Persistent Systems, LLC
Leading defense technology company providing mobile ad hoc networking (MANET) solutions for military, first responder, and government markets.
Persistent Systems, LLC is a leading defense technology company that engineers and manufactures the Wave Relay® MANET (Mobile Ad Hoc Network) and Cloud Relay™ technology for secure mobile networking in contested and congested environments. Founded in 2007 by Herbert B. Rubens, Ph.D. and David Holmer, Ph.D., the company remains fully privately held with no outside capital raised. Its MPU5 smart radio is widely deployed by US and allied militaries, including the US Army, Navy, Marine Corps, UK Royal Marines, and — via a NATO Communications and Information Agency Basic Ordering Agreement — NATO and Partnership for Peace nations. Persistent Systems operates a 60,000 sq ft manufacturing and engineering facility in New York City, and its Wave Relay Ecosystem integrates hundreds of partner UGV, UAV, USV, and sensor platforms.
Overview
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Founded
- 2007
- Employees
- 500+
- Total funding
- Undisclosed
- Stage
- Private
- Status
- active
- Domains
- Tactical communications, Mobile ad hoc networking, Military radios, Defense manufacturing
- X / Twitter
- x.com/pswaverelay
- Website
- persistentsystems.com
Founders2
Investors0
No linked records yet.
Cap table1
Approximate ownership by holder. Indexed holders link to their records.
Percentages marked ~ are not disclosed. Some are a generic VC-pattern model (founders/team weighted heaviest, option pool lightest, other holders evenly) sized to whatever's left undisclosed — a standard industry shape, not this company's actual cap table.
| Holder | Instrument | Ownership |
|---|---|---|
Founders & management | Common | ~100.0% |
Contracts6
- ContractNavy Unmanned Surface Vehicle Family of Systems IDIQMultiple-award IDIQ for USV systems including Persistent Systems and 49 industry partners.
- ContractArmy NGC2 Prototype (Follow-on)US Army Next-Generation Command and Control prototype follow-on award to Persistent Systems.
- ContractArmy CBRNE Modernization (DRSKO)JPEO-CBRND selection of Persistent Systems' Wave Relay MANET/MPU5 for the CBRNE reconnaissance modernization program.
- ContractUSMC MPU5 Devices ContractUS Marine Corps contract for MPU5 smart radios.
- ContractNavy NIWC Pacific MPU5 ContractUS Navy contract for MPU5 radios via NIWC Pacific.
- ContractNATO Communications and Information Agency Basic Ordering AgreementNATO NCIA Basic Ordering Agreement making Persistent Systems the only MANET vendor with direct-order status for NATO/PfP nations.
Programs0
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Frequently asked
- What does Persistent Systems, LLC do?
- Persistent Systems, LLC is a leading defense technology company that engineers and manufactures the Wave Relay® MANET (Mobile Ad Hoc Network) and Cloud Relay™ technology for secure mobile networking in contested and congested environments. Founded in 2007 by Herbert B. Rubens, Ph.D. and David Holmer, Ph.D., the company remains fully privately held with no outside capital raised. Its MPU5 smart radio is widely deployed by US and allied militaries, including the US Army, Navy, Marine Corps, UK Royal Marines, and — via a NATO Communications and Information Agency Basic Ordering Agreement — NATO and Partnership for Peace nations. Persistent Systems operates a 60,000 sq ft manufacturing and engineering facility in New York City, and its Wave Relay Ecosystem integrates hundreds of partner UGV, UAV, USV, and sensor platforms.
- Where is Persistent Systems, LLC headquartered?
- Persistent Systems, LLC is headquartered in New York, NY and was founded in 2007.
- What does Persistent Systems, LLC specialize in?
- Persistent Systems, LLC works across Tactical communications, Mobile ad hoc networking, Military radios, Defense manufacturing.
- Does Persistent Systems, LLC hold government contracts?
- Defense Tech Atlas links Persistent Systems, LLC to 6 government contracts.
Sources & citations3
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Founded in 2007 by Herbert B. Rubens and David Holmer; HQ New York, NY; developed Wave Relay MANET; MPU5 smart radio
Persistent Systems: About UsVerified2026-06-16 - 2
Office at 601 West 26th St. Suite 905, New York, NY 10001; manufacturing facility in NYC
Persistent Systems: ContactVerified2026-06-16 - 3
Persistent Systems and partners launch the Wave Relay Ecosystem, integrating UGV, UAV, USV, and sensor platforms via Android computers on every device
Persistent Systems: Persistent Systems and Partners Launch Wave Relay EcosystemVerified2026-08-16