ARES Corporation

Founded in 1992, ARES Corporation is a defense prime contractor based in McLean, United States working in space, defense software & ai, simulation & training.

ARES Corporation is a US space and defense company founded in 1992 that provides engineering, safety and mission assurance, risk management, information technology, operations and program management services. It serves NASA human spaceflight and launch range programs as well as US defense customers, including the Missile Defense Agency, Space Force, Air Force Research Laboratory and DARPA. Defense work includes probabilistic risk assessments for missile defense, weapon system safety assessments for F-15, F-16 and B-2A aircraft, software assurance for ballistic missile defense programs, launch range operations and spacecraft assembly, integration and test. The company also develops software tools, including a risk tracking system, a schedule integration tool and the ACyDS cyber defense suite. ARES became 100% employee-owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan in 2022.