CACI International is an American multinational professional services and information technology company that provides expertise and technology to U.S. government customers, including those in the space sector. As a defense contractor, CACI focuses on mission operations, data management, and delivering resilient technology and software-defined solutions for space system optimization. They provide optical communication and sensing technology, including optical terminals, and develop software for in-flight systems and simulation. CACI partners with organizations like NASA, the U.S. Space Force, DARPA, and the Space Development Agency (SDA) to support critical national security missions.
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CACI’s Geo Mapping tool combines its geospatial mapping software with its Acorn data segmentation engine.
The Channel 4 and CACI Geo Mapping tool combines geospatial modeling with household demographics for location-specific advertising across the United Kingdom.
Channel 4 has partnered with CACI to launch a Geo Mapping tool.
As of April 2026, the SDA-qualified optical inter-satellite link terminal supply base consisted of Mynaric, Tesat-Spacecom US, Skyloom, and CACI.
CACI supplied 21 optical communication terminals to Tesat’s 42 in an April 2026 delivery event.
The publicly documented Space Development Agency-qualified optical intersatellite terminal providers include Mynaric, Tesat-Spacecom U.S., Skyloom, and CACI.
The SDA-qualified optical inter-satellite link terminal supply base includes Mynaric, Tesat-Spacecom US, Skyloom, and CACI.
CACI International Inc has been awarded a five-year task order valued at up to $212 million to modernize the network infrastructure of the U.S. Space Force.
CACI will implement software-defined networking to unify fragmented legacy systems across 14 Space Force installations.
CACI’s contract represents approximately 2.4% of the company’s annual revenue.
CACI is planning a $2.6 billion acquisition of ARKA Group to deepen its expertise in space-based sensing and optics.
CACI is charged with transforming and unifying legacy network infrastructures across 14 Space Force installations.
The contract requires CACI to deliver a software-defined, enterprise-level overhaul of the U.S. Space Force's base area networks to support high-security operations.
The addition of ARKA provides CACI direct access to optical instrumentation and sensor payloads used by the U.S. Space Force and intelligence agencies.
CACI expects the acquisition transaction to close in the third quarter of its fiscal year 2026, pending regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
CACI International Inc has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ARKA Group L.P. from Blackstone Tactical Opportunities in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.6 billion.
Wells Fargo and Gibson Dunn served as advisors to CACI in the transaction.
ARKA will operate as part of CACI’s national security portfolio following the closing of the deal, expected in early 2026.
CACI anticipates a tax benefit with a present value of approximately $225 million as part of the acquisition structure.
The acquisition integrates ARKA’s portfolio of space-based sensor technology and ground-based software processing with CACI’s existing national security offerings.