{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"131584","rtpr_id":"nBw2yfTTya","ticker":"VSEC","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["VSEC"],"title":"VSE Corporation Acquires Atech Turbine Components","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-08-31T20:30:00.253Z","article_body":"VSE Corporation Acquires Atech Turbine Components\n\nAcquisition Expands VSE Aviation’s Proprietary Engine Component Repair\nCapabilities\n\nVSE Corporation (“VSE” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VSEC, VSECU), a\nleading provider of aviation aftermarket distribution and repair services,\ntoday announced it has acquired Atech Turbine Components, Inc. (“Atech”),\na specialized Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (“MRO”) provider focused on\ncomplex hot-section components for aircraft turbine engines.\n\nFounded in 1990 and headquartered in Auburn, Massachusetts, Atech is a leading\nprovider of specialized and proprietary engine component repairs, primarily\nsupporting Pratt & Whitney Canada engine platforms. Atech’s proprietary\nrepair approvals cover more than 300 part numbers and Atech serves as the\nsole-source provider for many flight-critical repairs across the PT6, JT15D,\nPW100, PW150, PW200, PW300 and PW500 engine families, as well as the PW901\nauxiliary power unit.\n\nAtech’s approximately 40-person team provides highly technical repairs\nacross combustion liners, exhaust ducts, turbine shroud housings, structural\nengine components and other hot-section components supporting business and\ngeneral aviation, regional commercial, rotorcraft, military and\nspecial-mission applications.\n\nSTRATEGIC RATIONALE\n\n\n * Expanded Proprietary Repair Capabilities: Atech adds more than 300 specialized\nand proprietary repair approvals to VSE Aviation’s engine aftermarket\nplatform. These highly technical, OEM-approved repairs further strengthen\nVSE’s position on the PT6, PW100 and other engine platforms beyond parts\ndistribution and accessory MRO into differentiated engine component repair.\n\n\n * Deeper OEM Alignment: Atech’s long-standing relationship with Pratt &\nWhitney Canada further strengthens VSE’s partnership with one of the largest\nOEM partners and broadens the aftermarket solutions VSE can provide across\ncritical engine platforms.\n\n\n * Attractive Growth Platform: VSE plans to significantly expand Atech’s\ncapacity and capabilities to accelerate new proprietary repair development and\nsupport future organic growth.\n\n“This acquisition represents another important step in the expansion of VSE\nAviation’s engine aftermarket capabilities,” said John Cuomo, President\nand Chief Executive Officer of VSE Corporation. “Atech brings a\ndifferentiated portfolio of proprietary repairs, highly technical capabilities\nand a deep relationship with Pratt & Whitney Canada across some of the\nmost important engine platforms in the aviation aftermarket. By adding Atech\nto VSE, we are expanding the breadth of solutions we provide to our OEM\npartners and customers while creating another attractive platform for\nlong-term organic growth.”\n\n“Atech is an exceptional strategic fit with our engine and OEM-aligned\ngrowth strategy,” said Ben Thomas, Chief Operating Officer of VSE\nCorporation. “Its proprietary repair portfolio, technical expertise,\nreputation for quality, and opportunity for capacity expansion complement and\nenhance the capabilities we have added through Turbine Weld and NorthStar.\nTogether, these businesses both strengthen and increase our ability to support\nthe global installed base of PT6, PW100, JT15D and the other critical engine\nplatforms with a broader range of differentiated, high-value aftermarket\nsolutions.”\n\n“We are incredibly proud of what we have built,” said Rita Kapur,\nPresident of Atech Turbine Components. “Our people, our reputation, and the\ntrust we have earned from our customers are what defines us. This partnership\nwith VSE Aviation allows us to build on that foundation while creating even\ngreater opportunities for growth. VSE shares our commitment to technical\nexcellence, exceptional customer service, and investment in our people.\nTogether, we will have greater resources and capabilities to expand our\nspecialized repair portfolio, deepen our customer relationships, and continue\ndelivering the quality and service that have defined Atech Turbine Components\nfor decades.”\n\nADVISORS\n\nJones Day served as legal counsel to VSE.\n\nPhilpott Ball & Werner, LLC, served as sell-side advisor to Atech.\n\nABOUT VSE CORPORATION\n\nVSE is a leading provider of aviation distribution and repair services for the\ncommercial and business and general aviation (B&GA) aftermarkets.\nHeadquartered in Miramar, Florida, VSE is focused on significantly enhancing\nthe productivity and longevity of its customers' high-value, business-critical\nassets. VSE’s aftermarket parts distribution and maintenance, repair, and\noverhaul (MRO) services support engine component and engine and airframe\naccessory part distribution and repair services for commercial and B&GA\noperators. For more detailed information, please visit VSE's website at\nwww.vsecorp.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vsecorp.com&esheet=54596406&newsitemid=20260830199710&lan=en-US&anchor=www.vsecorp.com&index=1&md5=40fb601b2d830288ed33197200738cd6)\n.