General Info

Applied Research Associates, also known as ARA, is an engineering company. It operates more than 30 offices throughout the United States and Canada. The company offers a range of research and technical support services. Applied Research Associates is an employee-owned company that provides a variety of geotechnical and environmental products and sensor, weapon and fire fighting systems. It serves several clients in the transportation, commercial and consulting, homeland safety and security, and defense and aerospace industries. The company also offers systems engineering, integration and analysis services. Applied Research Associates operates a division, Vertek, which utilizes the Cone Penetrometer Technologies. In addition, the company provides software products and blast testing and measurement services.