What nLogic does

nLogic, LLC is a 100% employee-owned (ESOP) small business founded in 2009 and headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, with additional operating presence at Arnold Air Force Base (Tennessee) and Vandenberg Air Force Base (California). The firm delivers professional engineering services — not packaged software — to U.S. government defense and aerospace customers and to the major defense primes. Its core service lines are Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I), Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Modeling and Simulation (M&S), Advanced Technologies (GNC, EO/IR sensors/seekers, signal/object processing, target discrimination, countermeasures, endgame performance, command and control), Software Life Cycle, Test and Evaluation, Training, Logistics, Information Technologies, and Cybersecurity. Underlying capabilities are built on domain specialization in missile defense and aerospace rather than proprietary algorithms or a unified product platform.

Commercially, nLogic operates as a U.S. government contractor using direct contracts, multiple contract vehicles, and teaming arrangements — including two joint ventures (DTechLogic with Davidson Technologies for Missile Defense Agency work and LogicQuest for Air Force EWAAC) and an SBA-approved Mentor-Protégé relationship with LinQuest. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the firm has been on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies for 11+ consecutive years and has been repeatedly recognized by Boeing (Supplier of the Year 2018; Gold/Blue Level Supply Chain Performance Achievement Awards in 2021–2023), alongside Stevie Awards, SBA and BBB honors, and a 2019 DOL HIRE Vets Platinum Medallion. Approximately 30% of staff are military veterans, and the company maintains ISO 9001:2015, NIST 800-171, and ITAR compliance to qualify for defense work.

Name

nLogic

Legal name

nLogic, LLC

Website

https://nlogic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

nLogic, LLC is a 100% employee-owned (ESOP) Huntsville, Alabama–based small business delivering systems engineering, modeling and simulation, test and evaluation, software lifecycle, and cybersecurity professional services to U.S. defense agencies and prime contractors, including MDA, the U.S. Army, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and Lockheed Martin.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Huntsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts: Professional services and technical support to U.S. government agencies in defense, aerospace, and civil markets

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

nLogic is a 100% employee-owned small business that delivers professional technical services to U.S. government customers in defense, aerospace, and civil markets. Its core offerings span systems engineering and integration, Model-Based Systems Engineering, modeling and simulation (digital, software-in-the-loop, and hardware-in-the-loop), advanced technologies such as GNC and EO/IR sensors, full software life cycle support, test and evaluation, training, logistics, information technologies, and cybersecurity.

Product overview

nLogic is an 100% employee-owned small business that delivers technical services to defense, aerospace, and civil markets. The company offers a portfolio of professional services rather than a single unified software product. Core service offerings include Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I), Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Modeling and Simulation (M&S), Advanced Technologies (GNC, EO/IR sensors), Software Life Cycle services, Test and Evaluation (T&E), Training, Logistics, Information Technologies, and Cybersecurity. The company also operates through joint ventures (DTechLogic with Davidson Technologies) and a wholly-owned subsidiary (Torch Systems).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• nLogic nAbles: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization operated by nLogic employees that awards monetary grants to worthy community causes

Products and services

• Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) Systems engineering and integration services covering requirements flowdown and allocation, trade studies, system synthesis, systems interoperability, and system verification for U.S. defense and aerospace programs.
• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Model-Based Systems Engineering service that enables verification of system designs prior to implementation and supports systems engineering needs across defense and aerospace programs.
• Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Modeling and simulation services with emphasis on engineering-level simulations, including digital simulations, system software-in-the-loop simulations, and hardware-in-the-loop simulations.
• Advanced Technologies Advanced technology services covering Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC), Electro-Optical (EO) and Infrared (IR) sensors and seekers, signal and object processing, target discrimination and countermeasures, endgame performance, and command and control.
• Software Life Cycle Services Full software life cycle support covering requirements, design, coding, integration, test, documentation, deployment, and sustainment for defense and aerospace customers.
• Test and Evaluation (T&E) Test and evaluation services spanning component tests, qualification tests, development tests, ground tests, flight tests, distributed tests, and integrated tests.
• Training Services Training services delivered to defense, aerospace, and civil market customers as part of the company's core competencies.
• Logistics Services Logistics services delivered to U.S. government defense, aerospace, and civil customers as part of the company's core competencies.
• Information Technology Services Information technology services supporting defense, aerospace, and civil market customers as part of nLogic's core competencies.
• Cybersecurity Services Cybersecurity services aligned to NIST 800-171 and ITAR compliance requirements, serving defense, aerospace, and civil customers.
• Torch Systems, LLC Wholly-owned subsidiary of nLogic providing defense systems engineering and integration services, established 24 August 2005 and acquired by nLogic on 30 June 2009.
• DTechLogic Joint Venture Joint venture between Davidson Technologies and nLogic providing advanced research center support to the Missile Defense Agency, including Ballistic Missile Defense System testing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Boeing's Top Supplier of the Year (2018)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• LogicQuest Joint VentureminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 October 2021LogicQuest Joint Venture awarded Air Force Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract (EWAAC)
• LinQuestcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 June 2020LinQuest (Mentor) and nLogic (Protégé) approved by SBA for All Small Mentor-Protégé Program (ASMPP). Partnership under Small Business Administration Mentor-Protégé Program
• Davidson TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2019Davidson Technologies and nLogic Joint Venture awarded MDA Advanced Research Center (ARC) Contract
• DTechLogic Joint Venture (Davidson Technologies and nLogic)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2018Joint venture between Davidson Technologies and nLogic formed in March 2018. Awarded MDA Advanced Research Center (ARC) contract for missile defense system testing. DTechLogic won $256M contract in June 2019 to help test MDA Ballistic Missile Defense System.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• LinQuest: Space and defense systems engineering company; explicitly partnered with nLogic as SBA Mentor-Protégé and operates in the same space, missile warning and C4ISR mission areas.
• Torch Technologies: Huntsville-headquartered defense contractor offering systems engineering, modeling and simulation, test and evaluation, and acquisition support — virtually identical service lines to nLogic and concentrated in the same MDA/SMDC customer set.
• Davidson Technologies: Huntsville-based defense and aerospace engineering services firm with overlapping missile defense, sensors and space mission competencies; nLogic's DTechLogic joint venture partner, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• COLSA Corporation: Huntsville, AL-based defense contractor providing systems engineering, IT, cyber and intelligence services to U.S. Army Aviation and missile defense customers — closely mirrors nLogic's customer base and capability portfolio.
• Millennium Engineering & Integration: Aerospace and defense engineering services firm supporting DoD and NASA mission areas including launch range, missile defense and spacecraft — directly comparable to nLogic's systems engineering, T&E and integration services.
• ERC Inc. Huntsville, AL-rooted defense contractor providing systems engineering, test and evaluation, and acquisition support primarily to the Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Army — directly comparable capability set and customer mix.
• Bastion Technologies: Small-business aerospace and defense engineering services contractor supporting NASA, DoD and missile defense programs with systems engineering, M&S and mission operations offerings similar to nLogic's.

Broad incumbents

• SAIC: Large federal services integrator offering systems engineering, T&E, IT and cybersecurity to DoD and MDA — competes for the same task orders as nLogic but at enterprise scale.
• Dynetics: Huntsville-based defense and aerospace engineering firm (now part of Leidos) with a much broader scale and product portfolio including hypersonics and strike solutions; overlapping but far larger incumbent in the same SE&I and missile defense market.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Major federal consulting and engineering services firm with deep defense and intelligence practice including systems engineering and cybersecurity — broad incumbent competing for similar DoD work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nLogicHsv

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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