Defense Research Associates, Inc.

Beavercreek, OH · Defense · Acquired by Albers Aerospace (2024)

Over-the-horizon missile tracking system for unmanned surface vehicles

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · dra-engineering.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Beavercreek, OH
Total capital: $23.2M

Federal grants: $1.6M; 2 awards · 2015–2019; Rank in peer group#27 of 66
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $21.5M; 3 awards · Defense; Rank in Defense#253 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Sea-Skimming Missile Tracking$150K
Feb 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Laser Technologies Adapted for UAS Sense and Avoid (SAA) Applications$1.5M
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · Small Sense And Avoid System (ssaasy) Upgrade Program$1.3M
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · Dra "plus" SBIR III$14.5M
Sep 2006Federal contractDefense · 200612!009184!5700!FA8650!DET 1 Afrl/pk !FA865006D1080 !a!n! !Y!0001 ! !20060905!20090901!044329761!044329761!044329761!N!DEFENSE Research Associates, I!3915 Germany Lane Ste 102 !dayton !OH!45431!21000!113!39!DAYTON !montgomery !ohio !+000000063500!N!N!000000000000!AC62!RDTE/ELECTRONICS & Communication Eq-applied Resea !A7 !electronics And Communication Equip !000 !not Discernable !541710!E! !5!B!M! !a! !999$5.8M

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Standing among 66 peers

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Defense · System

Federal grants#27 · top 41%

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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

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

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