The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently named Joseph Dib as one of the 2025 New Faces of Civil Engineering – Professional. Dib is a senior civil engineer with…

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (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…

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…

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 pleased to announce the addition of Maggie Gendron as a principal of ARA Government Relations. Gendron brings 20 years of experience in policy development, legislative strategy, and federal…

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.

ARA's Neya Systems Division, a leading provider of off-road autonomy and mission planning software, announced that it has won an RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award for its cyber autonomy initiative, which is focused on…

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…

ARA is a proud Visionary Sponsor of Creative Disruptors in the Desert, The Creative Defense Foundation’s inaugural conference scheduled for February 23–24 in La Quinta, CA. Creative Disruptors in the…

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is pleased to announce it is ranked the 91st largest majority employee-owned company on the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) 2023 Employee Ownership 100…

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. (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…

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 is pleased to announce the appointment of Amanda Steffey as Senior Director, Washington Operations. Steffey joins ARA’s growing Government Relations enterprise where she will lead ARA’s Air Force program…

Since the 1990s, ARA has been making some of the world’s most dangerous jobs safer through advances in tele-operation and automation. With this technology continuing to evolve, we sat down…

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.…

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…

Fermat Capital Management, LLC (Fermat) recently signed an agreement to license ARA’s state of the art hurricane model, HurLoss™. The agreement was signed via a re-seller agreement with Nasdaq, who is the…

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…

Peter Vickery is a Principal Engineer with ARA. Peter has over 40 years in the study of wind effects on structures and helped to develop ARA’s leading wind catastrophe model,…

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…

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is pleased to announce the appointment of James Myers as Vice President, Program Innovation and Growth, effective June 1. Myers, a three-decade Department of Defense Veteran…

A crane replaces a bridge over the Ohmsett Oil Spill Response & Renewable Energy Test facility during refurbishment in spring 2022. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s National Oil…

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…

The National Guard Bureau has taken a bold step toward securing and enhancing Warfighter brain health, and ensuring cognitive combat readiness with the launch of a new initiative to measure,…

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) supported the development of the GBU-72 Advanced 5K Penetrator, which was recently released by a 96th Test Wing F-15E Strike Eagle while cruising over the…

Applied Research Associates Inc.’s (ARA) Neya Systems Division recently announced it has been awarded a contract with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) of the U.S. Department of Defense to create a Tactical Assault…

Engineers at Applied Research Associates, Inc (ARA) have a proven history in physical security and protective design, and are proud help make our world safer and more secure through their…

Risk reduction. Increased productivity. Reduced worker fatigue. These are the challenges facing any forestry firm. How can you accomplish all three with your existing equipment? Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA)…

Weigh-in-motion (WIM) technology provides unique way to inform transportation departments and toll operators about heavy vehicle usage on roadways and enables them making more informed infrastructure decisions. In recent years,…

U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) announced Friday that Applied Research Associates (ARA) of Randolph, Vt., has received an award totaling $5,237,915 from the U.S. Army Corps…

Security experts at Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) have authored an article published in the April 2021 edition of Security Business Magazine titled “Value Engineering for Security Design Projects.” Value…

Laboratory research conducted over the past two decades indicates that the Strategic Memory Advanced Reasoning Training (SMART) , developed by The University of Texas at Dallas’ Center for BrainHealth® can…

The VR/AR Association has released the 2021 Defense & Intelligence Industry Sector Report, co-sponsored by Applied Research Associates, Inc.’s (ARA) Virtual Heroes Division. “Given the world’s current pandemic situation with…

ASIS International has announced the release of the new Physical Asset Protection Standard. Kenneth Herrle, a senior engineer and security expert at Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), served as a member…

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) was part of a team of designers and contractors who recently completed a large, high-priority design/build project on Utah’s Tech Corridor on I-15. The project is…

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) recently delivered two of its Accelerated Transportation Loading System (ATLaS) to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in Virginia. ATLaS enables agencies like the FHWA to…