NTA

What NTA does

NTA, Inc. (Navigation Technology Associates) is a privately held US defense contractor headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, providing technical services and support to Department of War agencies. Founded in 2001 (per company filings) and employing 101–250 staff, the firm is concentrated around a single anchor customer: the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC) at Redstone Arsenal. The company's stated specialization is Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC), with project footprints on precision-weapon platforms including Hellfire, GMLRS, JAGM, MMT, and LowER-AD. Owner-operators remain technically active in delivery, which the firm highlights as a differentiator versus larger primes.

The service portfolio is organized around five core offerings: Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT); Systems and Software Engineering; Electronics Design and Embedded Systems; Guidance and Control; and Mechanical Design and Precision Machining. Underlying technical capabilities include Assured PNT development, inertial and GPS sensor integration, hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) simulation, FPGA VHDL firmware, autopilot and control actuation design, fire control systems engineering, and an in-house CNC Machining Division for low-volume, high-tolerance aerospace/defense parts. NTA holds membership in multiple defense consortia — AMTC, DOTC, MSTIC, NEST, NSTIC, and TREX — which serve as its primary contract-vehicle channels.

Revenue is generated through federal defense contracts and consortium-based task orders under the firm's core competencies, with limited public pricing or contract-value disclosure available. The company is privately held by four owners (Don Pittman, Shannon Fields, Charles Osborn, and a fourth individual); Shannon Fields serves as President and Jeff Rhea as Vice President. Geographic reach is described as Southeast US with an additional Arizona presence. Marketing is essentially relationship-driven with the Army customer base, supplemented by a small public-facing web presence, social channels, and an applicant-tracking careers portal.

Name

NTA

Legal name

NTA, Inc.

Website

https://nta-inc.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

NTA, Inc. is a privately held Huntsville, Alabama defense contractor providing Guidance, Navigation, and Control technical services — spanning PNT, systems/software engineering, electronics, guidance/control, and precision machining — primarily to the U.S. Army DEVCOM Aviation and Missile Center.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defense Engineering Services

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing (3335), Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing (334412)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Electronic Components, Nec (3679), Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMABAGAH

Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Electronics for Weapons

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing/Defense Electronics, Sensors & Radar

SECONDARYIMABAGAE

C4ISR Systems & Tactical Data Links

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing/Defense Electronics, Sensors & Radar

Keywords

• Defense engineering services
• Guidance navigation control
• Missile systems engineering
• Aerospace precision machining
• Navigation timing systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Huntsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Examination Registration Fees: NTA generates revenue through examination registration fees collected from candidates appearing for various entrance exams. Application fees range from Rs 1000 to Rs 1700 for domestic centres and Rs 9500 for international centres for NEET UG. The agency reportedly generates thousands of crores in revenue annually.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NTA, Inc. provides best-in-class technical engineering services and support to U.S. Department of War (Department of Defense) agencies, with a primary focus on Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC). Its offerings span positioning, navigation and timing (PNT); systems and software engineering; electronics design and embedded systems; guidance and control for precision weapons such as Hellfire, GMLRS, JAGM and MMT; and mechanical design supported by an in-house CNC machining division for low-volume aerospace and defense parts.

Product overview

NTA Incorporated provides best-in-class technical services and support to Department of War (Department of Defense) agencies, specializing in Guidance, Navigation and Control systems. The company's portfolio centers on five core service areas: Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT); Systems and Software Engineering; Electronics Design and Embedded Systems; Guidance and Control; and Mechanical Design and Precision Machining. NTA supports missile system technologies including GMLRS, Hellfire, JAGM, MMT, and LowER-AD, offering capabilities from concept design through detailed engineering, analysis, prototyping, and testing. The company also operates a CNC machining division for precision manufacturing of aerospace and defense components.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT)

Quantifiable outcome

• 96.92% attendance rate achieved for NEET-UG 2026
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered support, operational and oversight.

• Bihar State GovernmentsupportOthers · 23 May 2026Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary announced free travel on all government buses across the state for NEET-UG 2026 re-examination candidates to facilitate candidate participation in the re-exam scheduled for June 21.
• State GovernmentsoperationalOthersNTA is coordinating with state governments on transport and weather contingency arrangements for the NEET re-examination. The agency is operating under a 'zero trust' policy with extensive security measures.
• Parliamentary Standing Committee on EducationoversightOthersThe Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education summoned NTA Chairperson to provide update on NEET paper leak investigation. The committee had previously warned NTA about systemic failures six months before the controversy.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Systems Planning and Analysis (SPA): Mid-sized defense analytical and engineering services firm with strong Army aviation/missile footprint and similar mid-band headcount — comparable in contract types and customer mix.
• COLSA Corporation: Huntsville-based mid-size defense contractor providing engineering, IT, and test services to Army aviation and missile customers — same geography, same customer set (including DEVCOM AvMC), and similar headcount band.
• Torch Technologies: Huntsville-headquartered defense engineering services firm supporting missile and aviation R&D for Army and Missile Defense Agency; competes directly with NTA for DEVCOM and MDA technical workforce tasking.
• AEgis Technologies (now part of Booz Allen): Huntsville-origin defense engineering and modeling & simulation firm historically serving Army missile and aviation customers; direct historical competitor before Booz Allen acquisition.
• Scientific Research Corporation (SRC): Mid-size defense engineering services company with significant Huntsville presence supporting Army aviation, missile, and C5ISR programs — direct head-to-head competitor for engineering services contracts.

Broad incumbents

• BAE Systems Intelligence & Security: Global defense prime with significant Army engineering services footprint including in Huntsville; competes for similar DEVCOM and PEO Aviation tasking at greater scale.
• RTX (Raytheon Missiles & Defense): Major weapons prime with GNC engineering organizations and a Huntsville-area presence; competes with NTA for Army missile R&D task orders as both customer and competitor.
• L3Harris Technologies: Large defense electronics and mission systems integrator with embedded GNC and PNT capabilities; competes in adjacent technical services niches and for Army aviation electronics work.
• Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control: Prime contractor for Hellfire, JAGM, and GMLRS — NTA's primary customer on those programs and the dominant scale player whose tasking feeds the GNC engineering services market.
• Dynetics (Leidos): Originally a Huntsville-based defense contractor now under Leidos, with deep missile/aerospace engineering services and products — overlaps with NTA's GNC and precision machining mission areas at greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NTAincHSV
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nta-inc%20

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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