Westford's Fortress Technologies Acquired By General Dynamics

Westford’s Fortress Technologies was acquired late last month by Virginia based aerospace contractor General Dynamics for an amount yet to be disclosed.

Fortress, located in town on Technology Park Drive, currently has about 70 employees in Westford and will be folded into Scottsdale, Arizona based C4 Systems , a General Dynamics subsidiary which designs and manufactures communication hardware systems for military and civilian customers.

The Westford company’s products, which include products that facilitate battlefield logistics, are expected to greatly aid General Dynamics overall ability to produce items that will keep them competitive in their field.

“The acquisition of Fortress accelerates our ability to deliver a wider array of secure, Wi-Fi based tactical wirelress communication systems for military and government users worldwide,” said C4 Systems president Chris Marzilli. “These competitively priced products, based on commercial offerings, deliver unprecedented efficiencies in size, weight and power for users from the core to the very edge of the network.”

Earlier this year, General Dynamics also added 108 new employees nearby at facility in Pittsfield, Mass.