Argon ST

Infobox_Company | company_name = Argon ST
company_
company_type = Public (nasdaq2|STST)
company_slogan = "Making Sense of it All"
foundation = 1968 (in 2004, company took on current name)
location = HQ in Fairfax, Virginia; other locations in Newington, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Florida, California, and Michigan
key_people = Terry L. Collins: Chairman, President, and CEO
num_employees = 850+
industry = defense
revenue = $282,209 million USD (2007)
products = systems for signal intercept and identification, airborne imaging systems, threat warning systems, electronic intelligence, active electronic warfare systems, communications reconnaissance systems, torpedo countermeasures systems, imaging systems, communication systems, wireless networks and navigation systems
homepage = [http://www.argonst.com/ www.argonst.com]

Argon ST (nasdaq2|STST) is a systems engineering and development company headquarted in Fairfax, VA providing C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) solutions to a wide range of customers. Argon ST's efforts include developing systems for signal intercept and identification, airborne imaging systems, threat warning systems, electronic intelligence, active electronic warfare systems, communications reconnaissance systems, torpedo countermeasures systems, imaging systems, communication systems, wireless networks and navigation systems. Argon ST systems support a full range of military and strategic units including surface and sub-surface, airborne, and land-based platforms serving defense, homeland security, and international customer needs.

Argon ST was created with the merger of SenSyTech, Inc. and Argon Engineering Associates on September 29 2004. In August 2006, Argon ST acquired [http://www.iriscorp.org Innovative Research, Ideas & Services Corporation (IRIS)] , the authors of the sensor fusion software Transducer Markup Language (TML). Effective July 3 2006, Argon ST completed the acquisition of [http://www.sdrcinc.com San Diego Research Center Incorporated (SDRC)] . The acquisition helped to achieve the corporate goal of being able to provide an end-to-end sensor system. Specifically, [http://www.sdrcinc.com San (SDRC’s)] wireless communication technologies address the challenges of mobile military systems. On October 1 2005, Argon ST acquired [http://www.radixtek.com Radix Technologies] . The acquisition of [http://www.radixtek.com Radix] brought in the signal processing technology for reconnaissance and navigation, complementing the Argon ST’ core advanced signal intercept and processing capabilities and systems. The current result of mergers and acquisition is a C4ISR company with a research and development heritage.