Jackson and Tull

Jackson and Tull

Washington, DC, United States

SpaceAir SystemsCommunications & SATCOMMissiles & MunitionsDual-use
Founded 1974Contract Manufacturer, Subsystem ManufacturerSupplies Air Forces
Profile last updated: August 1, 2026

About

Founded in 1974, Jackson and Tull is a defense contract manufacturer based in Washington, United States working in space, air systems, communications & satcom +1 more.

Jackson and Tull is a US technology company founded in 1974 as a civil engineering firm. Since 1987 it has provided aerospace engineering and technical services, including flight hardware design, fabrication, integration and test, and systems engineering for NASA and Air Force satellite programs. Its Space and Aeronautics Technology Division in Albuquerque, New Mexico supports national security customers, including the Air Force Research Laboratory, Space and Missile Systems Center and Los Alamos National Laboratory, with advanced technology demonstrations for space, air and lighter-than-air vehicles. The company manufactures spaceflight hardware and other products for government and military customers from its Beltsville, Maryland facility, which includes a small spacecraft assembly area, printed circuit assembly and cable and harness fabrication. Its aerospace division is AS9100 Rev. D certified. The company also provides civil infrastructure engineering (bridges, transit, water and wastewater) and information systems services.

Location

Washington, United States

Founded

1974

Focus areas

aerospacesatellitenational securityroboticsspacecraftcivil engineeringinformation systemsintegration and test

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

SpaceAir SystemsCommunications & SATCOMMissiles & Munitions

Supply-chain role

Contract ManufacturerSubsystem ManufacturerSystem Integrator

What they offer

HardwareSoftwareManufacturing ServicesEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Small spacecraft assembly

Spacecraft flight hardware

Assembly, integration and test of small spacecraft and flight hardware at the Beltsville, Maryland facility.

End users

Air Forces

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

AS9100 Rev. D

Platforms & programmes

Hubble Space TelescopeTropical Rainforest Measurement MissionX-ray Timing ExplorerMightySat I/IIXSS-10/11

Named customers

NASAAir Force Research LaboratorySpace and Missile Systems CenterAir Force Operational Test and Evaluation CenterLos Alamos National Laboratory

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 9001:2015

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