TSS Solutions Opens Starkville Office, Adding Six Jobs and Deepening MSU Defense Ties

TSS Solutions opened a Starkville office employing six full-time professionals to develop defense technologies, building on its research collaboration with Mississippi State University in advanced radar and counter-unmanned aircraft system technologies. The company announced the opening in a release published by EIN Presswire.

Inside the Starkville Office Opening

Mississippi State University and TSS Solutions have worked together on radar and C-UAS research, and the new office places TSS engineers alongside university researchers and graduates. The company said the arrangement is meant to speed the shift of university research into capabilities for military customers.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony drew the TSS team, state representatives, university partners and community members. U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., who took part, said: "The collaboration with TSS Solutions is already adding to those capabilities by increasing research and expertise to meet the needs of our nation's security interests."

Gary Ambrose, TSS Solutions' chief operating officer, said the investment in Starkville "is about building a long-term engineering capability that brings together Mississippi State's research expertise and TSS Solutions' defense experience, delivering mission-critical technologies." U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., said in a statement that "Mississippi is where the future of American defense is being built."

TSS Solutions launched an MSU internship program in 2025 and has hired nine Mississippi State engineering graduates. The company plans to hire four interns in summer 2027 and pursue additional hires over the next two years, subject to program needs and funding.

TSS Solutions' Defense Contract Record

TSS Solutions is a private U.S. defense electronics company that modernizes tactical radar systems, engineers and integrates SATCOM earth stations, and provides depot repair services for U.S. and allied government defense customers, according to akta.pro company records. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Melbourne, with a headcount range of 101-250.

In June 2025, TSS Solutions and Mississippi State signed a strategic agreement for joint research, development and prototyping of solutions using next-generation technologies, announced at the International Paris Air Show alongside the TSS Next-Gen Technologies initiative. In December 2025, the company was awarded a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract for radar products, parts and services, with a 20-year potential contract life through September 7, 2030.

Earlier Moves in TSS Solutions' Growth Push

In June 2026, TSS Solutions appointed Ryan Fayrweather, a retired U.S. Army colonel, as senior vice president of growth and partnerships, EIN Presswire reported. He was to lead sales, marketing, business development and capture management, with a focus on radar modernization and counter-unmanned aircraft systems.

GovCon Wire reported the same month that Fayrweather brought more than three decades of international defense experience, including service as chief of the Office of Defense Cooperation at U.S.

What Comes Next for the Starkville Site

TSS Solutions plans to hire four interns in summer 2027 and pursue additional hires over the next two years, subject to program needs and funding.