ARA operates a state-of-the-art Geotechnical Laboratory in Randolph, VT, dedicated to delivering highly specialized testing and analysis that support research, design, and engineering applications across a range of industries. The…
In Vermont, Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) conducts leading edge research in sensors, geotechnology, and robotics. ARA, an international technology solutions company with a Randolph manufacturing and research center, is focused on…
Join ARA at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), Dec. 1-4 in Orlando, FL, where we will showcase innovative solutions driving the future of training, simulation, and mission…
ARA has marked a major achievement for the Additive Construction of Maneuver Enabling Technology (ACME Tech) research project following a successful field demonstration with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and…
With the help of a grant from ARA’s SERVICE Program, South Dakota’s Growing Ideas 4-H Club recently took home a purple ribbon at the South Dakota State Fair for their…
With decades of experience supporting the Department of Defense (DoD), Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is a leader in developing comprehensive, mission-ready training programs. ARA’s new Special Purpose Equipment Indoctrination…
This summer, ARA’s SERVICE Program sponsored an innovative STEM experience designed to spark creativity and technical skills in the next generation of engineers. The Future Engineers Bootcamp: Build Your Own…
ARA, a leader in security engineering and protective design, is proud to announce its role in the development of a newly released American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-approved school security standard,…
ARA, a leader in advanced defense solutions, will showcase its latest technologies at the 2025 Association of the United States Army’s (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition, taking place Oct. 13-15…
ARA will highlight its advanced defense technologies at the 2025 INFOPAC Symposium, taking place Oct. 20–22 at the Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach. The annual INFOPAC Symposium brings together information practitioners…
ARA is pleased to announce that Trent Mills, Ph.D., U.S. Army Colonel (Ret.), has joined its team to help drive innovation across ARA and lead efforts to transition cutting-edge technologies…
ARA, a defense industry leader, has been awarded a 24-month contract by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Eglin Munitions Directorate, to serve as the System Design Agent…
Curt Beckemeyer ARA is pleased to announce that Curt Beckemeyer has been selected to serve as ARA’s next president and CEO, effective Oct. 1. Beckemeyer will succeed Rob Sues, who…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is proud to announce it has been awarded a patent for its cyberspace operations effectiveness modeling technology. The patented modeling method moves the needle on…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) recently highlighted its expertise in military health and warfighter performance at the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) will highlight next-generation defense solutions at the 2025 Space and Missile Defense Symposium August 5-7 in Huntsville, AL. Subject matter experts will feature ARA’s application…
ARA is pleased to announce it has achieved the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) level 2 status on June 5. Cybersecurity is a top priority for the DoD. To protect…
ARA's SERVICE program sponsored Odyssey.ai, an all-girls team from Boyds, MD, in the 2024-2025 FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics competition. The team, making their debut in the FTC, gained valuable…
The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has announced the official launch of Trusted UGV, the first-ever industry certification program focused on cybersecurity and supply chain integrity for uncrewed ground…
ARA Senior Engineer Kenneth Herrle has been named a Fellow by the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in recognition of his meaningful contributions…
ARA is pleased to announce Steve Walker has joined the ARA Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors. Steve earned a Ph.D. and B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Notre…
ARA has announced that its Integrated Mission Systems (IMS) sector major software programs have been reappraised at level 3 of the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) version 3.0,…
Every year, the Mississippi River City Section of SWE hosts a STEM Workshop Day for local Girl Scouts in Vicksburg, MS. This year, with the help of ARA and its…
ARA’s SERVICE Program recently sponsored the Black Hills Chapter MATHCOUNTS competition in Western South Dakota. Middle school Mathletes® from four western South Dakota schools took part in the Black Hills Chapter MATHCOUNTS…
The non-profit National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) has ranked ARA as one of America’s largest employee-owned companies. The NCEO’s Employee Ownership 100 list ranks the largest broad-based employee-owned companies…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) and Clemson University have announced a partnership to enhance the diesel electric drivetrain of ARA’s autonomous robot. The collaboration brings together industry and academia to…
ARA has partnered with the Atlantic County Economic Alliance (ACEA) and the National Aerospace Research and Technology Park (NARTP) on an effort for the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) proposed Center…
ARA has announced a breakthrough in autonomous technology that integrates its advanced mission planning software with its high-fidelity simulation platform, redefining how offroad autonomous systems operate in the real world.…
