Applied Research Associates

Applied Research Associates, Inc
Company type	Private/Employee-Owned
Industry	Research & engineering
Founded	1979
Headquarters	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Key people	Dr. Robert H. Sues (CEO, President, and Director)
Number of employees	~1,600 (2011)
Website	www.ara.com

Applied Research Associates, Inc is a research and engineering company headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 1979.^[1] Its revenue was estimated at between $100 and $750 million by The Washington Post.^[2] As of 2011, it had approximately 1,600 employees.^[3]

Sub-divisions

Analytic, Software, and Engineering Solutions
- Analytical Solutions Division
- Emerald Coast Division
Automation & Geosciences
- Neva Systems Division
- Integrated Products Division
Security Engineering & Applied Sciences
- Arlington Division
- Rocky Mountain Division
- Southern Division
- Southwest Division
Software, Systems, and Modeling
- Capital Area Division
- Southeast Division
- Virtual Heroes Division
Transportation, Infrastructure, and Energy
- Engineering Science Division
- Mid-Atlantic Division
- Transportation Infrastructure Division
Klein Associates^[4]^[5]

Research

National Security
- Integrated Munitions Effects Assessment (IMEA)
- Nuclear Capabilities Services (NuCS)
- Vulnerability Assessment and Protection Option (VAPO)
Infrastructure
Health Solutions
- BioGears Human Physiology Engine
- PTSD - A 2007-2008 pilot study by ARA found connections between traumatic brain injury and Posttraumatic stress disorder, contesting the notion that PTSD is primarily a psychological and not a physical affliction.^[6]
Energy & Environment

Products

Silent Sabre directed-energy weapon.^[7]
MRZR X unmanned ground vehicle (with Polaris and Neya Systems).^[8]
Modular Robotic Applique Kits (M-RAKs)^[8]
ARC4 augmented reality system^[9]^[10]^[11]
Aggregative Contingent Estimation System (ACES) crowdsourcing platform, funded by IARPA^[12]^[13]
HURLOSS, a hurricane modelling system^[14]^[15]
ReadiJet renewable biofuel (with Chevron Lummus Global)^[16]^[17]

References

^ Wilkers, Ross (March 5, 2017). "Applied Research Associates wins Army sensor prototyping contract". Washington Technology. Founded in 1979, the employee-owned company's work encompasses research, engineering, and technical support services in projects and programs involving physical sciences for government and commercial partners.
^ "Applied Research Associates". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
^ Madrigal, Alexis C. (March 25, 2011). "Why Are Spy Researchers Building a 'Metaphor Program'?". The Atlantic.
^ Francis T. Durso (6 February 2007). Handbook of Applied Cognition. John Wiley & Sons. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-470-05963-0.
^ Laura Militello; Raanan Lipshitz; Jan Maarten Schraagen (18 September 2017). Naturalistic Decision Making and Macrocognition. CRC Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-317-08958-2. Winston R. Sieck, PhD, is a Senior Scientist at Klein Associates Division of Applied Research Associates.
^ Worth, Robert F. (June 10, 2016). "What if PTSD Is More Physical Than Psychological?". The New York Times.
^ Host, Pat (March 23, 2018). "ARA develops Silent Sabre directed energy weapon". Jane's Information Group. Applied Research Associates Inc (ARA) has developed a 1.5 kw directed energy weapon called Silent Sabre that attaches to a rifle and performs similar to an acetylene torch at a range of 183-274 m.
^ ^a ^b Judson, Jen (February 7, 2018). "Meet MRZR X — the Polaris equipment transport ground robot". Defense News.
^ Gallagher, Sean (May 25, 2017). "Heads up: Augmented reality prepares for the battlefield". Ars Technica. The HUNTR system developed over the past two years uses an Android port of a software package called ARC 4, according to a CERDEC presentation given at an industry event in October 2015. ARC, developed by Applied Research Associates, was also used in an earlier DARPA augmented-reality program called Ultra-Vis. The data from ARC can be displayed either within enhanced night-vision gear or on a variety of existing head-mounted see-through displays.
^ Roberts, Dave. "ARC4: Heads-up on-the-move augmented reality technology". Applied Research Associates, Inc. ARC4 is advanced augmented reality (AR) technology that delivers heads-up situational awareness for outdoor on-the-move applications.
^ Gibbons-Neff, Thomas (March 26, 2016). "This is the tiny camera that might change the future of warfare". The Washington Post.
^ Rawnsley, Adam (July 11, 2011). "Spy Agency's Next Top Analyst: You". Wired.
^ Weinberger, Sharon (November 18, 2014). "Intelligence agencies turn to crowdsourcing". BBC News.
^ Michael Faber; Jochen Koehler; Kazuyoshi Nishijima (15 July 2011). Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering. CRC Press. p. 875. ISBN 978-0-203-14479-4.
^ "Lloyd's and the LMA announce 'groundbreaking' shared services deal with Oasis". Lloyd's of London. September 19, 2016.
^ Morris, John (September 13, 2012). "Falcon 20 First Civil Jet To Fly On 100% Biofuel". Aviation Week.
^ Holton, Jennifer (October 31, 2016). "'Readijet' biofuel created in Panama City to fuel military jets". WJHG-TV.

