2023 BALL EVENT SPONSORS

To purchase a sponsorship, contact either Doc Klodnicki at doc.klodnicki@aereti.com (719.721.4406) or Kathy Vinson at kvinson13@msn.com

An invoice will be sent with information on deadlines for videos and recognition in programs and script.

Northrop Grumman is a technology company focused on global security and human discovery. Our pioneering solutions equip our customers with the capabilities to connect, advance and protect the U.S. and its allies.  Driven by a shared purpose to solve our customers’ most challenging problems, our 90,000 employees define possible daily.
www.northropgrumman.com

BAE Systems, Inc. and its 34,000 people are part of a global defense, aerospace, and security company. We deliver products and services for air, land, sea, and space, as well as advanced electronics, intelligence, security, IT solutions, and support services. Our dedication shows in everything we design, produce, and deliver— to protect those who protect us in a high-performance, innovative culture. We push the limits of possibility to provide a critical advantage to our customers where it counts.  
www.baesystems.com   

LMGA – Government Affairs
LMS – Space
LMRMS – Rotary & Mission Systems

Lockheed Martin delivers innovative solutions to the world’s toughest technology challenges to address our customers’ critical missions ensuring those we serve always stay Ahead of Ready. The threats our customers face require us to deliver innovation at scale, with greater agility than ever before, to address their toughest challenges. The leader in every domain in which our customers operate — air, land, sea, space, cyber — we have an unparalleled understanding of their missions.  We are digitally transforming our operations ensuring the greatest efficiency without sacrificing quality. Our 21st Century Security vision weaves 5G technology through our proven platforms and combines them with the most advanced commercial technologies to increase capability and connectivity.  Video:  How We Protect What Matters Most  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9I5u-0JaXk&t=5s
https://www.lockheedmartin.com/

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) develops and fields transformative, affordable technology, platforms, and systems for United States National Security-related customers, allies, and commercial enterprises. Kratos is changing the way breakthrough technology for these industries is rapidly brought to market through proven commercial and venture capital-backed approaches, including proactive research and streamlined development processes. Kratos specializes in unmanned systems, satellite communications, cybersecurity/warfare, microwave electronics, missile defense, hypersonic systems, training, and combat systems.

https://www.kratosdefense.com/

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue, 48,000 employees, and customers in 100 countries. L3Harris is accelerating innovation and providing affordable solutions to fast forward to tomorrow.
www.L3Harris.com

AERETI, Inc. provides Consulting Services for Business Leadership and Management, Strategic Planning, and Business Growth with Executive and Board of Director Support. Our professional support includes action leaders with practical experience in industry, National Defense, and Civil Federal markets. With high-level academic accomplishments (Masters, PhD, and cited publications) and industry-standard professional certifications (e.g. PMP), along with TOP SECRET Security Clearances, AERETI provides key consulting support to operations and growth needs.
www.Aereti.com

The Aerospace Corporation is a national nonprofit that operates a federally funded research and development center with approximately 4,000 employees. With major locations in El Segundo, Calif.; Albuquerque, N.M.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; and the Washington, D.C., region, Aerospace addresses complex problems across the space enterprise and other areas of national significance through agility, innovation, and objective technical leadership. For more information, visit www.aerospace.org. Follow us on Twitter: @AerospaceCorp.

UIC Government Services (UICGS) and its Bowhead Family of Companies are a division of Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC), an Alaskan Native Corporation (ANC).  As a Top 10 ANC that’s been in business for over 20 years, our 3000 employees and 300 prime and subcontracts provide premier support to defense and civilian government agencies across the United States, and the world. We’ve grown by 37% in the last three years, and expect strong growth ahead.  We offer services in Systems & Information Technology, Logistics & Marine, Engineering & Program Management, Manufacturing & Products, and Advanced Technology.
https://www.bowhead.com/

Boeing Company, an American aerospace company—the world’s largest—is the foremost manufacturer of commercial jet transports. It is also a leading producer of military aircraft, helicopters, space vehicles, and missiles, a standing significantly enhanced with the company’s acquisition of the aerospace and defense units of Rockwell International Corporation in 1996 and its merger with McDonnell Douglas Corporation in 1997.  Boeing Company’s constituent business units are organized around three main groups of products and services—commercial airplanes, military aircraft and missiles, and space and communications.
https://www.boeing.com/

Stellar Solutions is a woman-owned small business founded by Celeste Ford in 1995 with a simple vision: satisfy our customers’ critical needs while realizing our dream jobs. Nearly 20 years later, the company’s guiding principles and strategic value differentiators remain the same.
https://www.stellarsolutions.com

SAIC  SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation’s technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our portfolio and partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions critical to achieving our customers’ missions.

