Prepared by MetAiBlock
A defense-grade engineering firm deserves an AI partner that treats security as the starting point, not an afterthought. This is what that looks like.
A quick overview of where Saalex stands today, built from public record so every number checks out.
Travis Mack served over seven years in the U.S. Navy before founding Saalex in 1999. Twenty-five years later, Saalex is a 100% employee-owned engineering firm serving the Navy, NASA, and the Department of Defense nationwide.
Along the way, Travis was named Small Business Person of the Year in 2015, and Saalex has grown through 11+ acquisitions, most recently Spalding Consulting, to build a family of companies spanning federal IT, avionics, and engineering software.
Most recently: a GSA OASIS+ award in January 2025, and in December 2025, the Missile Defense Agency SHIELD contract, a $151 billion ceiling running through 2035.
We know this is your top concern. Here's how MetAiBlock's approach is built around it, not bolted on after.
Runs on your own secured infrastructure. Nothing leaves your environment without your explicit approval.
Every outbound action, every financial touchpoint, every send, waits for a human go. Nothing fires on its own.
Designed with the same discipline a DoD subcontractor already lives by. Governance isn't an add-on, it's the architecture.
A short conversation is all it takes to see what a governed AI layer looks like inside your operation.
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