ARA’s STEM Community Fund recently provided funds to purchase Legos and Micro:bits for students at Pine Spring Preparatory Academy. The Legos were used with STEM Task Cards to help students…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) and SMU are collaborating to develop microrobots for vitreous hemorrhage mitigation and accelerated recovery. The project will be led by ARA Senior Research Scientist Louis…
ARA will showcase innovative technologies at the 2025 Sea-Air-Space Conference and Exposition, April 7-9 in National Harbor, MD. Powered by the Navy League of the United States, Sea-Air-Space brings together defense…
As space becomes more congested, contested, and competitive, there is an urgent need to increase the speed and accuracy with which we determine the location of objects in space. To…
ARA will highlight its advances in space technologies at the 40th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs April 7-10. The symposium, themed "Building Partnerships to Secure our Future,” aims to unify…
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently named Joseph Dib as one of the 2025 New Faces of Civil Engineering – Professional. Dib is an ARA senior civil engineer.…
ARA has announced the launch of N-Drive, a full-stack autonomy solution for unconstrained environments. Designed with security, flexibility, and interoperability in mind, N-Drive is designed to achieve zero human intervention…
The ARA SERVICE program awarded a sponsorship from its Community Fund for a team of nine high school students from Madison East High School in Wisconsin to participate in a FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competition. For…
The ARA SERVICE Program recently sponsored the purchase of a wind tunnel for an early childhood education classroom. The wind tunnel was donated to the Hand-in-Hand Preschool and Childcare classroom…
ARA will highlight its advances in space technologies at the 40th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs April 7-10. The conference, themed "Building Partnerships to Secure our Future,” aims to unify…
ARA to Showcase Disruptive Technologies at “Creative Disruptors in the Desert” Conference Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is a proud sponsor and exhibitor at the upcoming Creative Disruptors in the…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) recently highlighted its expertise in transportation and infrastructure at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. TRB programming spans all modes of…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) recently released Compressed Matrix Package (CMPACK). ARA’s CMPACK is a fast solver software library that accelerates simulations of complex radio frequency (RF), acoustic, and other…
Tomorrow’s Engineering for Today’s Warfighter Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) will highlight its innovative solutions at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) Dec. 2 to 5 in Orlando,…
Defense News Weekly recently featured Applied Research Associates, Inc.'s (ARA) autonomous tracked vehicle platform, Sapper. Unveiled at the 2024 AUSA Annual Meeting, Sapper is a high mobility, autonomous ready, tracked…
The New Mexico Technology Council (NMTC) has recognized Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) as a 2024 Flying 40 Awardee. ARA leads the list of New Mexico’s highest revenue-producing tech companies…
Photo courtesy of FEMA. Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) has leveraged its expertise in wind modeling to help inform U.S. officials tasked with responding to Hurricane Helene, providing critical wind…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) will showcase its innovative defense technologies at the 2024 Association of the United States Army’s Annual Meeting (AUSA), October 14-16 in Washington D.C. At this year’s…
The United States Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) has awarded two research contracts for the development of novel sensor suite configurations to…
Since its inception, hurricane catastrophe modeling has evolved, responding to climate events and the needs of the insurance industry. Initially, hurricane cat modeling was predicated on the long-term view of…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) has announced the launch of a new online storefront with several upgraded features including a more user-friendly interface and improved functionality. The new store features…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) has announced the release of its latest and most comprehensive version of HurLoss® Hurricane Catastrophe Model software, including a greatly expanded full North Atlantic basin…
Software Promotes Quality Control and Improved Analysis Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is pleased to announce it has received two patents related to body-mounted blast sensor data analysis. The patents address…
Applied Research Associates, Inc.'s (ARA) Neya Systems Division, a leading provider of off-road autonomy and mission planning software, announced the launch of a partnership with the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) has long been at the forefront of research for blast effects on the brain, bringing together multidisciplinary teams to advance our understanding of injuries and…
ARA is at the forefront of the revolution of additive construction. Under the ACME Tech program, ARA is developing structural designs of mobility- and countermobility-enabling items while leveraging indigenous materials of varying qualities that would be found at the point-of-need during construction, reducing the logistical and environmental burden of construction activities.
