[Night-1]
Where policy, program, and industry expertise converge to deliver capabilities at the speed of relevance.
Night-1® is Sentinel Horizon’s dedicated defense advisory and program support offering for government and industry leaders who need to deliver critical capabilities with speed, precision, and accountability.
Where traditional firms separate strategy from execution, Night-1 integrates both.
Uniting policy expertise, executive program leadership, operational know-how, and corporate best practices into a single embedded advisory force.
[Our People]
Bringing together expertise rarely found in one team.
Night-1 is powered by leaders who have been on both sides of the mission: program managers for the nation’s most vital classified capabilities, operators who depended on them in the field, and executives who delivered under pressure.
[Night-1 In Action]
Winning Before the Start: Building Night-1 Readiness in a 72-Hour Acquisition Cycle
Frequently Asked Questions
Traditional firms often separate strategy from execution. Night-1 combines both. Our team includes program managers, operators, policy experts, and executives who have delivered some of the nation’s most vital capabilities. We bring clarity, speed, and accountability by pairing strategic insight with hands-on execution experience to deliver for our customers.
Night-1 teams are designed to be a force multiplier. We integrate seamlessly with government and industry teams, providing program acceleration, integration expertise, and decision clarity that internal staff alone often cannot achieve under compressed timelines.
As defense technology markets shift to move faster, leaner, and at scale, we bring deep experience in evaluating, adapting, and scaling dual-use technologies for mission use. By combining corporate finance principles, actionable risk analysis, and policy insight, Night-1 helps customers down-select technologies with confidence and de-risk integration before deployment.
Yes. Our model is built on rapid program execution approaches proven in both government and venture-backed environments—aligned with the evolution of defense technology procurement processes. Like the market, we operate iteratively, embrace continuous learning, and apply disciplined program management to ensure capabilities are fielded at the speed of relevance.
Night-1 was built for precisely these environments. Our leaders have managed highly classified, mission-critical programs where failure is not an option. We understand the operational, legislative, and policy constraints—and we know how to deliver results within them.
Defense procurement is shifting toward faster, leaner, and more iterative approaches to meet evolving threats. Night-1 was built for this new environment—deploying smaller, highly agile teams that combine program expertise, operational insight, and business discipline to deliver capabilities at the speed of relevance. We align directly with the Department of War’s push for rapid fielding and adaptive execution models.
Large, traditional program structures often struggle to keep pace with rapid technology cycles. Today’s missions demand teams that are focused, integrated, and able to deliver results under compressed timelines. Night-1 teams embody this model—bringing together policy, finance, program, and operator experience in a compact, mission-ready construct that delivers clarity, speed, and scale without unnecessary overhead.
We Don’t Just Advise, We Embed
It’s time to deliver critical capabilities at the speed mission demands.