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Science and Technology Associates, Inc. (STA) is a specialized technical services company established in 1982 to provide strong scientific, engineering, and program management support to a variety of government organizations, particularly within the Department of Defense (DoD). The collective expertise of the professional staff covers a wide range of advanced technologies having applications in tactical and strategic military systems. The principal thrust of STA program efforts is to conduct technically sound, independent, and objective analyses of advanced military systems concepts, developmental systems, and advanced technology research programs to support government program managers and decision-makers. STA's program support capabilities include requirements definitions, modeling and simulations, concept evaluations, technology assessments, risk assessments, test planning and evaluations, and programmatic support activities. STA is a small business with a staff of approximately 70 technical and financial/contract management professionals, consultants, and support personnel. Members of the technical staff average over 15 years of experience in analyzing, developing, and implementing defense programs. Selected members of the technical staff have extensive military operations backgrounds or significant government program development and management experience.

TECHNICAL PROGRAM EFFORTS

Most of the technical work conducted by STA since its establishment has been in support of large systems and technology development programs funded by DARPA, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Defense Information Security Agency (DISA), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), and the U.S. Army.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

STA's specialized areas of expertise include advanced EO and RF sensors, navigation sensors, sensor fusion, missile seeker design, guidance and control technologies, missile propulsion, autonomous acquisition and targeting algorithms, fire-control systems, high-performance data and signal processors, network/architecture optimization, design and evaluation of specialized microelectronics devices, electronics packaging, systems integration, component and system simulation, composite armor systems, warhead technology, structural analysis, and advanced materials.

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