BlueHalo opens in FISTA Innovation Park

BlueHalo has expanded its footprint to the FISTA Innovation Park.

Company officials said Tuesday’s ribbon cutting brings more highly-skilled, high-wage jobs to the region to tackle the nation’s critical security missions. The Oklahoma presence also will allow BlueHalo to better serve its U.S. Army customers at Fort Sill, working shoulder-to-shoulder to develop and deliver innovative, next-generation Counter-Uncrewed Aerial System (C-UAS) solutions and air defense training technologies, company officials said.

“The evolving threats that our warfighters face every day on the battlefield require us to continually innovate to develop the technologies that will prepare them for mission success and bring them home safely,” said Jimmy Jenkins, president of BlueHalo’s Armed Forces Portfolio and former U.S. Army air defender. “Fort Sill is home to our Nation’s very best weapons system training and development. That’s why we’re expanding our presence and increasing our investment here in Oklahoma — to support this shared mission and deliver soldier-focused innovation from training through deployment.”

Local officials said the decision is welcome news.

“We are thrilled to have BlueHalo join the FISTA Innovation Park and look forward to the strong partnership and high-quality jobs they will bring to the Lawton/Fort Sill economy,” said FISTA President/CEO Krista Ratliff. “Together, we can develop transformative solutions and help Oklahoma solidify its place as a national leader in innovative technologies.”

At its new Lawton location, BlueHalo will continue to expand solution offerings and provide support for its Virtual Systems Trainer (VST), five of which are used to train Stinger teams at Fort Sill’s Air Defense Artillery School, officials said. The VST is the first and only fielded virtual reality-based weapons training device that supports portable or fixed training sites for weapons systems training, officials said. The VST suite of products includes the Stinger, Stinger-Lite and Javelin trainers. Fort Sill also is home to BlueHalo’s Integrated Moving Target Simulator, a 360-degree immersive training dome with realistic battlefield environment, varying terrains and detailed ager-action reviews.

BlueHalo is the leading provider of innovative, layered C-UAS solutions for national defense customers. The company’s Titan and Titan-SV systems offer autonomous radio-frequency detection and precision tracking of small UAS. Titan can detect, track and force drones to safely land without disrupting nearby communications or electronics. LOCUST Laser Weapon System combines precision optical and laser hardware with advanced software, artificial intelligence and processing. It has been successfully delivered and operationally deployed to identify, track and engage a variety of targets with its hard-kill High Energy Laser. The FE-1 Next-Gen Missile rounds out BlueHalo’s portfolio of layered C-UAS air defense technologies to deliver best-in-class, cost-effective, control-point solutions to warfighters.

Information on BlueHalo is available at http//:www.bluehalo.com.