Wingman Defense acquired

ThayerMahan Inc., a Groton, Connecticut-based provider of autonomous maritime security solutions, has acquired Wingman Defense, an artificial intelligence startup based in Park City.

“With the acquisition of Wingman Defense, ThayerMahan completed its goal of vertically integrating its ability to collect, curate, disseminate and apply machine learning tools to ocean acoustic information and precision seabed survey,” said Mike Connor, ThayerMahan president and CEO. “Wingman’s AI capability will help ThayerMahan’s global customers in government and industry improve the efficiency with which they monitor the safety and security of ports, harbors, seabed infrastructure, marine protected areas and vital sea lanes.”

“The Wingman Defense team are delighted to be joining ThayerMahan’s mission to establish leadership in maritime data collection, processing and intelligence,” said John O’Malia, Wingman Defense president and CEO. “The ThayerMahan team’s unparalleled expertise in the maritime domain and their unique data sets and acquisition platforms are the perfect complement for our AI capability.”

ThayerMahan Inc. is a maritime technology company dedicated to providing its clients with turn-key autonomous marine solutions, including deployment, operations, data gathering and analysis services, using state-of-the-art acoustic and electronic sensors integrated on a variety of host platforms tailored to customer missions. In addition to its Connecticut headquarters, it has locations in Lexington and Boston, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C.