\n\nABOUT ATECH TURBINE COMPONENTS\n\nFounded in 1990 and headquartered in Auburn, Massachusetts, Atech Turbine\nComponents is a specialized aviation MRO provider focused on the repair and\noverhaul of non-rotating hot-section turbine engine components. Atech is an\nFAA, EASA and UK CAA approved repair station, and a Pratt & Whitney Canada\napproved specialized repair facility with proprietary repair approvals\ncovering more than 300 part numbers across the PT6, JT15D, PW100, PW150,\nPW200, PW300, PW500 and PW901 platforms.\n\nFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS\n\nThis press release contains statements that, to the extent they are not\nrecitations of historical fact, constitute “forward-looking statements”\nwithin the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,\nand Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All such\nstatements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for\nforward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation\nReform Act of 1995 and this statement is included for purposes of such safe\nharbor provisions.\n\n“Forward-looking” statements, as such term is defined by the Securities\nand Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in its rules, regulations and\nreleases, represent VSE’s expectations or beliefs, including, but not\nlimited to, statements concerning the expected financial and other benefits of\nthe acquisition of Atech, VSE’s operations, economic performance, financial\ncondition, growth and acquisition strategies, investments and future\noperational plans. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words\nsuch as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,”\n“intend,” “forecast,” “seek,” “plan,” “predict,”\n“project,” “could,” “estimate,” “might,” “continue,”\n“seeking” or the negative or other variations thereof or comparable\nterminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements.\n\nThese statements speak only as of the date of this press release and VSE\nundertakes no ongoing obligation, other than that imposed by law, to update\nthese statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.\nThese statements relate to, among other things, VSE’s future financial\ncondition, results of operations or prospects; VSE’s business and growth\nstrategies; and VSE’s financing plans and forecasts. You are cautioned that\nany such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance\nand involve significant risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond\nVSE’s control, and that actual results may differ materially from those\ncontained in or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of\nvarious factors, some of which are unknown, including, without limitation,\nrisks related to:\n\n\n * the performance of the aviation aftermarket;\n\n * challenges related to workforce management or any failure to attract or retain\na skilled workforce;\n\n * VSE’s ability to realize the expected strategic benefits and cost synergies\nfrom the acquisition of Atech, after taking into account any business\ndisruption, maintenance of customer, employee, or supplier relationships,\nmanagement distraction during the integration process or other factors beyond\nVSE’s control;\n\n * the accuracy of VSE’s assumptions related to the acquisition of Atech;\n\n * VSE’s ability to successfully integrate and achieve the strategic and other\nobjectives, including any expected synergies, relating to recently completed\nacquisitions, including the acquisition of Atech; and\n\n * the other factors identified in VSE’s reports filed or expected to be filed\nwith the SEC, including VSE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended\nDecember 31, 2025.\n\nYou are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures VSE makes on\nrelated subjects in VSE’s periodic reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q or 8-K filed\nwith or furnished to the SEC.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260830199710/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260830199710/en/)\n\nINVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT\n\nMichael Perlman\n\nVice President of Investor Relations and Treasury\n\nPhone: (954) 547-0480\n\nEmail: investors@vsecorp.com (mailto:investors@vsecorp.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw2yfTTya","title":"VSE Corporation Acquires Atech Turbine Components","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"VSEC","created":"2026-08-31T20:30:00.253Z","tickers":["VSEC"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"VSE Corporation Acquires Atech Turbine Components\n\nAcquisition Expands VSE Aviation’s Proprietary Engine Component Repair\nCapabilities\n\nVSE Corporation (“VSE” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VSEC, VSECU), a\nleading provider of aviation aftermarket distribution and repair services,\ntoday announced it has acquired Atech Turbine Components, Inc. (“Atech”),\na specialized Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (“MRO”) provider focused on\ncomplex hot-section components for aircraft turbine engines.