What Expedition Technology does

Expedition Technology (EXP) is a privately held, employee-owned engineering firm founded in October 2013 and headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, that applies machine learning and AI to defense and intelligence problems. The company's work spans signal processing, computer vision, deep learning, and embedded systems (FPGA/GPU), with technical specializations in RF spectrum awareness, multi-sensor video analysis, geospatial intelligence, and ML training data management. Its named product portfolio includes the Training Data Storefront (TDS) for ML data management and bias analytics, REALM (an autonomous RF anomaly detection platform with four deployment tiers — Mobile, Edge, Command, Core), ChaRRNets (channel-robust RF fingerprinting), Firetail (SAR/LiDAR target identification with Bayesian inference), and Shadow Compass (multi-INT Bayesian inference). Underlying technical differentiators include complex-valued neural networks, unsupervised anomaly detection with sub-100ms latency, active learning for 3D point clouds, and synthetic data generation.

The company sells primarily through U.S. government contracting vehicles, pursuing competitive awards with DARPA, IARPA, AFRL, the Navy, the Army, DTRA, and the Intelligence Community, with additional revenue as a subcontractor to prime contractors such as L3Harris and Leidos. A secondary commercial motion sells packaged products (REALM, TDS) via direct sales engagement to defense contractors and adjacent commercial buyers. Disclosed contract vehicles include a $241M DoD JAIC DRAID Basic Ordering Agreement over five years, a $9.1M DARPA RFMLS prime contract, $5M AFRL awards (GeoPEX and IC3D), and a $3M DARPA NGEST Phase 1 agreement, supplemented by September 2025 growth investment from Enlightenment Capital and Razor's Edge.

Name

Expedition Technology

Legal name

Expedition Technology, LLC.

Website

https://exptechinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Expedition Technology is a Herndon, Virginia-based AI/ML engineering firm founded in 2013 that builds proprietary machine learning products for U.S. defense and intelligence customers, including RF security (REALM), training data management (TDS), and RF fingerprinting (ChaRRNets).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defense AI/ML Software

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Domain-Specific Training Data Solutions (e.g., medical, AV, geospatial) (HDAAALAL)

Keywords

• Machine learning defense
• RF signal processing
• Computer vision AI
• Geospatial intelligence
• RF fingerprinting technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Herndon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Defense Contracts: Primary revenue through competitive government contracting with DoD agencies including DARPA, IARPA, AFRL, Navy, Army, DTRA, and the Intelligence Community. Contracts include SBIR Phase I/II/III awards, basic ordering agreements, and multi-year program engagements. Examples include $241M JAIC DRAID vehicle, $3M DARPA NGEST Phase 1, $5M AFRL GeoPEX, and $9.1M DARPA RFMLS.
2. Private Investment: Received investment funding from Enlightenment Capital and Razor's Edge to support product expansion for defense/intelligence agencies and growth initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Expedition Technology develops AI/ML software products and provides advanced research engineering services for U.S. defense and intelligence customers. Core offerings include the Training Data Storefront (ML data management web app), REALM (autonomous RF security platform), ChaRRNets (RF fingerprinting deep learning architecture), Shadow Compass (Bayesian inference engine), and Firetail (geospatial intelligence target identification), alongside custom R&D contracts supporting DoD agencies like DARPA, IARPA, AFRL, Navy, Army, and DTRA.

