Firefly Aerospace has agreed to buy SciTec, a Princeton‑based national‑security analytics firm, for about $855 million — $300 million in cash plus $555 million in Firefly shares at $50 per share — to add full‑stack software and big‑data processing for responsive launch, land and on‑orbit mission services.
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The deal is material in scale and structure: an $855 million transaction ($300M cash, $555M in stock) that brings full‑stack software and big‑data analytics into Firefly’s portfolio, directly expanding its responsive launch, land and on‑orbit mission capabilities and national‑security relevance.
The acquisition positions Firefly to pursue Pentagon work and systems integration with national‑security programs, including potential roles in initiatives such as the Golden Dome.
The transaction comes amid Firefly’s recent capital markets activity and major program awards and pressures — following its public listing efforts and sizable NASA CLPS contracts — and should be assessed alongside its S‑1/IPO filings, $176.7M NASA CLPS contract and the company’s recent Alpha launch program setback.
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• Gursimran Kaur