Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD)
Defense and Space ManufacturingConnecticut, United States501-1000 Employees
Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD) is a defense and space manufacturing firm based in Simsbury, Connecticut, with additional sites in Graham, Kentucky, and Moorpark, California. It develops mission-critical hardware and systems, delivering precision energetics and explosive solutions designed for operating in demanding environments. The company serves applications across satellites, spacecraft, missiles, aircraft, and launch vehicles, covering initiation, signal transfer, deployment, and related actuation and termination functions. Its customers include aerospace and defense programs worldwide, spanning space initiatives and wartime applications. The company has expanded through acquisitions—NEA Electronics in 2010 and TiNi Aerospace in 2017—and, in March 2026, announced a partnership with Ciresi & Morek. Based in Simsbury with operations at multiple sites, EBAD maintains a substantial workforce and a global footprint to support mission-critical needs.