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Beavercreek firm wins $9M in defense work - A Dayton-area defense contractor has been awarded additional work from the U.S. Air Force. The deal will result in new hires for the growing firm. Beavercreek-based Defense Engineering Corp., a provider of engineering and product development services, recently signed a $4 million add-work contract modification with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Multispectral … Continue reading
Defense Contractors Expand in Beavercreek - With its proximity to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the city of Beavercreek is in a prime location for defense contractors. Of the top 25 defense firms in the Dayton region — ranked by the Dayton Business Journal based on prime contract awards for 2017 — more than half are in … Continue reading
DEC sponsors local production of ‘The Secret Garden’ - The Epiphany Players Drama Ministry will present its 28th summer musical, The Secret Garden, July 12-14 and 19-21 at 7:30 p.m., and July 15 and 22 at 2:30 p.m. Performances will be held at Epiphany Lutheran Church, 6430 Far Hills Avenue, Centerville, OH, 45459. To buy tickets or to learn more … Continue reading
The 2018 Kittyhawk AOC Best Brew event was a hit - DEC staffers and others from WPAFB EW/ISR community attended and participated in the second annual Kittyhawk AOC Best Brew competition.   Click here for photos.
DEC joins DPASS - DPAAS is a joint government and industry venture to improve the processes associated with Defense Planning and Analysis and to provide quality support in this vital area.  Learn more at https://dpaas.com/about/
DEC purchases new building – relocates headquarters - The move comes just one month after the defense firm celebrated its 10 year anniversary. DEC has grown significantly since its inception, expanding from one employee to 25 over the last decade. The firm was also ranked on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing company’s for three years in a … Continue reading
2018 National Fire Control Symposium - DEC enjoyed this year’s NFCS Symposium. See you at next year’s event.
54th Annual AOC Symposium & Convention - DEC had a great time at the 2017 International AOC conference and symposium in DC. We hope to see everyone at the 55th International AOC conference in 2018.
DEC Founder Presents AOC EW/Cyber Awards to AFIT Grads - Each year the Kittyhawk Chapter sponsors two academic awards for the graduating class at AFIT here at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.  This year’s ceremony was on Thursday, March 23, 2017 on the AFIT campus at Wright-Patterson AFB.  The two academic award recipients are competitively selected by the AFIT faculty and the … Continue reading
DEC is one of the Best Places to Work in Dayton for 2017 - DEC was once again honored as one of the Best Places to Work in 2017 by the Dayton Business Journal. Click here to read the article in the Dayton Business Journal.
DEC exhibited at the 2017 NFCS Symposium - DEC exhibited at the NFCS (National Fire Control Symposium) in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The Symposium ran from February 6th through the 9th, 2017. We hope you had a chance to stop by our booth to see what we’re working on! Click here to register The NFCS brings together the Nation’s fire control community to … Continue reading
DEC makes Inc 5000 List for the Third Consecutive Year! - The prestigious Inc. 5000 survey ranked DEC #1568 of amongst the 5000 fastest growing privately held companies in the United States for 2016.  This is the third year in a row DEC made the list.  Thanks to all of our great customers!
DEC exhibited at the 53rd Annual International AOC Conference in DC - DEC again exhibited at the International AOC conference and symposium in DC. We hope you saw us at the show!  We showcased embedded computing and storage technologies as well as sensor innovations. Last year’s banquet was great. A terrific keynote address was given by Michele R. Westlander Quaid (LinkedIn profile), the founder and … Continue reading
DEC sponsors local theater production of the musical ‘Big Fish’ - Epiphany Players prepare ‘Big Fish’ Church in Centerville emphasizes the whimsical wonders of storytelling as it presents librettist John August and songwriter Andrew Lippa’s 2013 stage adaptation of “Big Fish,” the organization’s 26th annual summer musical slated July 14-24. Based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Daniel … Continue reading
DEC is again one of the best places to work in Dayton! - DEC was once again honored as one of the Best Places to Work in 2016 by the Dayton Business Journal.
DEC exhibited at the 2016 UAS midwest conference - DEC will once again exhibit at the 2016 UAS Midwest Conference. Stop by our booth and see the latest embedded real-time processing and storage technologies for small UAS. Click here to learn more about the conference. Dayton Business Journal article 1 Dayton Business Journal article 2
DEC participated in the first annual WPAFB Best Brew competition - DEC staffers and others from the EW community attended and participated in the first annual WPAFB Best Brew competition held on February 27, 2016. The event raised over $2,000 and all proceeds support the Kittyhawk STEM Scholarship Fund.
52nd international AOC conference - DEC was proud to be a Bronze Sponsor of the 52nd International AOC Symposium 1-4 December, 2015 in Washington DC.  If you weren’t able to attend, it was a great time with terrific content from the speakers and even better networking opportunities.  DEC would like to especially thank Raytheon for hosting … Continue reading
Thank you Raytheon - All of us at DEC would like to say a big THANK YOU to Raytheon for their generous support of the AOC International Scholarship fund.
DEC makes the Inc. 5000 list again - The prestigious Inc. 5000 survey ranked DEC #1987 of amongst the 5000 fastest growing privately held companies in the United States for 2015.  This is the second year in a row DEC made the list. Read more Source: www.inc.com

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