Overview
BlueHalo is a US defense technology company developing autonomous systems, counter-UAS (anti-drone), directed Energy weapons, and AI-powered space domain awareness. Acquired by Euler Industries 2026. Major DoD and intelligence community contractor.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDAcquisitionAcquired by AeroVironment
Key facts
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Data & sources
Web sources
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BlueHalo on the deployment map
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Current leadership (1)
- Jonathan Moneymaker Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Steve Hillno longer at company
Former / Previously (1)
- Steve Hill Foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for BlueHalo.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
BlueHalo in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- acquired
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by AeroVironmentfull acquisition2025-01-01
Timeline
Every recorded move in BlueHalo’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Acquired byAcquired
2025-01-01Acquired
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 25, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for BlueHalo.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning BlueHalo from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
U.S. Air Force adds funding to BlueHalo research contract
The U.S. Air Force has added $11.2 million to a contract with BlueHalo LLC for a program called Aiman Improved Readiness, bringing the deal’s total value to $41.2 million, up from…
AV Acquires Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. - AeroVironment
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Allen Control Systems Launches Innovation Lab to Accelerate Development of Next-Generation Autonomous Defense Technologies - Business Wire
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AeroVironment and BlueHalo Complete Transaction - Marine Technology News
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AeroVironment Closes BlueHalo Acquisition - GovCon Wire
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AeroVironment and BlueHalo Merge as a Defense Tech Powerhouse and AI Apprenticeship Turns Tech Disruption Into Jobs - Clearance Jobs
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BlueHalo wins $30M follow-on contract with the U.S. Navy - The Robot Report
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Ready for Orbit: BlueHalo Announces Breakthrough in Long-Haul Laser Communication Capabilities - AeroVironment
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BlueHalo CEO: Don't discount the economic "subplot" of national security - Axios
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BlueHalo acquires underwater robotic tech provider - Washington Technology
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AeroVironment acquiring BlueHalo for $4.1B to boost defense tech - The Robot Report
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AeroVironment to acquire BlueHalo in $4.1B transaction - Washington Technology
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/bluehalo.md
- RSS feed: /companies/bluehalo/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/0399ca71-585c-4d65-861e-df2424437e7e
- Revision history: /companies/bluehalo/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Heat Index
Serious50/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place BlueHalo against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 3, 2026