What JET Systems does

JET Systems, LLC is a privately held, SBA-certified small defense contractor founded in 2013 and headquartered at the Naval Air Warfare Center in Patuxent River, Maryland. The company provides creative engineering development and services in unmanned and manned military aircraft systems, robotics systems engineering, mission computers, and open middleware software architecture for federal customers. Its portfolio combines a hardware platform (ENGIN — Extensible Next-Gen Integration Node) with an open-architecture software framework (ALF — Adaptive Layer Framework), supplemented by Drone Sim for sUAS combat training, Advanced C2 for command-and-control enhancement with sensor fusion, SureTrak for C++ codebase enhancement, an Autonomy & AI solutions practice emphasizing CMMC/NIST 800-171-compliant local processing, and Weapon Systems integration for unmanned military platforms.

JET's core product architecture is built around modularity, extensibility, and software reuse, leveraging Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), and standardized hardware to deliver lower-cost integration compared to proprietary vendor-locked alternatives. The company explicitly positions its offerings to enable rapid capability integration, cross-platform software reuse, and bridge between new and legacy platforms, with secondary applications in commercial SUAVs and middleware development.

The business model is professional services-led, generating revenue through direct government contracts and subcontracting relationships with prime contractors across DoD, NASA, the Department of Agriculture, and other federal agencies. JET complements contract-based engineering by commercializing selected government-derived capabilities (notably in the SUAV and middleware segments) and operates an enterprise field-sales GTM motion targeted at government buyers. No pricing is publicly disclosed; the company relies on negotiated contracts through standard government procurement processes. The company is founder-led (Scott Jaster, CEO; Amanda Jaster, CAO), operates in the United States only, and has no disclosed institutional funding or acquisition history in the source material.

Name

JET Systems

Legal name

JET Systems, LLC

Website

https://myjetsystems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

JET Systems is an SBA-certified small defense contractor founded in 2013 and based at Patuxent River, MD, providing open-architecture systems engineering, AI/autonomy, and modular hardware/software products (ALF, ENGIN) to DoD, NASA, and other U.S. federal agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defense Engineering Services

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Avionics Software, Certification & Safety-Critical Systems (DO-178/DO-254) (IMABAFAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Military Avionics, Mission Computers & Flight Controls (IMABAMAE)

Keywords

• Defense systems engineering
• Unmanned aerial systems
• Open architecture software
• Command and control systems
• Military aircraft integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Lexington Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Contract Support: JET Systems provides systems engineering, software application development, IT services, and acquisition program management to DoD and other government agencies. Revenue is generated through direct government contracts and subcontracting arrangements with prime contractors.
2. Commercial Systems Integration: Applies government capabilities to commercial environments, bringing state-of-the-art systems, technology, and knowledge to domestic users for non-military applications. Includes SUAV commercial offerings and middleware development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

JET Systems, LLC is a creative engineering company founded in 2013 that focuses on aerial platforms and programmatic support services for military operations. The company develops open-architecture software frameworks (ALF, ENGIN), advanced command-and-control systems, weapon-system integration tooling, and modular hardware solutions for federal defense clients. It delivers engineering services and proprietary product offerings to the Department of Defense, NASA, the Department of Agriculture, and defense prime contractors.

Product overview

JET Systems offers a portfolio of modular products and services for aerospace and robotics systems engineering, primarily serving DoD and commercial clients. The portfolio includes a platform-plus-modules architecture centered around two core frameworks: ENGIN (Extensible Next-Gen Integration Node) as the scalable, modular hardware foundation with microservices architecture, and ALF (Adaptive Layer Framework) as the open architecture software framework enabling modularity and extensibility. Supporting products include Drone Sim for combat training simulation, Advanced C2 for command and control enhancement, and SureTrak for C++ project enhancement. Services encompass Data Analytics for government operations, Autonomy & AI solutions for DoD mission enhancement, and Weapon Systems integration for unmanned military platforms. These products are designed to work together: ENGIN leverages ALF for rapid software integration, Advanced C2 applies AI and automation for sensor fusion, and the entire ecosystem emphasizes Open Architecture principles using FOSS and COTS components.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ENGIN: Extensible Next-Gen Integration Node (ENGIN) is a scalable, modular hardware solution that simplifies the integration of advanced capabilities into new and legacy platforms.
• ALF
• SureTrak
• Drone Sim

