Tampa Microwave, LLC

What Tampa Microwave, LLC does

Tampa Microwave, LLC is a privately held U.S. company headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, that manufactures communications-related systems for the defense and satellite industries. Founded in 1983, the firm operates at a small-to-mid scale with 51-100 employees and positions itself around technically superior, reliable communications hardware, which in this industry typically encompasses RF/microwave components, satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals, and related subsystems supplied into defense programs. Its end-customers are most plausibly U.S. Department of Defense agencies and prime defense contractors, given the regulatory and clearance requirements inherent to the segment, though the company has not publicly disclosed a customer list, contract portfolio, or distributor network in the available data.

The business model is consistent with a traditional defense OEM: long-cycle program-of-record sales, likely cost-plus or firm-fixed-price contracting, with revenue tied to DoD procurement appropriations rather than commercial volume or subscription economics. No pricing model, GTM motion, marketing channels, or product-level detail is disclosed in the source data; the company's own website currently renders only a verification/loader page rather than substantive commercial content, which limits visibility into active product lines, technology stack, certifications, or recent corporate actions.

The available record contains no funding rounds, M&A history, leadership roster, regulatory actions, partnerships, patents, or product launch information. As a result, assessments of growth trajectory, AI capability, customer concentration, and revenue are necessarily inferential and carry low confidence. The company appears to be an established but low-public-profile small defense supplier whose investment thesis would depend heavily on (a) the health of its specific DoD program pipeline, (b) ownership succession given the 40+ year tenure, and (c) its ability to integrate modern software-defined and AI-assisted capabilities into a traditionally hardware-centric product set.

Name

Tampa Microwave, LLC

Website

https://tampamicrowave.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Tampa Microwave, LLC is a privately held Clearwater, Florida-based manufacturer founded in 1983 that builds communications-related systems for the U.S. defense and satellite industries, serving what appears to be a small set of DoD and prime-contractor customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defense & Satellite Communications Equipment

NAICS

Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334290), Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing (33429), Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334220)

SIC

Communications Equipment, Nec (3669), Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment (3663)

akta.pro primary industry

Defense Communications (Secure Radios, SATCOM Terminals, Crypto) (IMABAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Military Aerospace Communications, Datalinks & Networking (IMABAMAK)

Keywords

• Satellite communications systems
• Defense communications equipment
• Military RF systems
• Microwave communications hardware
• Satellite ground terminals

Headquarters

HQ city

Clearwater

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure

Core offering

Tampa Microwave, LLC manufactures technically superior and reliable communications-related systems intended for the defense and satellite industries. The company designs and produces communications hardware engineered for mission-critical reliability in defense and space-related applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Defense & Satellite Communications Systems

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• L3Harris Technologies: L3Harris is a Tier-1 prime that designs and manufactures tactical radios, SATCOM terminals, and defense electronic subsystems — the same defense communications product family Tampa Microwave serves. It is the most consequential incumbent competing for the same DoD program dollars.
• RTX (Raytheon): Raytheon's Collins Aerospace and Raytheon Missiles & Defense segments produce RF/microwave components, datalinks, and SATCOM electronics for defense platforms, overlapping directly with Tampa Microwave's product focus as a much larger incumbent.
• BAE Systems Electronic Systems: BAE Systems' Electronic Systems segment manufactures RF, microwave, and communications electronics for defense applications, including airborne and ground-based communications — overlapping with Tampa Microwave's product portfolio as a much larger incumbent.
• Thales Defense & Security: Thales designs tactical radios, satellite communications terminals, and RF electronics for defense and aerospace customers, making it a broad international incumbent in the same product categories as Tampa Microwave.
• Teledyne Technologies: Teledyne's defense electronics businesses produce RF components, microwave subsystems, and SATCOM-related hardware for aerospace and defense primes — a broader incumbent with overlapping product technology and customer base.

Direct peers

• Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions: Cobham AES (now part of TransDigm/CAES) is a specialist defense electronics manufacturer of RF, microwave, and SATCOM subsystems for aerospace and defense — directly comparable to Tampa Microwave in scale, customer base, and product technology.
• Mercury Systems: Mercury Systems designs and manufactures mission-critical defense electronics, including RF and microwave subsystems for radar, EW, and SATCOM applications, serving the same DoD primes and platforms as Tampa Microwave.
• Kratos Defense & Security Solutions: Kratos produces unmanned systems, microwave electronics, and satellite communication products for defense customers, including products in RF/microwave and protected communications that overlap with Tampa Microwave's offerings.
• Comtech Telecommunications: Comtech supplies satellite ground station equipment, modems, and defense communications hardware — directly comparable to Tampa Microwave's defense & satellite communications systems business.
• Ultra Electronics (now part of Advent International/Ultra Maritime): Ultra specializes in sonar, communications, and RF electronics for defense and maritime customers; its communications and sensing products compete directly with Tampa Microwave's defense communications hardware in naval and aerospace platforms.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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