BerrieHill Research Corporation

Defense · Acquired by Applied Research Associates, Inc. (2017)

RF absorber materials and agile reconfigurable RF surfaces for antenna RFI mitigation

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · berriehill.com

Sector: Defense
Total capital: $34.8M

Federal grants: $893K; 2 awards · 2015–2016; Rank in peer group#53 of 83
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $33.9M; 28 awards · Defense, Commerce; Rank in Defense#187 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Metamorphic Buffer Layer Growth for Bulk InAs(x)Sb(1-x) LWIR Detectors$150K
Jun 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Multi-attribute Circuit Authentication And Reliability Techniques$150K
Oct 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Adaptive antenna structures$743K
Jun 2015Federal contractDefense · Transformational Element Level Array/light Implemented Transformational Elements Research$3.3M
May 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Self-aware Frequency Agile Electromagnetic Limiter$150K
May 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf - Answer - Precise Integrated Navigation Technology (apint) - Task Order 0002$5M
Mar 2015Federal contractDefense · Vhf Attenuating Material Article$16K

Show 23 earlier federal awards

Dec 2014Federal contractDefense · Technical Report On Items Previously Acquired$6K
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf - Advanced Novel Spectrum Warfare Environmental Research (answer)$70K
Apr 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I: Adaptive Antenna Structures$150K
Oct 2013Federal contractDefense · Rescditoc Task Order #0010$1.1M
Nov 2012Federal contractDefense · Rescditoc$1.3M
Jul 2012Federal contractDefense · Antennas For Global Navigation Satellite System (gnss) Signal Monitoring$738K
May 2012Federal contractDefense · Create-rf$5M
Apr 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR Pi N121-015$80K
Mar 2012Federal contractDefense · TO:12 Rf/eo Subsystems, Components And Devices$128K
Feb 2012Federal contractDefense · Reconfigurable Active Surfaces$1.3M
May 2011Federal contractDefense · Radio Frequency Research And Develpoment For Conformal Load Bearing Structures (clas)$1M
Feb 2011Federal contractDefense · Antennas For Global Navigation Satellite System (gnss) Signal Monitoring$100K
Dec 2010Federal contractDefense · New Task Order$1.3M
Dec 2010Federal contractDefense · New Task Order$7.5M
Nov 2010Federal contractDefense · New Task Order$1.1M
Oct 2010Federal contractDefense · New Task Order - Mixed Signal Component Design$2.3M
Sep 2010Federal contractCommerce · Specimen Carrier Frame$13K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · Modeling And Simulation Of A Superconductor-enabled Ultra Wideband Antennas$120K
May 2010Federal contractDefense · New Task Order For Reliability Study For Biopolymer-containing Photodetectors$183K
Mar 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR II$750K
Jan 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR I$100K
Apr 2008Federal contractDefense · Baa 07-01-PKD "magnetic RF Composites For Vhf Applications"$91K
Jun 2007Federal contractDefense · Berriehill Corp SBIR II$819K

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Sources

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.