Spanning nearly 4,000 acres in Moyock, North Carolina, the Constellis Training Center provides the scale required to bridge the gap between technical testing and operational reality. This multi-domain environment is designed to support evaluation at the speed and complexity of real-world missions, ensuring performance is validated before the mission begins.
We serve the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Department of State (DoS), and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as well as numerous law enforcement agencies and other government and commercial customers.
The Constellis Training Center hosts numerous events throughout the year, including the 2026 Drone Rodeo and Tactical Expo on September 17 (Click above to learn more). CTC also has the capabilities to host shooting competitions, executive management experiences, and more.
Yes. The Constellis Training Center in Moyock, North Carolina, operates from the same training facility that was previously owned and operated by Blackwater, later known as Xe Services and Academi. The Moyock Training Center was included in USTC Holdings’ 2010 acquisition of Xe Services’ core training and security support business. As a result, the facility remained in operation under new ownership and later became part of Constellis.
While the facility is historically associated with Blackwater, Constellis is a separate company and does not operate under the Blackwater name. Today, the Constellis Training Center operates as part of Constellis’ broader training, mission support, and security services portfolio.
Constellis is associated with Moyock because the Moyock Training Center was part of the core training and support services business acquired by USTC Holdings, the predecessor of Constellis, in December 2010. The facility had previously been associated with Blackwater and Xe Services and later operated under Academi. Today, it is the Constellis Training Center. This facility history does not mean Constellis acquired the entire former Blackwater/Xe enterprise or operates under the Blackwater name.
No. Constellis is not Blackwater and is not Blackwater’s legal successor. While the Moyock Training Center was acquired as part of a limited asset transaction in 2010, the acquisition did not include the entire former Blackwater/Xe organization, its intellectual property, trademarks, branding assets, or more than a dozen affiliated entities.
Constellis was built through the integration of multiple companies and capabilities, including Triple Canopy, Academi, and other security, training, mission support, investigative, and advisory businesses. Today, Constellis operates under its own leadership, governance, compliance framework, and corporate identity.
Blackwater, Xe Services, and Academi refer to the same core organization at different points in its history. Blackwater changed its name to Xe Services in 2009, and Xe Services was renamed Academi in 2011 following a change in ownership.
In December 2010, USTC Holdings, the predecessor of Constellis, acquired Xe Services’ core training and security support business, including the Moyock Training Center in North Carolina. The acquisition was limited in scope and did not include the entire former Blackwater/Xe organization. More than a dozen affiliated entities, along with the Blackwater name, trademarks, logos, branding assets, and intellectual property, were expressly excluded from the transaction. Academi later became one of several companies integrated into Constellis. Today, Constellis operates under its own leadership, governance, compliance framework, and corporate identity.
Academi remains part of historical, legal, and contractual records, but Constellis does not operate under the Academi name. Blackwater was renamed Xe Services in 2009, and Xe Services was renamed Academi in 2011 following a change in ownership. In 2010, USTC Holdings, the predecessor of Constellis, acquired Xe Services’ core training and security support business, including the Moyock Training Center in North Carolina. Academi later became one of several companies integrated into Constellis Holdings in 2014.
Today, Constellis operates under its own brand, leadership, governance, and compliance framework. While the Constellis Training Center includes the facility formerly associated with Blackwater, Xe Services, and Academi, Constellis does not market or conduct business under those names.
Constellis acknowledges its history, including the Blackwater, Xe Services, and Academi lineage, as well as the broader series of acquisitions and integrations that contributed to the company’s development.
At the same time, Constellis today is a different organization than the companies that existed more than a decade ago. The company was built through the combination of multiple businesses, including Triple Canopy, Centerra, OMNIPLEX, Olive Group, AMK9, and other security, training, mission support, investigative, and risk management organizations.
Constellis does not operate under the Blackwater name and was not formed through the acquisition of the entire former Blackwater/Xe organization. The company operates today under its own leadership, governance, compliance framework, and corporate identity while maintaining transparency about its history and evolution.
No. Erik Prince did not retain ownership or control when Xe Services was renamed Academi. Blackwater changed its name to Xe Services in 2009. In December 2010, Prince sold his equity interest in Xe Services to USTC Holdings, the predecessor of Constellis, and Xe Services was renamed Academi in 2011 under new ownership.
No. Erik Prince has no role in the ownership, operations, governance, management, leadership, or strategy of either Constellis or the Constellis Training Center. His management role ended with a reorganization of the business in 2009 during the rebranding of Blackwater to Xe. His ownership ended with the sale of Xe Services in 2010.
