# C Speed, LLC

> C Speed is a Liverpool, New York engineering firm that designs and builds radar systems for defense, border security, and intelligence missions. Its LightWave software-defined radar platform lets one hardware core be reprogrammed for many missions and lets operators upgrade aging radars with software instead of ripping out steel. Founded in 2006 and acquired by NewSpring Holdings in 2024, the roughly 58-person company supplies prime contractors and agencies including the US Air Force, Navy, DHS, and NATO, and in 2026 won a spot on the Missile Defense Agency's SHIELD contract.

- **Founded:** 2006
- **Headquarters:** Liverpool, New York, United States
- **Founders:** David Lysack (Founder)
- **Team size:** ~58 employees (reported range 51-200)
- **Products:** LightWave Radar (LWR), LSR/1000, GBR/TR10 and GBR/TS10, ESR/SR40, ESR/TR10, ESR/TS10, Radar modernization and software upgrades
- **Notable:** Won a spot on the Missile Defense Agency's SHIELD contract, worth up to $151 billion over 10 years (January 2026)., Acquired by NewSpring Holdings in October 2024 after nearly two decades of independent operation., Built the LightWave software-defined radar platform used across ground-based, elevated, and airborne systems.

## Products & services

- **LightWave Radar (LWR)** — A software-defined radar core that fuses C Speed's family of radar receivers, exciters, and signal processors into a low-cost, high-performance platform reconfigurable for many missions.
- **LSR/1000** — A 360-degree solid-state, S-band primary surveillance radar for precision air surveillance with flexible deployment, suitable for defense, homeland security, and air traffic control.
- **GBR/TR10 and GBR/TS10** — Ground-based radar systems for medium-range detection of higher-flying airborne threats such as fighter aircraft, missiles, and UAS.
- **ESR/SR40, ESR/TR10, ESR/TS10** — Airborne/elevated radar sensors deployable on aerostats, providing very early warning of low-flying, small radar cross-section threats such as cruise missiles and counter-UAS.
- **Radar modernization and software upgrades** — Software-based upgrades that extend the lifecycle of legacy radar systems without full hardware replacement, plus design engineering, integration, and sustainment services.

## Achievements

- Won a spot on the Missile Defense Agency's SHIELD contract, worth up to $151 billion over 10 years (January 2026).
- Acquired by NewSpring Holdings in October 2024 after nearly two decades of independent operation.
- Built the LightWave software-defined radar platform used across ground-based, elevated, and airborne systems.
- Long-term subsystem supplier to major prime defense contractors and direct supplier to US Air Force, Navy, DHS, and NATO.
- Developed radar capable of wind turbine interference mitigation (WTRIM) and detection of low-observable, low-flying threats.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Dave Abel appointed CEO, succeeding Kevin McLaughlin, to scale mission-critical domain awareness capabilities.
- **2026-01** — Awarded a position on the Missile Defense Agency's 10-year, up-to-$151 billion SHIELD contract.
- **2024-10** — Acquired by NewSpring Holdings; Andy Maner named Executive Chairman and Lt. Gen. Kevin McLaughlin (USAF Ret.) joins as senior advisor and board member.
- **2025-01** — Refreshed go-to-market strategy with a new website and brand identity.

## Links

- Website: https://cspeed.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/c-speed
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cspeedllc
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/cspeedllc/

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