AirStart’s Highly Complementary Customer Base and Regional Aircraft Focus Underscore Sentry’s “One-Stop Shop” Commitment to Its Global Airline and End-User Customer Base WATFORD, England / TORONTO, Ontario (July 7, 2026) – Sentry Aerospares (“Sentry” or the “Company”), a portfolio company of Acorn Capital Management (“Acorn”), today announced the acquisition of AirStart Inc. (“AirStart”), a leading

Retired Army Colonel and international defense expert will lead sales, marketing, business development, and capture management for the defense electronics company.  MELBOURNE, FL – TSS Solutions, an Acorn Capital Management Company, has announced the appointment of Ryan Fayrweather as Senior Vice President, Growth & Partnerships. Fayrweather is a retired U.S. Army Colonel with more than

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., / OPA-LOCKA, Fla. (April 20, 2026) – Acorn Capital Management (“Acorn”), a private equity firm investing exclusively in the aerospace, defense, intelligence, and space sectors, today announced an agreement whereby it will acquire a majority interest in MTI Aviation (“MTI” or the “Company”), a leading provider of repair, overhaul and parts distribution

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., / MIAMI, Fla. (January 7, 2026) – Acorn Capital Management, a private equity firm investing exclusively in Aerospace, Defense, Intelligence, and Space, today announced that its portfolio company Pan Am Flight Academy, LLC (“Pan Am”) has acquired Alliance Aviation, Inc. (“Alliance”). Alliance is a leading Part 142 flight training organization serving a

Melbourne, FL — TSS Solutions has been awarded a Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracting vehicle by the General Services Administration (GSA), the focused procurement wing of the federal government. This award further establishes TSS, an Acorn Capital Management Company, as a top provider of products for mission-critical radar systems. The small-business contract runs through September

Melbourne, FL — Ecuador has official taken delivery of TSS Solutions’ TIGAR™ (TSS Integrated Ground-Based Air Radar), a modernized three-dimensional tactical radar system designed to strengthen national security and enhance monitoring of Ecuadorian airspace.  The handover was marked in Quito, Ecuador, by Adm. Alvin Holsey, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and Air Gen.

Paris, France – From the global stage of the International Paris Air Show, TSS Solutions today announced the launch of TSS Next-Gen Technologies, a forward-looking initiative focused on integrating artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), extended and virtual reality (XR/VR), and other emerging technologies into both existing and future mission-critical defense systems. As an exhibitor

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (June 11, 2025) – Acorn Capital Management (“Acorn”), a private equity firm focused on aerospace, defense, intelligence, and space sectors, announced the successful closing of a single-asset continuation fund to extend and deepen its partnership with Sentry Aerospares. Kline Hill Partners and LSV Advisors co-led the transaction. Additional financial terms of the

Melbourne, Fla. –­­­­ TSS Solutions, an Acorn Capital Management Company, kicked off its inaugural Mississippi State University engineering internship program on June 2 at its World Headquarters in Melbourne, Fla. The interns, three seniors and one recent graduate of Mississippi State, represent various engineering disciplines, including Electrical and Software Engineering. They began their eight-week paid

Melbourne, Fla. – TSS Solutions, an Acorn Capital Management Company, has announced the appointment of Joshua Cryer as Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Engineering.  With nearly three decades of military communications leadership experience, Cryer will be a principal driver of TSS Solutions’ advanced radar and satellite technologies. He has served as the company’s