ABOUT ARCFIELD
ENGINEER THE POSSIBLE. DELIVER THE IMPOSSIBLE.
Arcfield is a systems and digital engineering company. We support operations across all domains—from the depths of the ocean floor to the far reaches of space—to safeguard the nation and empower defense and space superiority.
ABOUT US
Arcfield was purpose-built to relentlessly protect the nation and its allies from today’s national security threats. We have nearly 70 years of proven expertise and excel in space superiority, hypersonic defense and nuclear deterrence, digital transformation, and surface and undersea warfare domains. Our solution areas include space mission engineering, atmospheric science, digital engineering, mission assurance, and advances in modeling and simulation that together with our enterprise-wide adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning, lead to better systems and timely, reliable decision-making.
Headquartered in Chantilly, VA with 18 North American offices, Arcfield employs 2,200 engineers, scientists, analysts, IT specialists and other professional who challenge the status quo to deliver an efficient technological advantage to our national security and defense partners.
A LOOK AT OUR PAST

BY THE NUMBERS
2,200 + EMPLOYEES
82% SECURITY-CLEARED WORKFORCE
34% EMPLOYEES WITH ADVANCED DEGREES
24% MILITARY VETERANS
18 GLOBAL LOCATIONS
68+ YEARS OF MISSION SUPPORT
MISSIONS WE SUPPORT
No two missions are the same, and neither are our solutions. We start by listening—understanding your systems, challenges and mission goals inside and out. Then we combine decades of expertise and battle-tested capabilities to deliver tailored outcomes that move the mission forward.
SPACE SUPERIORITY
We support defense, intelligence and space agencies as they shift to a near-peer threat warfare environment by ensuring that the most modern, secure and effective systems get deployed in space.
HYPERSONIC DEFENSE AND NUCLEAR DETERRENCE
We deliver end-to-end support for nuclear deterrence and hypersonic defense missions through advanced modeling, testing and analytics that drives the U.S. forward in achieving integrated deterrence.
SURFACE AND UNDERSEA WARFARE
Our engineers, scientists and cyber experts design, develop and deploy mission-critical systems, and software and hardware solutions to help our customers convert complex data into valuable intelligence.
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
In this systems-of-systems era, our experts use the latest cross-domain solutions, MBSE methods and AI innovations to synthesize information across domains and empower better, faster mission decisions.
OUR SOLUTION AREAS
As a hybrid defense-tech company with seven decades of experience, we lean into the challenges posed by today’s missions and develop cutting-edge solutions to solve our customer’s toughest problems.
DIGITAL ENGINEERING
DE ecosystem
DE services
DE training
Custom plug-ins and tooling
Intelligent MBSETM
Transformation enablement
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE
Space- and ground-based sensors
Space-based ultraviolet sensors
Space-based VIS/SWIR/MWIR/LWIR
Hyperspectral imaging
Transmitting signal detection
Solar feature identification
Ionospheric phenomenology nowcasting and forecasting
MODELING + SIMULATION
Signature analysis of hypersonic bodies
Space domain awareness
Architecture planning
Capacity planning
Sustainability
Novel capability identification
Analysis of alternatives
Orbitology
SPACE MISSION ENGINEERING
Systems engineering and integration
Mission design, acquisition, planning and development oversight
Launch support and mission assurance
Advanced AI Acquisition (A3I)
Operational analytics
Sensor and payload design
SmallSat development and integration
Assembly integration and testing
MISSION ASSURANCE
Cross-domain information sharing and protection
Risk Management Framework (RMF) solutions
Enterprise IT solutions
Enterprise system development and sustainment
Composable disaggregated infrastructure
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