[1] Wilkers, Ross (March 5, 2017). "Applied Research Associates wins Army sensor prototyping contract". Washington Technology. Founded in 1979, the employee-owned company's work encompasses research, engineering, and technical support services in projects and programs involving physical sciences for government and commercial partners.

[2] "Applied Research Associates". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 4, 2018.

[3] Madrigal, Alexis C. (March 25, 2011). "Why Are Spy Researchers Building a 'Metaphor Program'?". The Atlantic.

[Durso2007-4] Francis T. Durso (6 February 2007). Handbook of Applied Cognition. John Wiley & Sons. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-470-05963-0.

[MilitelloLipshitz2017-5] Laura Militello; Raanan Lipshitz; Jan Maarten Schraagen (18 September 2017). Naturalistic Decision Making and Macrocognition. CRC Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-317-08958-2. Winston R. Sieck, PhD, is a Senior Scientist at Klein Associates Division of Applied Research Associates.

[6] Worth, Robert F. (June 10, 2016). "What if PTSD Is More Physical Than Psychological?". The New York Times.

[7] Host, Pat (March 23, 2018). "ARA develops Silent Sabre directed energy weapon". Jane's Information Group. Applied Research Associates Inc (ARA) has developed a 1.5 kw directed energy weapon called Silent Sabre that attaches to a rifle and performs similar to an acetylene torch at a range of 183-274 m.

[dn-8] Judson, Jen (February 7, 2018). "Meet MRZR X — the Polaris equipment transport ground robot". Defense News.

[9] Gallagher, Sean (May 25, 2017). "Heads up: Augmented reality prepares for the battlefield". Ars Technica. The HUNTR system developed over the past two years uses an Android port of a software package called ARC 4, according to a CERDEC presentation given at an industry event in October 2015. ARC, developed by Applied Research Associates, was also used in an earlier DARPA augmented-reality program called Ultra-Vis. The data from ARC can be displayed either within enhanced night-vision gear or on a variety of existing head-mounted see-through displays.

[10] Roberts, Dave. "ARC4: Heads-up on-the-move augmented reality technology". Applied Research Associates, Inc. ARC4 is advanced augmented reality (AR) technology that delivers heads-up situational awareness for outdoor on-the-move applications.

[11] Gibbons-Neff, Thomas (March 26, 2016). "This is the tiny camera that might change the future of warfare". The Washington Post.

[12] Rawnsley, Adam (July 11, 2011). "Spy Agency's Next Top Analyst: You". Wired.

[13] Weinberger, Sharon (November 18, 2014). "Intelligence agencies turn to crowdsourcing". BBC News.

[FaberKoehler2011-14] Michael Faber; Jochen Koehler; Kazuyoshi Nishijima (15 July 2011). Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering. CRC Press. p. 875. ISBN 978-0-203-14479-4.

[15] "Lloyd's and the LMA announce 'groundbreaking' shared services deal with Oasis". Lloyd's of London. September 19, 2016.

[16] Morris, John (September 13, 2012). "Falcon 20 First Civil Jet To Fly On 100% Biofuel". Aviation Week.

[17] Holton, Jennifer (October 31, 2016). "'Readijet' biofuel created in Panama City to fuel military jets". WJHG-TV.

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