DECIBEL RESEARCH, INC.

Huntsville, AL · Defense · Private

A unified geometry service platform for multi-disciplinary modeling and simulation of missile defense systems, integrating CAD-precise geometry, material properties, engineering discipline models, and

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · decibelresearch.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Huntsville, AL
Total capital: $248M

Federal grants: $4.3M; 5 awards · 2016–2025; Rank in peer group#12 of 23
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $244M; 47 awards · Defense; Rank in Defense#40 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · Develop/sustain Software Enhancement$7.5M
Dec 2025Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
Apr 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phase II R&d: Extension Of Hf Othr Atmospheric State And Variability Studies To A Broader Range Of Wavelengths And Elevation$2M
Apr 2025Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II R&d: Extension Of Hf Othr Atmospheric State And Variability Studies To A Broader Range Of Wavelengths And Elevation$2M
Nov 2024Federal contractDefense · Develop/sustain - Software Enhancement$21.9M
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Develop/sustain - Software Enhancement$2.6M
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · Test And Evaluation Technologies For Ranges, Armaments, And Spectrum (tetras) II$1K

Show 45 earlier federal awards

Dec 2022Federal contractDefense · Capability Report Satisfying The Idiq Minimum.$1K
May 2022Federal contractDefense · Cpif - Develop/sustain-software Enhance$2.5M
Apr 2022Federal contractDefense · Ewaac - On Ramp$1K
Jan 2022Federal contractDefense · Cpif - Develop/sustain-software Enhance$27.8M
Dec 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Innovative Digital Data Engineering Techniques to Develop Authoritative Sources of Truth and Knowledge Across Missile Defense System System of Systems$150K
Oct 2021Federal contractDefense · Cost - Odc & Materials$32.2M
May 2021Federal contractDefense · Perform Efforts Required To Conduct Enhancement, Development And Testing For Advanced Core Truth Model (ctm) Capabilities.$20M
Apr 2021Federal contractDefense · Software Sustainment Of Element Representations And Defines The Tasks Required For The Classified Engineering, Computing And Development Support Task Of Mission Infrastructure Ada Code Conversion Of The Fire Control Mission Infrastructure Software.$12.2M
Jan 2021Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I - Improved Ground Based Fire Control RADAR Interferometry Techniques$111K
Jan 2020Federal contractDefense · This Performance Work Statement Supports Element Representation And Defines The Tasks Required For The Operation, Maintenance And Enhancement Of Mda/ip, Itb Labs And Itb Software.$2M
Jan 2020Federal contractDefense · This Task Order Performance Work Statement Defines The Effort Required To Perform Enhancement, Development And Testing For The Plume/wake/flowfield Models, Eo/ir Scene Generation, Atmospheric Model, And Advanced Discrimination Capability$13.7M
Jun 2019Federal contractDefense · This Task Order Performance Work Statement Defines The Efforts Required To Transition An Sustain The Current Portfolio Of Truth Models.$27.9M
Jan 2019Federal contractDefense · Seaport Nxg Minimum Obligation Task Order$500
Oct 2018Federal contractDefense · This Task Order Is Established To Meet The Minimum Guarantee In Accordance With Clause H.2 Of The R53 Base Contract.$500
May 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Modeling of the Attenuation Effects of the Ionosphere and Troposphere for Radio Frequency Application$1.0M
May 2018Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d - Modeling Of The Attenuation Effects Of The Ionosphere And Troposphere For Radio Frequency Application$1.0M
Dec 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · RF-IR Data Fusion$997K
Dec 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Modeling of the Attenuation Effects of the Ionosphere and Troposphere for Radio Frequency Application$150K
Nov 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf For Other Functions. Awarding Task Order 0006. Bmds Ground Tests$8.8M
Dec 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf SBIR Phase I Research And Development$140K
Nov 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf For Other Functions. Awarding Task Order 0005. Bmds Ground Tests$8.7M
Nov 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Uewr&cd Bit: Developmental Test Contractor Responsibilities And Activities Necessary For Accomplishment Of The Missile Defense Agency (mda) Integrated Master Test Plan (imtp) And Other Upgraded Early Warning Radars (uewr) And Cobra Dane (cd) RADAR Test Requirements.$6.2M
