BlackBox Biometrics

What BlackBox Biometrics does

BlackBox Biometrics, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Rochester, New York, develops the Blast Gauge System — a set of three wearable sensors that capture multidirectional overpressure, acceleration, and body loading data to detect and quantify blast exposure events. The system is purpose-built for environments where repetitive low-level blast overpressure poses long-term neurological risk, including U.S. military route clearance, training, special operations forces, and tactical breaching; secondary use cases span law enforcement (SWAT, bomb squad) and contact-sports impact monitoring. Each sensor is fully encapsulated, less than two cubic inches, weighs a few ounces total across the three-sensor set, runs on a battery rated for 3+ years in training or 1+ year in combat, stores 500+ full waveform events or 6,000+ summary events, and connects to MS Windows or Android management applications via Bluetooth or USB for configuration and analysis. The product carries MIL-STD-810H durability certification and an EAR99 (non-ITAR) export classification, and is assigned NSN 6665-01-665-8243 for U.S. government procurement.

The company operates as a division of AirBoss Defense Group, itself a division of AirBoss of America, following an acquisition/integration that brought the Blast Gauge product line under the ADG brand. Revenue is generated primarily through direct enterprise field sales of hardware (part number BB-1750K-01) on a quote-based pricing model, complemented by software/management applications for device configuration and data analysis. BlackBox Biometrics is privately held with no public ticker, no disclosed funding rounds, no revenue figures published, and a concentrated leadership footprint anchored by founder and CTO David Borkholder. As part of AirBoss of America's survivability-solutions portfolio spanning CBRN, healthcare, mobility, and warrior solutions, BlackBox Biometrics functions as a specialized wearables product line within a larger conglomerate rather than as an independent growth-stage company.

Name

BlackBox Biometrics

Legal name

AirBoss Defense Group, Inc.

Website

https://b3inc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BlackBox Biometrics develops the Blast Gauge System, a set of three wearable sensors that capture blast overpressure and acceleration data for military, law enforcement, and athletic exposure monitoring, operating as a division of AirBoss Defense Group within AirBoss of America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blast Exposure Monitoring Devices

NAICS

Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Military Power Supplies, RF/Microwave Components & Ruggedized Electronics (IMABAGAJ)

Keywords

• Blast exposure monitoring
• Wearable sensor systems
• Overpressure measurement devices
• Tactical health monitoring
• Military sensor technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Blast Gauge Hardware Sales: Sale of the Blast Gauge System hardware - a set of 3 wearable sensors with specifications including dimensions of 1.75" L x 1.25" W x 1" H, total system weight of 5 oz (142 g), and long-lasting battery (3+ years in training, 1+ year in combat). Part Number BB-1750K-01.
2. Software/Management Applications: Windows and Android management applications for device configuration and data analysis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BlackBox Biometrics develops and sells the Blast Gauge System, a set of three wearable sensors that capture multidirectional overpressure, acceleration, and body loading data for blast event collection, analysis, and exposure monitoring. The system is paired with Windows and Android management applications that enable device configuration, data review, and centralized analysis. It serves military personnel, law enforcement tactical teams, and contact-sport athletes exposed to blast overpressure or impact events.

Product overview

BlackBox Biometrics offers a single unified product: the Blast Gauge System, consisting of three wearable sensors designed to capture blast exposure data for military and personnel protection applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Blast Gauge System: A set of 3 wearable sensors that collect multidirectional overpressure, acceleration, and body loading data for detailed blast event data collection, analysis, and exposure monitoring. Used by military, law enforcement, and tactical teams for blast exposure measurement and monitoring.

Products and services

• Blast Gauge System

Quantifiable outcome

• Battery lasts 3+ years in training or 1+ year in combat
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Prevent Biometrics: Mouthguard-based head impact sensors measuring magnitude/duration of impacts for athlete and military safety. Closely comparable to BlackBox on sensor physics (acceleration/loading), use case (preventing brain injury), and customer profile (sports + military).
• Triax Technologies: Develops wearable head-impact sensors (e.g., Impact Monitor mouthguard) for athletic and tactical use. Comparable to BlackBox as a small-form-factor, multi-sensor wearable focused on cumulative impact/blast exposure monitoring.
• Simbex: Head-impact telemetry and biomechanics instrumentation for helmets and protective gear. Directly comparable on inertial sensing technology, military/sports customer base, and TBI research positioning.
• X2 Biosystems (now part of Prevent Biometrics ecosystem / CorTec): Historically offered the xGuard mouthguard sensor for head-impact monitoring in athletics and military; foundational head-impact wearable competitor to Blast Gauge on data type and end customer.

Emerging players

• Unequal Technologies: Impact-mitigation materials and HITS sensor-equipped headgear for military and sports. Comparable on the personnel-protection mission and dual defense/athletics GTM.
• MC10 / Movella: Wearable biometric and motion-sensing platforms using flexible/stretchable electronics. Comparable on miniaturized, body-worn inertial sensing and on capturing human motion/impact data.
• Xsens (Movella): Inertial measurement units and motion capture for human-body tracking. Comparable on underlying motion/acceleration sensor technology applicable to blast- and impact-monitoring use cases.
• Vista Medical (BodiTrak): Pressure-mapping and force-sensing systems used in seating, prosthetics, and protective equipment research. Comparable as a specialized sensor company serving military/medical R&D.
• Biocore: Human-injury biomechanics and protective-equipment testing/research, including blast and impact analysis. Comparable on defense-domain expertise around blast-related TBI.

Broad incumbents

• Riddell: Established football helmet and head-impact monitoring (InSite) provider. Comparable on the head-impact data mission; broader incumbent with deeper sports distribution than BlackBox.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/AirbossDG
• Facebookfacebook.com/blackboxbiometrics
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/blackbox-biometrics-inc-

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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