Nightwing CEO on Post-Raytheon Independence, Cyber Expertise

Nightwing's John DeSimone Talks Growth, Threats, National Security and AI Strategy Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • November 20, 2024

Nightwing plans to leverage artificial intelligence, data systems and acquisitions after being spun out from Raytheon to enhance its cybersecurity capabilities, said CEO John DeSimone.

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The separation from Raytheon, a business unit of RTX, has provided Washington D.C.-area Nightwing with increased agility and a dedicated focus on its national security mission, particularly around cyber and intelligence services, according to DeSimone. He said Nightwing aims to solidify its independent infrastructure while addressing emerging cyberthreats with both offensive and defensive technologies (see: TPG to Buy Forcepoint's Government Security Unit for $2.45B).

"We're layering these things called magnetic AI agents across that architecture to provide the foundation to put AI and multiple types of AI," he said ...