Who we are

Since our founding in 1995, Aptima has been dedicated to transforming national security by integrating advanced technology with core insights into human behavior and cognition. Through hands-on innovation, a culture of fearless experimentation, and expertise from a wide variety of disciplines, we’re tackling some of the most complex national security challenges.

Awards, certifications & recognition

Small Business Administration SBIR Tibbetts Award

Recognized for exceptional success through the SBA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program for SPOTLITE®.

Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award

Three-time recipient of the most prestigious honor the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) bestows to cleared industry contractors.

A Fast Company
Best Workplace for Innovators

“AI company provides seed money for promising internal projects and has a venture arm to commercialize its homegrown technologies.”
– Fast Company

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification — Level 2

Recognized for implementation of advanced safeguards and policies to protect controlled unclassified information in alignment with federal requirements.

Capability Maturity Model Integration — Level III Certification

Recognized for meeting globally recognized standards for process excellence and performance improvement.

Our core principles

We believe the pinnacle of human performance is achieved through technology, and the best of technological innovation depends on human integration. By engineering both the human and the technology, we can optimize the strengths of both and achieve outcomes that neither could accomplish alone.

We believe complex problems demand complex solutions. That’s why we bring together experts from diverse fields to foster innovation, enable access to cutting-edge technologies, and stay ahead of ever-evolving customer needs.

We have designed solutions that are tested, proven, and ready to be adapted at scale in a multitude of sectors in the defense industry.

We understand that true innovation lives at the intersection of invention and impact — which is why we develop solutions that show tangible results and address real needs.

We believe that technology is only as good as its ability to serve those who leverage it. That’s why we take a hands-on approach, stepping into the field with the people who will use our solutions. By taking every user’s unique needs, workflows, challenges, and experiences into account, we ensure peak efficacy.

We are on a mission to move the defense industry forward by developing groundbreaking technology in AI, machine learning, data analytics, modeling and simulation, social science, design, and many more.

We foster a culture of experimentation, creativity, and collaboration that leads to new approaches, refreshing angles, and boundless success. We hire the absolute brightest and boldest minds — and get out of their way.

We actively collaborate with partners in government, business, and academia to foster innovation, enable access to cutting-edge technologies, and stay ahead of ever-evolving industry needs.

Awards, certifications & recognition

Small Business Administration SBIR Tibbetts Award

Recognized for exceptional success through the SBA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program for SPOTLITE®.

Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award

Two-time recipient of the most prestigious honor the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) bestows to cleared industry contractors.

A Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators

“AI company provides seed money for promising internal projects and has a venture arm to commercialize its homegrown technologies.”
– Fast Company

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification — Level 2

Recognized for implementation of advanced safeguards and policies to protect controlled unclassified information in alignment with federal requirements.

Capability Maturity Model Integration — Level III Certification

Recognized for meeting globally recognized standards for process excellence and performance improvement.

Our work

At Aptima, we’ve earned our reputation by developing mature solutions that can be adapted to a multitude of missions for military branches in the US Government as well as other commercial uses. Browse our services to find what suits your needs.
Our AI-enabled training solutions revolutionize Warfighter preparedness, on and off the battlefield.
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We develop advanced human-AI systems that accelerate and improve decision-making in complex, high-stakes environments.
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We foster strategic advantage through cutting-edge modeling, simulation, and wargaming solutions.
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We enable proactive defensive and offensive superiority against attacks in the cognitive and informational space.
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Our solutions ensure the highest standards of operational health and safety for the US Total Force.
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Our nationwide presence

Aptima is made up of a connected team across 22 states, with four office locations in the US and Puerto Rico.

Team up with Aptima today, and let’s build a safer nation.