\n\nFounded in 1990 and headquartered in Auburn, Massachusetts, Atech is a leading\nprovider of specialized and proprietary engine component repairs, primarily\nsupporting Pratt & Whitney Canada engine platforms. Atech’s proprietary\nrepair approvals cover more than 300 part numbers and Atech serves as the\nsole-source provider for many flight-critical repairs across the PT6, JT15D,\nPW100, PW150, PW200, PW300 and PW500 engine families, as well as the PW901\nauxiliary power unit.\n\nAtech’s approximately 40-person team provides highly technical repairs\nacross combustion liners, exhaust ducts, turbine shroud housings, structural\nengine components and other hot-section components supporting business and\ngeneral aviation, regional commercial, rotorcraft, military and\nspecial-mission applications.\n\nSTRATEGIC RATIONALE\n\n\n * Expanded Proprietary Repair Capabilities: Atech adds more than 300 specialized\nand proprietary repair approvals to VSE Aviation’s engine aftermarket\nplatform. These highly technical, OEM-approved repairs further strengthen\nVSE’s position on the PT6, PW100 and other engine platforms beyond parts\ndistribution and accessory MRO into differentiated engine component repair.\n\n\n * Deeper OEM Alignment: Atech’s long-standing relationship with Pratt &\nWhitney Canada further strengthens VSE’s partnership with one of the largest\nOEM partners and broadens the aftermarket solutions VSE can provide across\ncritical engine platforms.\n\n\n * Attractive Growth Platform: VSE plans to significantly expand Atech’s\ncapacity and capabilities to accelerate new proprietary repair development and\nsupport future organic growth.\n\n“This acquisition represents another important step in the expansion of VSE\nAviation’s engine aftermarket capabilities,” said John Cuomo, President\nand Chief Executive Officer of VSE Corporation. “Atech brings a\ndifferentiated portfolio of proprietary repairs, highly technical capabilities\nand a deep relationship with Pratt & Whitney Canada across some of the\nmost important engine platforms in the aviation aftermarket. By adding Atech\nto VSE, we are expanding the breadth of solutions we provide to our OEM\npartners and customers while creating another attractive platform for\nlong-term organic growth.”\n\n“Atech is an exceptional strategic fit with our engine and OEM-aligned\ngrowth strategy,” said Ben Thomas, Chief Operating Officer of VSE\nCorporation. “Its proprietary repair portfolio, technical expertise,\nreputation for quality, and opportunity for capacity expansion complement and\nenhance the capabilities we have added through Turbine Weld and NorthStar.\nTogether, these businesses both strengthen and increase our ability to support\nthe global installed base of PT6, PW100, JT15D and the other critical engine\nplatforms with a broader range of differentiated, high-value aftermarket\nsolutions.”\n\n“We are incredibly proud of what we have built,” said Rita Kapur,\nPresident of Atech Turbine Components. “Our people, our reputation, and the\ntrust we have earned from our customers are what defines us. This partnership\nwith VSE Aviation allows us to build on that foundation while creating even\ngreater opportunities for growth. VSE shares our commitment to technical\nexcellence, exceptional customer service, and investment in our people.\nTogether, we will have greater resources and capabilities to expand our\nspecialized repair portfolio, deepen our customer relationships, and continue\ndelivering the quality and service that have defined Atech Turbine Components\nfor decades.”\n\nADVISORS\n\nJones Day served as legal counsel to VSE.\n\nPhilpott Ball & Werner, LLC, served as sell-side advisor to Atech.\n\nABOUT VSE CORPORATION\n\nVSE is a leading provider of aviation distribution and repair services for the\ncommercial and business and general aviation (B&GA) aftermarkets.\nHeadquartered in Miramar, Florida, VSE is focused on significantly enhancing\nthe productivity and longevity of its customers' high-value, business-critical\nassets. VSE’s aftermarket parts distribution and maintenance, repair, and\noverhaul (MRO) services support engine component and engine and airframe\naccessory part distribution and repair services for commercial and B&GA\noperators. For more detailed information, please visit VSE's website at\nwww.vsecorp.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vsecorp.com&esheet=54596406&newsitemid=20260830199710&lan=en-US&anchor=www.vsecorp.com&index=1&md5=40fb601b2d830288ed33197200738cd6)\n.\n\nABOUT ATECH TURBINE COMPONENTS\n\nFounded in 1990 and headquartered in Auburn, Massachusetts, Atech Turbine\nComponents is a specialized aviation MRO provider focused on the repair and\noverhaul of non-rotating hot-section turbine engine components. Atech is an\nFAA, EASA and UK CAA approved repair station, and a Pratt & Whitney Canada\napproved specialized repair facility with proprietary repair approvals\ncovering more than 300 part numbers across the PT6, JT15D, PW100, PW150,\nPW200, PW300, PW500 and PW901 platforms.\n\nFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS\n\nThis press release contains statements that, to the extent they are not\nrecitations of historical fact, constitute “forward-looking statements”\nwithin the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,\nand Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All such\nstatements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for\nforward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation\nReform Act of 1995 and this statement is included for purposes of such safe\nharbor provisions.