We are approximately 26,000 strong, driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has approximately $7.4 billion in annual revenues. For more information, visit saic.com.

Caliola is a 100% woman-owned business that provides innovative technical solutions and services for secure and resilient communications. We have expertise in Nuclear Command, Control, and Communication (NC3); military satellite communications (SATCOM); modernized High Frequency (HF) communications; automated SATCOM planning; non-traditional cybersecurity architectures; and assured position, navigation, and timing (PNT). 
www.caliola.com

Parsons (NYSE: PSN) is a leading disruptive technology provider in the national security and global infrastructure markets, with capabilities across cyber and intelligence, space and missile defense, transportation, environmental remediation, urban development, and critical infrastructure protection. The company has two reporting segments: Federal Solutions and Critical Infrastructure. Visit Parsons.com and follow them on LinkedIn and Facebook to learn how they’re making an impact.
https://www.parsons.com/

Ignite is a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned, Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Huntsville, AL. We are ISO 9001:2015 and CMMI Services Level 3 certified. We ignite transformational solutions for our Customers’ Impossible Problems in software development, subject matter expertise, computer technology and engineering services for Department of Defense, US Army, US Air Force, FBI, Space Force, DIA, NASA, other various intelligence community customers, and state and local customers.
https://ignitenow.net/

Elara Nova is a global professional services firm driving unmatched advantage in, to, and from space. We are focused on helping businesses and government agencies maximize the strategic advantages of the space domain and creating unparalleled value for our clients and the warfighters, allies, and partners they serve – whether they’re operating in, delivering solutions to, or leveraging capabilities from space. With decades of government and private sector experience in space strategy, operations, acquisition, engineering, technology, and policy, our team brings vital insights across the defense, intelligence, civil, and commercial space sectors to enable our clients’ success.
Discover more: www.elaranova.com.

Systems Planning and Analysis is a premier global provider of innovative solutions for our U.S. and Allies’ most challenging problems. SPA’s capabilities include Advanced Analytics, Software Tool Development, System Engineering, DevSecOps, and Integrated Program Management. Our 1,600+ professionals are subject matter experts in numerous Joint and all-Service domains, including Space Systems; Land, Undersea, Surface, and Air Warfare Operations; Intelligence Community, Radar and Sensor Systems; Unmanned Systems and Counter Systems; Ballistic Missile Systems; and Hypersonics. We are trusted agents, with clients including USSPACECOM, Space Systems Command, and STARCOM. Using leading-edge tools and techniques, our teams advance national security goals with Results that Matter!  
https://spa.com/

Boecore is an aerospace and defense engineering company specializing in software solutions, systems engineering, cybersecurity, enterprise networks, and mission operations. Our work couldn’t be more exciting, challenging, or vital to our customers and our nation’s defense. Since the company’s inception in 2000, Boecore’s employee-centric approach, rich work culture, and drive to go above and beyond expectations have earned the company a reputation as a trusted partner for the various government customers we work alongside.
https://boecore.com/

LinQuest is blazing the trail for Digital Transformation.  As a recognized leader in Digital Engineering, LinQuest delivers the technical capability, innovation, agility, and operational expertise to accelerate our Nation’s competitive advantage in all domains. From concept to ability, LinQuest architects integrated end-to-end solutions, optimizing the convergence of effects for our Warfighters.
https://www.linquest.com

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DSoft Technology, Engineering & Analysis brings technology, digital engineering, and data analysis services to support transformational space capabilities to secure U.S. vital interests.  We’re built to assess new warfighting constructs that are responsive to new and changing threats and evaluate and quantify warfighting impacts of new capabilities as well as adversary actions that will deny our nation’s use of space.  Our agility extends to analyzing the space warfighting enterprise to include how we adapt to the threat, develop resilient, adaptable architectures, and evolve tactics, techniques, and procedures to ensure Space Force and US Space Command are ready to defeat near-peer adversaries in the multi-domain battlespace. 
https://www.dsoft-tech.com/

Gilson Consulting Group is a Premier Business Consulting Service.  Leveraging nearly 40 years of experience in Military Operations and Government Services, from Executive Support and Leadership Methods to Business Operations and Market Development/Growth and delivering Services and Solutions to meet your toughest challenges.
Proud Partner at Elara Nova: The Space Consultancy
NDIA Board of Directors, Rocky Mountain Chapter and Vice President for Workforce Development
https://gilsonconsultinggroupllc.com

Colorado Aerospace Consultants, LLC is a small business consulting services company. Led by Gayle White, it primarily draws on his 21 years of military and 34 years of aerospace industry experience in assisting aerospace-related companies with successful business strategies. A broad range of services are available including participation in developing capture strategies for specific opportunities and color-team support.