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Mettle Ops Interview: Scaling With Purpose in Defense Tech
Mettle Ops Founder & CEO, Katie Bigelow, was recently interviewed for the BLTnT podcast. The podcast is hosted by Matt Loria, the CEO of Auxiom, an IT and Cyber Security company servicing businesses in Michigan. The podcast, spelled out as Business, Life, Technology and Transformations, derives from some of life's best moments that come from "breaking bread" during a meal. During Katie's episode, she covers everything from her time in the Army as a Blackhawk Pilot, the beginn
Mar 3


Year in Review: 2025 at Mettle Ops
By Katie Bigelow, Mettle Ops CEO Warfighter First. Mission Always. As 2025 closes, we pause with gratitude and pride to reflect on a year defined by momentum, ingenuity, and grit. From our earliest days, Mettle Ops has stood for disciplined growth and fearless execution—and this year was no different. Growth Fueled by Purpose We more than doubled our 2024 gross revenue—proof that the market responds to a company that delivers. The majority of this growth came from planned wor
Dec 19, 2025


Mettle Ops Awarded Project Proteus Contract to Support U.S. Army Combat Vehicle Development
MADISON HEIGHTS, MI - Mettle Ops has been awarded a contract to develop Project Proteus, a physical turret prototype that will support...
Mar 26, 2025


Team Building
It helped our company to evaluate, relax, and compete with each other and that creates a tight knit group once back in the office.
Nov 10, 2024


The Importance of Branding and Principle as a Business
In the business world, it is hard to find something that hasn’t already been done, so how do you stand out?
Nov 2, 2024


Mettle Ops Awarded $87 Million Dollar Production Contract
Mettle Ops, a Michigan small business, secured an $87 million contract to produce military equipment for the US Army.
Feb 8, 2024


Mettle Ops Awarded $910 Million Dollar Prime IDIQ, MAC
Madison Heights, MI – U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan awarded a $910 Million Dollar Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite
Aug 3, 2022


Mettle Ops Wins $23 Million, Four-Year Government Contract
Mettle Ops wins $23M contract to develop & improve armor & other soldier protection for US Army vehicles.
Feb 22, 2022

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