\n\n“Forward-looking” statements, as such term is defined by the Securities\nand Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in its rules, regulations and\nreleases, represent VSE’s expectations or beliefs, including, but not\nlimited to, statements concerning the expected financial and other benefits of\nthe acquisition of Atech, VSE’s operations, economic performance, financial\ncondition, growth and acquisition strategies, investments and future\noperational plans. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words\nsuch as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,”\n“intend,” “forecast,” “seek,” “plan,” “predict,”\n“project,” “could,” “estimate,” “might,” “continue,”\n“seeking” or the negative or other variations thereof or comparable\nterminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements.\n\nThese statements speak only as of the date of this press release and VSE\nundertakes no ongoing obligation, other than that imposed by law, to update\nthese statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.\nThese statements relate to, among other things, VSE’s future financial\ncondition, results of operations or prospects; VSE’s business and growth\nstrategies; and VSE’s financing plans and forecasts. You are cautioned that\nany such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance\nand involve significant risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond\nVSE’s control, and that actual results may differ materially from those\ncontained in or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of\nvarious factors, some of which are unknown, including, without limitation,\nrisks related to:\n\n\n * the performance of the aviation aftermarket;\n\n * challenges related to workforce management or any failure to attract or retain\na skilled workforce;\n\n * VSE’s ability to realize the expected strategic benefits and cost synergies\nfrom the acquisition of Atech, after taking into account any business\ndisruption, maintenance of customer, employee, or supplier relationships,\nmanagement distraction during the integration process or other factors beyond\nVSE’s control;\n\n * the accuracy of VSE’s assumptions related to the acquisition of Atech;\n\n * VSE’s ability to successfully integrate and achieve the strategic and other\nobjectives, including any expected synergies, relating to recently completed\nacquisitions, including the acquisition of Atech; and\n\n * the other factors identified in VSE’s reports filed or expected to be filed\nwith the SEC, including VSE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended\nDecember 31, 2025.\n\nYou are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures VSE makes on\nrelated subjects in VSE’s periodic reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q or 8-K filed\nwith or furnished to the SEC.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260830199710/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260830199710/en/)\n\nINVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT\n\nMichael Perlman\n\nVice President of Investor Relations and Treasury\n\nPhone: (954) 547-0480\n\nEmail: investors@vsecorp.com (mailto:investors@vsecorp.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-31T20:30:00.286084826Z","server_sent_at_ms":1788208200286},"received_at":"2026-08-31T20:30:00.408Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260830199710/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"120492","press_release_id":"131584","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Aerospace & Defense","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"m_and_a","narrative":"VSE Corporation acquired Atech Turbine Components, a specialized MRO provider focused on complex hot-section components for aircraft turbine engines.\n\nThe deal adds over 300 proprietary repair approvals to VSE Aviation’s platform and deepens the company's relationship with Pratt & Whitney Canada.\n\nAtech’s 40-person team serves as a sole-source provider for critical repairs on engine families including PT6, PW100 and JT15D.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"VSE expands proprietary repair portfolio with acquisition of Atech Turbine Components."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"employees_acquired":40,"proprietary_repairs_added":"more than 300"}},"quotedText":"This acquisition represents another important step in the expansion of VSE Aviation’s engine aftermarket capabilities","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"John Cuomo","role":"President and Chief Executive Officer"},{"name":"Ben Thomas","role":"Chief Operating Officer"},{"name":"Rita Kapur","role":"President of Atech Turbine Components"}],"products":["PT6","JT15D","PW100","PW150","PW200","PW300","PW500","PW901"],"companies":[{"name":"VSE Corporation","ticker":"VSEC"},{"name":"Atech Turbine Components","relationship":"acquiree"},{"name":"Pratt & Whitney Canada","relationship":"partner"},{"name":"Jones Day","relationship":"legal counsel"},{"name":"Philpott Ball & Werner, LLC","relationship":"sell-side advisor"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":3,"reasoning":"Strategic tuck-in acquisition that expands proprietary repair capabilities and strengthens OEM partnerships. 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