Operating since 1989, Sensor Concepts & Applications is a small, woman-owned Maryland company known for helping federal agencies assess and develop sensor systems. Its work for the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense includes testing and modeling technologies used in nonintrusive inspection and threat detection.
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Defense Architecture Systems, IncFounded in 2010 by Micah Carlson after 14 years at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Defense Architecture Systems is a small, cleared Maryland company built to move promising research into equipment that works in the field. Its multidisciplinary team works with defense, intelligence, space and commercial customers from early concepts through production, using an in-house facility to keep development and manufacturing closely connected. DAS is particularly known for adapting sensing technology to demanding operational environments.FULTON, MD
SciTec, IncFor more than 45 years, SciTec has built remote-sensing, missile-defense, and command-and-control systems for national-security missions. The Princeton-headquartered company turns complex sensor data into rapid threat detection and decision support, using system modeling, rapid prototyping, and operational evolution to move technology from concept to combat-ready service. SciTec is a certified small business and non-traditional defense contractor, now operating as a Firefly Aerospace subsidiary under its current leadership.FAIRBORN, OH
American Innovations, IncSince 1995, American Innovations, Inc. has developed and manufactured security and counter-terrorism technologies for military, government, law-enforcement, and corporate users. The minority- and woman-owned small business is especially known for its field-tested bulk homemade-explosives precursor detection kit and bomb-resistant waste receptacles, along with the training and technology-transition support that help move ideas from government research into use. Its work has included battlefield support in Iraq and Afghanistan, NATO-recognized detection training, and the first U.S. explosives-detection checkpoint deployed in 2000.SPRING VALLEY, NY
MESH, IncFounded in 1978, MESH, Inc. develops and manufactures remote standoff chemical detectors and the software that turns sensor data into real-time threat maps. The Oxford, Pennsylvania engineering firm has built its specialty around chemical and biological hazard detection, including instruments fielded at critical sites and systems such as its six-kilometer iMCAD detector. Most of MESH’s employees have been with the company for more than a decade, and it is a certified woman-owned company.334511OXFORD, PA