Defense contractor specializing in military communications systems and simulation
Long Wave Inc. is a veteran-owned defense contractor founded in 1995 that designs and implements communications technologies for the U.S. military. The tech stack—Unity, C#, C, C++, Python—combined with active projects around simulation environments and legacy system modernization suggests engineering focus on training systems and tactical software. Pain points center on new business capture, program execution, and contract compliance, indicating typical government contractor scaling friction: balancing proposal complexity against delivery commitments while modernizing inherited platforms.
Long Wave Inc. serves the U.S. Department of Defense as a prime and subcontractor across communications systems, training simulation, and IT infrastructure. Founded in 1995 as a Very Low Frequency (VLF) communications advisor to the Navy, the company has expanded into broader military technology domains including antenna systems, site operations, and training environments. The 51–200-person team is staffed with senior engineers and retired military personnel. Current work spans DOD proposal development, simulation modernization, earned-value management (EVM), and financial forecasting for defense programs.
Primary stack: C#, C, C++, Python, Unity for simulation and software systems. Also uses SAP, SharePoint, Microsoft Project for operations and proposal management.
Active projects include simulation environments for training, modernization of legacy simulation systems, DOD proposal development, technical estimating for defense programs, and earned-value contract management.
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