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News | April 10, 2026

FY2024 and FY2025 Nunn-Perry Awards

ARLINGTON, VA  –  

The Department of War Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP) recognized its FY2024 and FY2025 Nunn-Perry Award nominees and recipients at the annual awards luncheon on April 9 during the MPP Summit in Arlington, VA.

The Nunn-Perry Award honors outstanding mentor-protégé partnerships that strengthen the defense industrial base by driving capability, expanding capacity, and delivering measurable results.

FY2024 Recipients:

  • Agency: Department of the Navy | Mentor: Q.E.D. Systems | Protégé: Turner Strategic Technologies (TST) | MPA Partner: Morehouse Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center
  • Agency: Department of the Air Force | Mentor: Global Resource Solutions | Protégé: MEC Technologies | MPA Partner: Southern University at Shreveport
  • Agency: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency | Mentor: Parsons Government Services | Protégé: Sphinx | MPA Partner: Alabama State University
  • Agency: Missile Defense Agency | Mentor: Northrop Grumman Space Systems | Protégé: Corvid Technologies | MPA Partner: North Carolina A&T State University
  • Agency: Missile Defense Agency | Mentor: Tec-Masters Inc. | Protégé: Engenix Inc. | MPA Partner: Women’s Business Center of the Catalyst

FY2025 Recipients:

  • Agency: Department of the Air Force | Mentor: IBM Corporation | Protégé: Platinum Technologies | MPA Partner: Morgan State University
  • Agency: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency | Mentor: Axiologic Solutions | Protégé: UpSlope Advisors | MPA Partner: Morehouse College
  • Agency: Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Mentor: ARServices, Ltd. | Protégé: Shield Analysis Technology | MPA Partner: Morehouse Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center

This year’s recipients exemplify the impact of collaboration—achieving significant growth, securing first-time prime contracts, scaling revenue, and advancing critical capabilities in support of national defense.

Learn more about their stories in the Nunn-Perry Award Program.

Congratulations to all for setting the standard for performance, partnership, and innovation across the defense marketplace.