General Atomics
Acquires Assets of
Surrey-US, LLC
13
NOVEMBER 2017
General
Atomics has
acquired the
majority of the
assets of Surrey
Satellite
Technology US
LLC (Surrey-US),
an Englewood,
Colorado.-based
provider of
innovative small
satellite
technologies,
systems and
services. The
assets and
workforce will
be integrated
into General
Atomics'
Electromagnetic
Systems Group
(GA-EMS) to
support the
organization's
growth
initiatives
focused on the
development and
delivery of
small satellite
and advanced
payload systems.
"We look
forward to the
Surrey-US team
joining us as we
continue to
expand our
portfolio of
small satellite
and
mission-support
capabilities,"
stated Scott
Forney,
president of
GA-EMS. "The
Surrey-US team's
expertise in
designing and
deploying small
satellites and
end-to-end
mission
solutions is
complementary to
ours. We are
excited that
GA-EMS now will
offer
ground-to-space
solutions
utilizing nano,
micro and small
satellites from
3U to 500 kg
with a high
degree of
modularity and
payload
flexibility.
Surrey-US was
established in
2008 as a
wholly-owned
subsidiary of
UK-based Surrey
Satellite
Technology Ltd.
(SSTL) to
address the U.S.
market and its
core
capabilities
include the
complete design,
manufacture,
launch and
operation of
small
satellites. SSTL
is a
world-renowned
leader in the
design,
development and
deployment of
small
satellites, with
a 35 year legacy
of successful
launches, and a
proven track
record in
pioneering and
delivery of
small satellite
and complete
mission
solutions for
defense,
telecommunications,
earth
observation, and
technology
demonstrations.