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) will be showcasing some of its leading-edge technologies at the 2024 GEOINT Symposium. ARA is an international research and engineering company that provides innovative solutions…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) announced today the launch of Pathfinder on the Tactical Assault Kit (TAK). Pathfinder is a wireless, unattended ground sensor designed to provide an early warning…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) a leading provider of off-road autonomy, open architecture, and mission planning software announced that its Neya Systems Division has entered into an agreement with Embodied AI…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) announced today its Integrated Products Division has achieved AS9100:2016 certification. The certification is part of ARA’s strategic growth plan to expand further into aerospace. While…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) introduced an exciting advancement for autonomous solutions, previewing their autonomously equipped ground system during the National Defense Industrial Association’s Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Conference this week.…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is pleased to announce the hiring of Doug Bruder as Director, National Security Programs focusing on ARA’s national security enterprise. Bruder brings 40 years of…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is pleased to announce it has appointed Chris Piehota, Ph.D., as its Principal Director of Technical Initiatives for ARA’s growing national security enterprise. In his…
Applied Research Associates, Inc.'s (ARA) Neya Systems Division, a leading provider of autonomous systems, open architecture, and mission planning software, today announced that David Barnhard has been named the division’s chief strategy…
During training and deployment, service members experience blast exposure that can negatively impact brain health in the short and long term. To help address this impact, a team of researchers…
Applied Research Associates, Inc.'s (ARA) Neya Systems Division, a leading provider of off-road autonomy and mission planning software, today announced that Principal Robotics Software Engineer David Martin has been named…
Applied Research Associate, Inc.'s (ARA) Neya Systems Division, a leading provider of off-road autonomy and mission planning software, today announced a strategic initiative to develop a groundbreaking cybersecurity standard for…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) will highlight its innovative solutions in synthetic environments, realistic physiology, and virtual reality at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) November 27 to…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is pleased to announce it now offers DPlot, the leading graphing and data visualization software tool for scientists, engineers, researchers, or anyone else who is…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) has announced that Security First Insurance will license terrain data from HurLoss®, ARA’s state-of-the-art hurricane loss model. “ARA’s terrain service API allows us to better…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) will showcase its innovative defense technologies at the 2023 Association of the United States Army’s Annual Meeting (AUSA), October 9-11 in Washington D.C. The AUSA…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), in conjunction with Auburn University’s National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) is pleased to announce it is the provider for the National Highway Institute training…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is pleased to announce it is the provider for the National Highway Institute (NHI) course on risk management (NHI-310065), instructed by ARA transportation experts. Managing…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), in conjunction with Auburn University’s National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) is pleased to announce it is the provider for the National Highway Institute training…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) recently led an effort to improve safety for pedestrians and motorists across the country who may be struck by a light rail vehicle (LRV). ARA…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) and Blast Analytics and Mitigation Inc. (BAaM) have partnered to create The Blast Mat™, an intuitive new training tool to help service members and law…
ARA will be attending the Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering & Technology Symposium (GVSETS) in August in greater Detroit. GVSETS brings together government, industry, and academia to learn about the advances…