Jun 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II Research&dev - "rf-ir Data Fusion"$1.1M
Jan 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II Research&dev Proposal Title: Improved Techniques For Optimistic Modeling$969K
Dec 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Ph I Research&development Titled: RADAR Resource Management (raid Capability). For Phase I (MDA13-004) SBIR , Decibel Research Inc. Proposes Multi RADAR Resource Management (mrrm) Schema To Globally Optimize Resources Over Multiple Radars. The Approach Uses A Decentralized Philosophy Where Each RADAR Within The Managed RADAR Group (mrg) Will Possess The Same Mrrm.$125K
Dec 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Ph I Research&development Multi-sensor Environmental Characterization. For Phase I SBIR (MDA13-008), Decibel Will Further Develop The Algorithms, Extending To Other Ae Types And Capitalizing On The Multisensor Perspectives. These Algorithms Will Be Developed To Operate Within A Central Sensor Management Node. The Deliverable Will Be Documented Test Results Demonstrating The Technology S Feasibility.$125K
Nov 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf Uewr&cd Bmds Integration And Test (uewr&cd Bit): Developmental Test Contractor Responsible For Necessary Accomplishment Of Mda Imtp And Other Uewr&cd RADAR Test Requirements.$5.9M
Jul 2013Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Research&dev Titled: Mitigation Of The Effects Of The Ionosphere On Uewr. Igf::ot::igf$968K
Apr 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf STTR Ph I Research&development Contract; Rf-ir Data Fusion$100K
Jan 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Test Infrastructure: Activities Required To Support The Accomplishment Of Integrated System Test Capability 2 (ISTC-2) Development Lab Objectives: Missile Defense Agency/engineering (mda/de) Framework Hardware/software (hw/sw) Integration, Element Hw/sw Integration, Single Stimulation Framework (ssf) Combatant Command (cocom) Testing, Element Pairwise And What-if Drills, And Potential Wargames/exercises.$656K
Nov 2012Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Uewr/cd Bmds Integration And Test$3.9M
May 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic N121-040 Entitled "distribution Physics Based Electronic Warfare Ojbect Models"$80K
May 2012Federal contractDefense · The Design, Development, Test, And Implementation Of A Virtual Receiver/exciter (vrex) Generalized RADAR Stimulator Prototype- The Hsstm - Needed To Maintain And Upgrade The Capabilities Of The Space Surveillance Network (ssn) Dedicated Ground Based Sensors, Based On Decibel Research Innovative, Open Source, Common, Modular, Transportable, And High Fidelity RADAR Simulation Components- Dbtools/dblibs/dbstm - Is Proposed In This Effort.$150K
Mar 2012Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research&development$150K
Feb 2012Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research&development$100K
Feb 2012Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research&development$150K
Nov 2011Federal contractDefense · Army SBIR Phase I - Basic$100K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Research And Development$2M
Jul 2011Federal contractDefense · Jlens Stimulator Maintenance$5.7M
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I$100K
May 2010Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research & Development$100K
Jul 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Research And Development.$984K
Jul 2008Federal contractDefense · Broad Agency Announcement-basic Effort$5.6M
Sep 2007Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase II Research And Development$744K
Apr 2005Federal contractDefense · 200507!501272!2100!W9113M!USA Space And Strategic Def Cdr !W9113M05C0128 !a!n! !n! ! !20050404!20061103!121016096!121016096!121016096!N!DECIBEL Research, Inc !1525 Perimeter Pkwy Nw # 5!HUNTSVILLE !AL!35806!37000!089!01!HUNTSVILLE !madison !alabama !+000000706000!N!N!000000000000!AC23!RDTE/MISSILE And Space Systems-adv Tech Dev !A2 !missile And Space Systems !372 !jlens !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !202$16.7M

Federal awards are summed by year (52 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 23 peers

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Defense · Platform

Federal grants#12 · top 52%

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What it has protected

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

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Regulatory activity · Defense

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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
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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.