Applied Research Associates
Applied Research Associates, Inc.
Albuquerque, NM, United States
About
Founded in 1979, Applied Research Associates is a defense contract manufacturer based in Albuquerque, United States working in electronic warfare, weapons, ammunition & energetics +9 more.
Applied Research Associates (ARA) is a 100% employee-owned science and engineering company founded in 1979. It provides research and development, technical support, systems engineering, and modeling and simulation services, with a substantial defense and national security business. Its defense work includes electronic warfare and RF components, weapons effects and warhead modeling, energetics and explosives testing, CBRNE defense, sensors and intrusion detection, augmented reality and heads-up displays for soldiers, autonomy and unmanned systems, space domain capabilities, and military training and medical simulation. ARA also serves civil and commercial markets, including transportation infrastructure, pavement engineering, airport security, natural disaster risk modeling, and critical materials. It operates a manufacturing facility in Lafayette, Colorado for antennas, radomes and RF components, and a Littleton, Colorado laboratory complex. Its products and services are provided to the U.S. Department of Defense, other U.S. government agencies, and commercial clients.
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Blast overpressure analysis software
Physics-based software that calculates incident blast metrics from blast events and outputs blast overpressure data for service member brain health records.
COLE (Cyber Operations Lethality and Effectiveness)
Mission planning tool
Estimates cyberspace operation effects for targeting, weaponeering and planning, and models cyber networks and capability effects.
CMPACK (Compressed Matrix Package)
Simulation software library
Fast solver library for simulating radio frequency, acoustic and other wave physics applications.
BioGears
Physiology modeling and simulation platform
Suite of physiology modeling and simulation tools for medical training, combat casualty care simulation, and protective device evaluation.
ARC4 RECON
Augmented reality heads-up display
Augmented reality technology providing heads-up tactical situational awareness day or night.
Otonos
Robotics and autonomy architecture
Autonomy and robotics architecture for offroad vehicles and equipment, with modular integration of platforms, sensors and planning algorithms.
VR-TAK (Virtual Reality Tactical Assault Kit)
Virtual reality training system
Virtual reality tactical training kit for building critical skills and practising procedures in risk-free settings.
SUSTAIN
Medical training simulation system
Modular, point-of-demand modeling and simulation system for military medical education and prolonged field care training.
Blast Mat
Training and blast mitigation tool
Tool helping service members and law enforcement optimise training and reduce blast exposure risk when operating weapons systems.
VAPO (Vulnerability Assessment and Protection Option)
Vulnerability assessment tool
Assessment tool for evaluating vulnerabilities of facilities and structures to threats such as blast and fragmentation.
Pathfinder
Intrusion detection system
Advanced intrusion detection system for detecting physical threats to facilities.
IMEA/UTAS
Weapons effects modeling tool
Tool for weapons effects and WMD target response modeling.
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ISO 9001:2015
CMMC Level 2