Product overview

Expedition Technology offers a portfolio of AI/ML-powered products for defense and intelligence applications. The core offerings include the Training Data Storefront (TDS), a full-featured web app for ML training data management with automated data ingest, collaborative annotation, and bias analytics; REALM, an autonomous RF security platform with four deployment options (Mobile, Edge, Command, Core) that provides 24/7 threat detection; ChaRRNets for RF fingerprinting using complex-valued neural networks; Shadow Compass, a multi-INT Bayesian inference engine; and Firetail, a deep learning and Bayesian inference solution for geospatial intelligence. These products work together to address the full ML pipeline from data preparation through deployment, with a focus on national security applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Training Data Storefront (TDS) A full-featured web application for ML training data management that empowers teams to assemble potent datasets from diverse sources. Features automated data ingest, collaborative annotation interface, Dataset Builder for incremental dataset assembly with visual bias analytics, integrated Segment Anything models for high-precision polygon annotation, RAG-based natural language querying, and a REST API for community automation tool integration. Built for ML teams in defense, intelligence, and commercial sectors needing AI/ML-ready datasets.
• REALM (RF Emanation & Anomaly Learning & Monitoring) An autonomous RF security platform that transforms RF blind spots into a cognitive security shield. Uses unsupervised machine learning to self-learn unique RF environments in 24-48 hours and alerts to genuine threats with sub-100ms end-to-end detection latency, covering 100 kHz to 20 GHz+ continuously. Provides threat-agnostic protection against unknown and zero-day RF threats for government facilities, data centers, corporate campuses, forward operating locations, and TSCM/incident response teams.
• ChaRRNets (Channel Robust Representation Networks) Novel deep learning architecture using complex-valued neural networks that are equivariant and invariant to the frequency response of FIR filters, enabling RF fingerprinting recognition of signals under real-world channel and propagation effects such as multipath. Outperforms traditional hand-tuned approaches for device identification in defense and electronic warfare applications.
• Shadow Compass Multi-INT Bayesian inference engine that models real-world intelligence problems using Bayesian math networks for probabilistic decision support. Provides analytical reasoning across multiple intelligence sources for defense and intelligence community users.
• Firetail Deep learning and Bayesian inference approach for geospatial intelligence processing that includes Firetail ML for target identification in SAR and LiDAR data, and Firetail Bayesian for time-dependent probability capability enabling contextual interpretation of targets. Built for Air Force Research Laboratory GeoPEX program and broader geospatial intelligence users.

Quantifiable outcome

• Self-learns RF environment in 24-48 hours vs. weeks of manual tuning for traditional IPMS
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability14 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major.

• Rensselaer Polytechnic InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2026Academic partner working with EXP on the IARPA Video LINCS program for developing autonomous re-identification algorithms across non-collaborative sensors.
• University of Tennessee KnoxvillemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2026Academic partner collaborating with EXP on IARPA Video LINCS program for autonomous multi-sensor video analysis.
• Michigan Technological Research Institute (MTRI)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in DARPA's NGEST program bringing expertise in hardware optimization, machine learning, and systems integration.
• University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner on DARPA NGEST contributing hardware optimization and systems integration expertise.
• International Computer Science Institute (ICSI)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnering subcontractor on DARPA's RFMLS program for applying ML to RF spectrum.
• LeidosmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnering subcontractor on DARPA's RFMLS program.
• L3Harris TechnologiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEXP serves as subcontractor to L3Harris on the IARPA HAYSTAC program for human mobility modeling and anomaly detection.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• SAIC: SAIC is a federal IT and engineering services prime serving DoD and IC customers. Competes for similar AI/ML engineering and sensor processing task orders across DoD/IC vehicles where EXP holds BOAs.
• Leidos: Leidos is a large federal IT and defense services prime that partners with EXP on DARPA RFMLS. Comparable as a government AI/ML services buyer/partner and competes for overlapping DoD sensor processing and analytics programs.
• Anduril Industries: Anduril is a venture-backed defense technology company building AI-enabled hardware/software systems for DoD. Comparable in defense AI mission and prime-subcontractor relationships, though significantly larger and broader in scope than EXP.
• Palantir Technologies: Palantir provides data integration and AI analytics platforms (Gotham, Foundry, AIP) for DoD and IC customers. Comparable in defense AI/ML software for IC and DoD mission users, though much larger and broader than EXP's niche.
• CACI International: CACI provides IT, engineering, and intelligence services across DoD/IC, with growing investment in AI/ML and electronic warfare. Competes for similar cleared engineering talent and IC contracts as EXP.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen Hamilton is a large government services and AI/ML consulting firm serving DoD and IC clients. Competes with EXP for cleared AI/ML engineering talent and analytics programs at the same IC/DoD agencies.

Emerging players

• Shield AI: Shield AI is a venture-backed defense AI/autonomy company focused on autonomous systems and ISR for DoD. Comparable as a defense AI software peer, though EXP is more sensor/signal-focused while Shield AI centers on autonomy platforms.
• Rebellion Defense: Rebellion Defense is a venture-backed defense AI startup building software products for DoD mission planning, intelligence, and cyber. Comparable to EXP as a smaller, well-capitalized defense AI software firm targeting similar DoD/IC buyers.

Direct peers

• DeepSig: DeepSig applies machine learning to RF signals and spectrum awareness, including RF fingerprinting and emitter classification. Directly comparable to EXP's ChaRRNets/RFMLS work on applying deep learning to RF signals for DoD/IC customers.
• Two Six Technologies: Two Six Technologies is a defense and intelligence technology firm built from IARPA/DARPA-trusted research groups, providing AI/ML, cyber, and data analytics for IC missions. Closely aligned to EXP's IC-focused AI/ML engineering and DARPA/IARPA contract profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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