BNH is a 2024 joint venture between Astrion and Fluor Corporation that holds the $3.7 billion, 12-year Test Operations and Sustainment II (TOS II) contract for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex. The AEDC operates 55+ aerodynamic and propulsion test facilities spanning multiple U.S. states - wind tunnels, rocket motor test cells, and other ground-based systems used to validate military and space aerospace platforms. The threat surface includes testing infrastructure that processes classified defense data, operational technology environments tied to physical test operations, and IT systems managing program execution across geographically distributed facilities.
Security operations at BNH touch industrial control environments, classified networks, and enterprise IT. The observable tech stack includes Splunk for SIEM, Nessus for vulnerability scanning, SolarWinds for monitoring, and mixed Linux/Windows environments backed by Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases. This isn't commercial SaaS security - it's OT/IT convergence in a classified defense context where downtime affects test schedules for weapon systems and space vehicles, and data integrity directly impacts national security certification decisions.
The company emphasizes technical excellence and domain expertise, building on the parent organizations' backgrounds in engineering research and large-scale government program management. BNH's security posture must satisfy DoD compliance frameworks while protecting systems that control physical test operations and handle sensitive military and space program data. The role sits at the intersection of traditional cybersecurity, industrial controls, and classified program protection across a multi-state operational footprint supporting active defense and space missions.