehensive launch and integration services. Spaceflight is based in Seattle, Washington.

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