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Modus Operandi

Modus Operandi, Inc.

Melbourne, Florida, United States

C4ISRDefense Software & AIDual-use
Founded 1984Software DeveloperSupplies Air Forces, Land Forces, Naval Forces, Defense Industry
Profile last updated: May 9, 2026

About

Founded in 1984, Modus Operandi is a defense software developer based in Melbourne, United States working in c4isr, defense software & ai.

Modus Operandi is a high-tech software and information technology company based in Melbourne, Florida, founded in 1984. The company develops data-intensive software and services, centred on its Movia living intelligence platform, which combines semantic technology, AI/ML and human analysis to help organisations manage knowledge and make decisions. Its main work supports US national defense and intelligence customers, including the US Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Missile Defense Agency and Joint Staff, as well as defense contractors. Notable programmes include sensor data analysis for the Army's Guardrail Common Sensor, support for Distributed Common Ground System programmes, and contract work under the Air Force VAULT task order. The company also participates in several OTA consortia, including NAC, DOTC, NEST, AMTC, MTEC, TReX and CWMD, and offers Movia product services, R&D services and full life cycle software development. Earlier commercial clients included Qualcomm, Florida Power & Light, UPS and Time Life. It has received SBIR funding and holds a GSA IT Schedule 70 contract.

Location

Melbourne, United States

Founded

1984

Legal name

Modus Operandi, Inc.

Focus areas

decision supportknowledge managementliving intelligencedata analyticsmachine learningC4ISROTA consortiaSBIRsemantic technologyintelligence analysis

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

C4ISRDefense Software & AI

Supply-chain role

Software Developer

What they offer

SoftwareEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Movia

Knowledge management software

Living intelligence platform that combines human and machine analysis, using AI/ML to identify information objects and relationships in data and build linked metadata based on an organisation's ontology. Released as a next generation product in 2019.

Smart Publications

Training and reference publication software

Knowledge management based system for delivering training and reference information through Movia's knowledge management architecture.

End users

Air ForcesLand ForcesNaval ForcesDefense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Platforms & programmes

Guardrail Common SensorDistributed Common Ground System Marine Corps (DCGS-MC)Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS)Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS)

Named customers

U.S. Air ForceU.S. ArmyU.S. Marine CorpsU.S. NavyMissile Defense AgencyJoint StaffDefense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

GSA IT Schedule 70 (Multiple Award Schedule)

Issued by: General Services Administration

Industry memberships

National Armaments Consortium (NAC)DoD Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC)Naval Energetics Systems & Technologies (NEST)Aviation & Missile Technology Consortium (AMTC)Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC)Training & Readiness Accelerator (TReX)CWMD ConsortiumNational Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL)

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