Manufacturing Defense Transformation

What We do

Kform offers cradle-to-cradle commercialization services enhanced by a partner ecosystem of products and driven by a team of experts dedicated to pioneering solutions for national defense.

Kform designs and manufactures defense mission systems with innovative startups and leading corporations to deliver solutions for modern challenges.

  • Kform offers a holistic, cradle-to-cradle approach for commercializing dual-use technology for defense. Unlike traditional product development or business development services, Kform DTT integrates tech scouting, product development, scalable manufacturing, and business development. By offering a unique partnership model, Kform fuses customer technology into defense applications, ensuring seamless integration from concept to production.

  • Kform provides Complete Product Lifecycle Manufacturing supporting customers from prototype to production volumes. This service eliminates the obstacles companies face when switching providers as demand grows. Kform collaborates with customers to improve manufacturability, quality, and cost through the lifecycle. MaaS, our innovative support service, scales with customers as they grow.

  • We build interoperable, rapid configuration products providing platforms from data acquisition to intelligence. Kform teams with customers to integrate and provide capabilities versus standalone technology.

  • Kform supports defense innovation and revitalization of manufacturing through sponsoring robotics league, providing internship opportunities, mentoring through accelerators, and promoting leaders on The Startup Defense Podcast.

Services

Our holistic approach supports defense innovation cradle to cradle. Kform transforms ideas into solutions.

mANUFACTURING AS A SERVICE (MAAS)

Kform MaaS offers customers a flexible, streamlined solution for ongoing prototyping and low-volume manufacturing needs. customers benefit from expedited services and industry-leading delivery schedules through a unique, tailored subscription model.

This model helps customers innovate quickly while maintaining the flexibility needed for changing project requirements.

Defense Technology Transformation

Kform Defense Technology Transformation (DTT) service offers a holistic, cradle-to-cradle approach for commercializing dual-use technology for defense. Unlike traditional product development or business development services, Kform DTT integrates tech scouting, product development, scalable manufacturing, and business development. By offering a unique partnership model, Kform fuses customer technology into defense applications, ensuring seamless integration from concept to production.

Product Ecosytem

Through collaboration with our customers and partners, Kform develops, manufactures, and delivers an ecosystem of leading solutions from data acquisition to actionable intelligence.

Data Aquisition

Advanced solutions for seamless information gathering and analysis.

Secure Networking

Leading solutions for safeguarding data transfer and connectivity.

Edge Compute

Rugged systems for supporting requirements in any environment.

Critical InfrastructURE

Protecting critical systems from emerging threats.

The Startup Defense

The Startup Defense podcast explores the intersection of commercial technology and defense innovation.

We speak with expert guests about the latest needs and trends in the defense industry and how startup companies are driving innovation and change. From concept to field, The Startup Defense covers artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, mission computing, autonomous systems, and the manufacturing necessary to make technology real.

Who We Are

Kform began in 1980 as a machine shop under the name Circle-K-Industries. Today, Kform provides comprehensive support for defense innovation, but manufacturing is at the heart of everything we do.

Our Mission

Empower the modern warfighter through innovative, interoperable solutions from acquisition to intelligence and from edge to cloud.

Partners

Kform partners with Deployable Technologies (DTI) to better serve our customers. As a sales organization with deep experience in specialized information and communication systems, DTI brings the resources and relationships to enable Kform to take innovation to market.

Arc34 is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business with specialized expertise in security and surveillance solutions. Serving federal law enforcement and commercial markets, Arc34’s innovative products and systems are trusted to deliver reliable, scalable, and cutting-edge performance.

Contact Us

Our Office

9 Acacia Lane
Sterling, VA, 20166
United States