What Defense Systems and Services does

Defense Systems and Services, LLC (DSS) is a privately held, SBA-verified Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) headquartered in Yorktown, Virginia. Founded in 2010, the firm operates with 11-50 employees and provides agile specialty personnel and consulting services to Civil, Federal, and Defense clients. Its core offerings are organized into four service lines: Advisory Services, Consulting, Mission-Critical Personnel Support, and Training and Education, covering domains including Intelligence, Aerospace, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Critical Infrastructure, Systems Engineering, Technical Services, Training, Information Technology, and (as a stated capability) Artificial Intelligence.

DSS delivers work primarily through two revenue streams: direct Federal/Defense Contractor Support and Business-to-Business Consulting, both classified as professional services. Rather than a proprietary software platform, the company's underlying offering is the deployment of highly competent, culturally aligned cleared personnel into client mission environments. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is consistent with quote-based, per-contract negotiation typical of federal professional-services procurement.

The go-to-market is sales-led and direct, leveraging VOSB certification (CAGE: 63M20, UEI: VLZZRZ3667K8, DUNS: 963556290) to access small-business set-asides and direct contracting vehicles with federal agencies and defense primes. DSS positions its lean organizational structure and lifecycle-cost focus as differentiators against larger primes. There are no disclosed partnerships, acquisitions, funding rounds, named customer logos, or management-team bios in the available data, and the company operates as an independently owned entity with no parent company or institutional investors identified.

Name

Defense Systems and Services

Legal name

Defense Systems and Services, LLC

Website

https://defenses2.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Defense Systems and Services is a Virginia-based, SBA-verified Veteran Owned Small Business providing agile specialty personnel, advisory, and consulting services to U.S. federal, civil, and defense clients across intelligence, aerospace, UAS, and systems engineering domains.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Yorktown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Federal/Defense Contractor Support: Direct support services to Federal agencies and Defense contractors including Intelligence, Unmanned Systems, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Program Management, Systems Engineering, Technical Services and Training.
2. Business-to-Business Consulting: Consulting services for large and small business customers with expertise in Intelligence, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Information Technology, Technical Services, Training & Education, Engineering and Program Management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Defense Systems and Services (DSS) is a Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) delivering agile consulting and specialty personnel services to Civil, Federal, and Defense clients. Its core offering combines direct Federal/Defense Contractor Support with Business-to-Business Consulting across Intelligence, Unmanned Systems, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Program Management, Systems Engineering, Technical Services, and Training & Education. The company supplies culturally aligned, fully qualified personnel who integrate into client operations to execute mission-critical requirements.

Product overview

Defense Systems and Services (DSS) is a Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) providing agile consulting and specialty personnel services to federal and defense clients. Rather than a unified software platform, DSS offers a portfolio of interconnected professional services including Advisory Services, Consulting, Mission-Critical Personnel Support, and Training and Education. These services address domains such as Intelligence, Unmanned Systems, Aerospace, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Program Management, Systems Engineering, Technical Services, and Information Technology. The company focuses on delivering cost-effective, lifecycle-oriented solutions that adapt to evolving mission requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advisory Services Advisory support for Civil, Federal, and Defense clients across Intelligence, Aerospace, Critical Infrastructure, Program Management, Systems Engineering Support, Technical Services, and Training domains, deploying fully prepared personnel for mission-critical operations strategies.
• Consulting Services Business-to-business consulting with expertise in Intelligence, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Information Technology, Technical Services, Training & Education, Engineering, and Program Management, supporting large and small business customers with specialty defense and federal domain knowledge.
• Mission-Critical Personnel Support Deployment of culturally aligned, highly competent individuals who integrate seamlessly into client operations to support mission-critical requirements across federal and defense engagements.
• Training and Education Training and education services delivered to defense and federal clients across technical and operational domains to build mission-ready capability.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Booz Allen Hamilton: Major federal consulting and engineering firm serving defense, intelligence, and civil agencies. Directly competes with DSS for similar federal advisory, systems engineering, and consulting work, though at vastly larger scale.
• Leidos: Large defense and civil services contractor with a deep footprint in intelligence, systems engineering, and federal IT. Overlaps with DSS in defense consulting, intelligence support, and engineering services.
• SAIC: Major federal IT and engineering services firm serving defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies. Competes with DSS for similar systems engineering, program management, and technical services work.
• CACI International: Federal IT, intelligence, and engineering services contractor providing solutions to defense and intelligence community customers. Direct overlap with DSS in defense and intelligence consulting services.
• ManTech International: Defense IT and intelligence services firm focused on mission-critical technology solutions for federal clients. Competes with DSS in defense IT, intelligence support, and systems engineering work.

Direct peers

• CALIBRE Systems: Veteran-owned defense and federal consulting firm providing program management, systems engineering, and analytics services. Highly comparable to DSS in size, customer base, mission focus, and VOSB status.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DefenseS2
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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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