Mercury Systems, Inc. announced the acquisition of SolderMask, Inc., a provider of specialized manufacturing processes that support key Mercury programs that are ramping into production.

SolderMask has unique expertise in dry film solder mask applications that are leveraged across more than 20 Mercury programs, including the U.S. Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) program, and a number of Common Processing Architecture programs. SolderMask has been a critical part of Mercury’s supply chain for over a decade, applying their specialized processes to more than 50,000 components, with an extremely high standard of quality.

With the closure of the transaction on March 3, 2026, Mercury has acquired SolderMask’s assets, intellectual property and its five-person workforce. Mercury will continue SolderMask’s operations from its existing facility in Huntington Beach, Calif., while a parallel manufacturing process line is established at Mercury’s Phoenix facility to enable greater throughput.

“Mercury is entering a critical phase where many programs are ramping into higher-rate production, and we are taking a number of proactive actions to increase capacity and efficiency in our operations,” said Bill Ballhaus, Mercury’s Chairman and CEO. “The acquisition of SolderMask will further differentiate our processing capabilities and allow us to accelerate deliveries to our customers and the warfighter.”