PENTA RESEARCH INC

Huntsville, AL · Defense · Private

Fast-running, configurable end-to-end simulation software for assessing missile defense effectiveness against raid scenarios

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · pentaresearch.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Huntsville, AL
Total capital: $12.9M

Federal grants: $3.4M; 5 awards · 2014–2024; Rank in peer group#111 of 161
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $9.5M; 11 awards · Defense; Rank in Defense#404 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Dec 2025Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
Mar 2025Federal contractDefense · Minimum Guarantee Task Order For Associated Seaport Nxg Mac Awards.$500
Oct 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d Innovative Approach For Playback/restart Of Federated Simulations$1.8M
Oct 2024Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d Innovative Approach For Playback/restart Of Federated Simulations$1.8M
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · BASE$1.2M
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · BASE$1.2M
May 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · A Space Multi-object, Multi-threat Risk-to-mission (rtm) Assessment Capability$190K

Show 9 earlier federal awards

May 2024Federal contractDefense · A Space Multi-object, Multi-threat Risk-to-mission (rtm) Assessment Capability$190K
Oct 2023Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research & Development$150K
Jun 2023Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I.$239K
Mar 2023Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d - Innovative Uses Of Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning In Scenario Planning And Design$1.5M
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research & Development A Devsecops Approach To Gws Component Performance Testing$150K
Dec 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · An Operational Capability for Defense Effectiveness Assessment Against Missile Raid$150K
Dec 2021Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research & Development Knowledge-based, Accelerated Scenario Automation And Design (kascade)$150K
May 2019Federal contractDefense · Develop An Analytical Process To Coordinate Plans And Strategies Between Left- And Right-of Threat Launch Capabilities To Defend The United States And Its Allies From An Adversary Ballistic Missile Attack.$4.1M
Dec 2014Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Statistically Significant Simulation (SSS) of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS)$123K

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Standing among 161 peers

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Defense · Software

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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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.