FutureProof Technologies Inc. has signed an agreement with ARA to license hurricane hazard and vulnerability data sets which form the basis for HurLoss®, ARA’s state-of-the-art hurricane model. FutureProof is an…
ARA’s SERVICE Program funded robotics kits for the First LEGO League Club at Culbreth Middle School. The kits allow students to engage in research, problem-solving, coding, engineering, and building a…
ARA’s SERVICE Program supported the purchase of a classroom set of stomp rocket launchers for the St. Mary’s Catholic School STREAM (science, technology, religion, engineering, art, and mathematics) class. The…
Every year, the River City Section of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) hosts a Vicksburg Girl Scout Day. The purpose of the day is to introduce girls to different…
Applied Research Associate, Inc.’s (ARA) latest version of HurLoss® has once again been accepted by the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (FCHLPM) for insurance rate making in Florida.…
Recently, 40 middle school and high school aged teams from across New Mexico met at Cibola High School in Albuquerque to compete in the New Mexico State Championships for VEX…
ARA’s SERVICE Program recently sponsored the Bay Haven Charter Academy STEAM Night in Panama City, Florida. Over 200 students and more than 40 volunteers attended the event with dozens of…
ARA’s SERVICE Program recently sponsored the Black Hills Chapter MATHCOUNTS competition in Western South Dakota. More than 100,000 students across the U.S. participate each year in the MATHCOUNTS Competition Series,…
ARA was a sponsor of the annual Miner Mayhem tournament at New Mexico Tech. Fifty-five teams from universities, high schools, and middle schools competed at the combat robotics tournament hosted…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), an international research and engineering company that provides innovative solutions, is excited to announce the successful startup of the first commercial Hydrothermal Cleanup (HCU) Pretreat…
Moody’s RMS®, the leading global catastrophe risk modeling and solutions company, is announcing that risk models from Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), Fathom, and JBA Risk Management (JBA) are all…
ARA is pleased to announce the promotion of Jim Kainz to ARA Senior Vice President. Kainz has served as an ARA Vice President since 2013 and has been instrumental in…
ARA is pleased to announce the promotion of Will Goodman to ARA Senior Vice President. Goodman joined ARA in September 2020 as an ARA Vice President and was tasked with establishing…
As of September this year, all U.S. transportation agencies must maintain their pavement markings to a new federal standard. Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is well poised to help agencies…
Research from SMU's BAST Lab and Applied Research Associates, Inc. advances microbiotics for use in targeted drug delivery DALLAS (SMU) – Collaborative research between SMU nanorobotics authority MinJun Kim’s Biological…
Developed by Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), BurnCARE Virtual Trainer is designed to transform how the U.S. Army trains its medics to treat serious burn injuries. The innovative application is…
Applied Research Associates Inc.'s (ARA) Virtual Heroes division has been named by Epic Games as an Unreal Engine Authorized Service Partner. Partners “provide the highest level of technical support, implementation, and co-dev services” to Unreal…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is pleased to announce the promotion of Curt Beckemeyer to deputy CEO of technical operations, effective Oct. 1. Beckemeyer joined ARA in 1992 and has…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is pleased to announce the promotion of Beth Fisk to the role of director of corporate operations, effective Oct. 1, 2022. Fisk began her career…
As congestion in space grows, there is an immediate need to improve the speed and accuracy with which we determine the position and trajectory of objects in space, and an…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) today announced the expansion of its Integrated Products Division to Greenville, South Carolina. ARA’s Integrated Products Division has a 40-year history in Vermont and will…
Recipient of the 2022 Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) Impact Award, recognizing a member firm’s outstanding support of a high impact military need. ML-supported decision support for austere battlefield settings…
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) announced today that its Integrated Mission Systems (IMS) sector major software programs have been reappraised at level 3 of the CMMI Institute's Capability Maturity Model…
Chemically coated microparticles performing different trajectories under computer control. Microparticles are 10 microns in diameter. ARA and the Biological Actuation, Sensing, and Transport Laboratory (BAST Lab) at SMU (Southern Methodist…