Headquartered in Northridge CA but with a presence in several states with different areas of speciality; Arlington VA, Huntsville, AL, Longmont CO, Tucson AZ, Valparaiso FL and Chantilly VA, Arete Associates specializes in the development of advanced systems and algorithms to detect man-made objects in highly cluttered environments. The firm's personnel conduct leading-edge research and development in: sensor hardware technology, data analysis and algorithm development, applied oceanography including experiment design and execution, instrumentation development, physics-based modeling, simulation, high-resolution virtual scene generation, assessment of the impact of advanced technologies on military capabilities, advanced signal-processing algorithm development and software implementation. Areté Associates develops and manufactures remote sensing solutions for national security customers in the United States. The company focuses on technology development and exploitation for the defense and intelligence sectors, offering a family of lasers that provide high-pulse output energies and short-pulse durations for laser radar and laser illumination applications. The company's products include various diode pumped solid-state lasers for short wave infrared imaging and other laser radar applications. It serves operational and S&T enterprise customers. The company serves its customers through a cadre of subcontractors, vendors, and industry partners (suppliers).
