Rochester-based tech company Mastodon Design has been acquired in a deal worth $225 million.

CACI International, a defense contractor based in Arlington, Virginia, announced the agreement last month, one of several acquisitions the company has made in recent years.

Mastodon designs and manufactures radio equipment for intelligence agencies, the military and other government clients. The company was founded in 2013 by Mark Benoit, a former Harris RF Communications engineer.

According to a CACI spokesperson, Mastodon has approximately 50 employees in Rochester. It also has a 20,000-square-foot development and manufacturing facility on Anderson Avenue near Village Gate.

Since 2014, Mastodon Design has received more than $6 million in federal contracts.

A statement from CACI described Mastodon Design as "experts in the rapid design and manufacturing of rugged signals intelligence, electronic warfare, and cyber operations products and solutions."

CACI also acquired Viriginia-based LGS Innovations, a communications company that traces its roots to Bell Labs, the statement said.

Ken Asbury, CACI’s president and chief executive officer, said, "The combination of CACI, LGS Innovations, and Mastodon Design offers unparalleled advantages to our Defense and Intelligence Community customers. The synergies in our offerings will strengthen our competitive position while bringing agile innovation to our customers’ missions. We welcome both LGS and Mastodon’s highly skilled, experienced, and inventive employees to CACI."

Efforts to reach Mastodon Design for further comment were not successful.

SLAHMAN@Gannett.com