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Polaris Alpha Acquires Fourth Dimension Engineering To Bolster Cyber Capabilities

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, April 16th, 2018

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Polaris Alpha Acquires Fourth Dimension Engineering To Bolster Cyber Capabilities

Polaris Alpha, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has acquired Fourth Dimension Engineering, adding expertise in hardware design and custom electronic solutions in the cyber arena.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Fourth Dimension is located in Columbia, Md., near the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command. The company has 79 employees.“This acquisition firmly establishes Polaris Alpha as a preeminent leader in all aspects of advanced cyber operations,” Peter Cannito, CEO of Polaris Alpha, said in a statement…

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