An M777 howitzer firing at dawn from under camouflage netting, muzzle flash and smoke against the rising sun
An F/A-18F Super Hornet launching from the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln
Two Green Berets stepping off an aircraft ramp on a high-altitude, low-opening parachute jump
The Pentagon from the air in daylight, its five rings and central courtyard filling the frame
A Falcon 9 rocket climbing from its launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base, exhaust clouds spreading below it
The Virginia-class attack submarine USS North Dakota under way on the surface
A B-2 Spirit bomber banking against a blue sky, seen from below
Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division sprinting between firing positions on a live-fire range
A Marine Corps helicopter lifting an M777 howitzer by sling load over Marine Corps Base Hawaii
A Landing Craft, Air Cushion leaving the well deck of USS Makin Island in a cloud of spray
A Patriot battery firing a missile across a desert range during the Sky Shield exercise
An F-22 Raptor leading an F-35A Lightning II and an XQ-58A Valkyrie drone in formation over the Yuma Proving Ground
The dome and west front of the US Capitol in golden-hour light, seen from the grounds below
Soldiers preparing bridge erection boats on heavy trucks for a river-crossing exercise in South Korea
An aircraft carrier under way in coastal waters, its flight deck lined with aircraft, hills along the far shore
Delivering on Commitments

Win the defense market with the people who led it.

Cypress International is a consultancy of former senior military, acquisition, and industry leaders who understand how defense requirements are shaped, decisions are made, and programs are won. Since 1978, we have helped companies turn that insight into strategy, market access, program capture, and growth across the Department of War and federal government.

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5 Decades in business
Senior acquisition leaders
The whole defense market
Billions in client wins
What We Do

Driving wins and growth across the defense market

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Business Development

Market assessment, capture, and proposal support from former DoW decision-makers.

Market Entry

Helping innovators get their breakthrough technologies into the hands of our nation's warfighters

Deal Support

Buy-side and sell-side diligence and corporate strategy, grounded in real program and portfolio knowledge.

1978.
Five Decades and Counting

Fifty years of winning

Cypress opened its doors in 1978. Administrations, drawdowns, buildups, and reorganizations have come and gone since. The market has transformed and we've transformed with it. Five decades and counting, we're still delivering on commitments.

Insights

Analysis we publish, positions we defend.

Cypress white papers and podcasts examine the budgets, requirements, and programs shaping the defense market.

Latest White Paper
Modernizing Supplier Qualification to Expand the Department of War Industrial BasePDF →
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DoD's Bulk Fuel Enterprise and ManagementListen →
In the Community

Engaged beyond the contract.

The associations, chapters, and programs where Cypress and its people give their time.

Society Memberships

  • Association of the United States Army
    Firm member
  • National Defense Industrial Association
    Proud Affiliate
  • National Defense Transportation Association
    Energy sub-committee co-lead

Chapter & Board Leadership

  • President — West Point Society of D.C.
    LTG (Ret.) Dave Halverson
  • National Executive Board — Army Aviation Association of America
    CW5 (Ret.) Dan Curry
  • Advisor — Defense Science Board
    SES (Ret.) Guy Beougher

Service & Mentorship

  • Scouting leadership — Boy Scouts of America
    COL (Ret.) Clint Bigger
  • Cheer Coach - Justice High School
    Megan Brizzell
  • Military Advisor — Concussion Legacy Foundation
    LTG (Ret.) Dave Halverson
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