Intelligent Waves

Intelligent Waves

Reston, VA, United States

C4ISRCommunications & SATCOMDefense Software & AI
Founded 2006System Integrator, Software DeveloperSupplies Air Forces, Naval Forces, Special Forces
Profile last updated: July 30, 2026

About

Founded in 2006, Intelligent Waves is a defense system integrator based in Reston, United States working in c4isr, communications & satcom, defense software & ai.

Intelligent Waves is a veteran-owned, mission-focused technology integrator founded in 2006 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia. It serves the U.S. Government, defense and intelligence communities with cybersecurity, data science, cognitive human performance, software development, cloud and enterprise network and systems engineering services. Its named offerings include STRIKE, a data lifecycle platform used across USAF, Navy and F-35 JPO test and operational environments; EPCE, a secure coalition collaboration environment; and FIRST, a cyber defense framework. The company operates a multi-vendor Innovation Center providing a private cloud environment for prototyping, testing and R&D. It reports CMMC Level 2 certification and has been selected as a strategic partner on a Navy OPTEVFOR cybersecurity test and evaluation contract.

Location

Reston, United States

Founded

2006

Focus areas

cybersecurityC4ISRsecure communicationscloud computingsoftware developmentdata scienceenterprise network engineeringzero trustCMMCveteran-owned

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

C4ISRCommunications & SATCOMDefense Software & AI

Supply-chain role

System IntegratorSoftware Developer

What they offer

SoftwareEngineering Services

Products

STRIKE

Platform data lifecycle solution

Sensor-agnostic platform that captures, transfers, analyzes and distributes mission data for operational units, combat air forces and test organizations, with rapid reprogramming and evaluation support.

EPCE (Ephemeral Partner Collaboration Environment)

Secure collaboration platform

Secure mission-partner collaboration environment for U.S. and coalition forces operating in denied, degraded, intermittent and limited communications conditions, using low probability of intercept and detection techniques.

FIRST (Fortified Information and Risk-Mitigated Security Technologies)

Cyber defense framework

Cyber defense framework combining defensive and offensive capabilities, with continuous threat detection, adaptive defense and secure communications for federal, intelligence and special operations forces.

End users

Air ForcesNaval ForcesSpecial Forces

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

CMMC Level 2

Platforms & programmes

F-35

Named customers

U.S. Air ForceU.S. NavyF-35 Joint Program Office

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

CMMC Level 2

Awards

Gold, Secure Collaboration Platform (EPCE)

Cybersecurity Excellence Awards2026Secure Collaboration Platform

Emerald Award for Zero Trust Solution of the Year

Pinnacle Technology Awards2026Zero Trust Solution of the Year

Workplace Excellence Award for Tech Culture

TMCnet2025Tech Culture

People

Management & team (3)

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