Products and services

• Adaptive Layer Framework (ALF) Adaptive Layer Framework (ALF) is an open-architecture, cross-platform software framework that supports rapid integration of advanced applications onto existing aircraft platforms for DoD and other government clients.
• ENGIN (Extensible Next-Gen Integration Node) ENGIN is a configurable hardware/software integration node designed to plug new capabilities into existing airframes, enabling rapid modernization of military aircraft platforms.
• Drone Sim Drone Sim is a small unmanned aerial system (SUAS) simulation platform that supports realistic operator training and mission rehearsal for government and military users.
• SureTrak SureTrak is a tracking and situational-awareness product supporting operational awareness for defense and government customers.
• Advanced C2 Advanced C2 is an advanced command-and-control product offering for managing and coordinating complex military operations across aerial platforms.
• Autonomy & AI Autonomy & AI is a capability offering that applies artificial intelligence and autonomous-system techniques to aerial platforms for defense customers.
• Weapon Systems Weapon Systems is a product offering covering design, integration, and support of weapon-system capabilities for military aircraft and platforms.
• Org Process Management and Data Analysis Organizational process management and data-analysis service that helps government agencies streamline workflows, capture program data, and make data-driven decisions.
• Open Architecture Consultations Consulting service advising defense customers on open-architecture approaches for integrating new capabilities onto existing platforms while reducing vendor lock-in.
• Weapon System Integration

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Larger Defense Business EntitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJET Systems forms partnerships with larger business entities to enter small business contractual efforts. This partnership model allows JET to design needed government solutions while leveraging the resources and market access of larger defense contractors. JET brings pointed knowledge, experience, and consulting to these partnerships.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Integrated Solutions for Systems (IS4S): IS4S is a small-disadvantaged business defense contractor founded in 2011 with a comparable headcount, providing open-architecture systems engineering and software for DoD weapons, sensors, and autonomy — a near-twin business model to JET.
• Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI): MTSI provided high-end engineering and integration services to DoD across unmanned systems, C2, and weapons integration — directly overlapping JET's mission computers and weapon-system integration offerings.
• AEVEX Aerospace: AEVEX is a mid-sized defense firm specializing in ISR, sUAS, and mission-system integration for the DoD — competing in the same unmanned-platform and aerial-systems engineering niche as JET.

Broad incumbents

• L3Harris Technologies: L3Harris is a major prime across mission computers, avionics, and tactical C2 for DoD — overlapping with JET's manned/unmanned aircraft and C2 integration work as a fuller-portfolio competitor.
• SAIC: SAIC is a major DoD IT and systems-integration prime providing software development, mission engineering, and avionics-style services — directly competing with JET's systems engineering and software application development offerings at much larger scale.
• Kratos Defense & Security Solutions: Kratos is a publicly traded defense prime with a significant unmanned systems and target drone business, offering broader portfolios of UAS platforms, C2, and microwave products that overlap with JET's open-architecture UAV/sUAS work.
• Leidos: Leidos provides large-scale defense systems engineering, mission integration, and software development services to DoD — competing with JET for open architecture and platform integration task orders.
• Parsons Corporation: Parsons delivers defense engineering, mission solutions, and weapons-system integration services to DoD across UAS and manned platforms — adjacent large-scale competitor in JET's core federal engineering segment.

Emerging players

• Shield AI: Shield AI builds AI-pilot autonomy for military UAS and is expanding into manned platforms — directly addressing the same autonomy and AI-driven mission computer layer JET is targeting with Autonomy & AI and ALF.
• Anduril Industries: Anduril is a venture-backed defense tech company delivering open-architecture C2 (Lattice), autonomy, and sUAS products to DoD — competing for the same MOSA-aligned procurement dollars JET targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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