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ARKA Group Acquires Radar And Sensor Tech Unit From Maxar Intelligence

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, November 1st, 2024

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ARKA Group Acquires Radar And Sensor Tech Unit From Maxar Intelligence

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ARKA Group last Friday said it has acquired the Radar and Sensor Technology (RST) business from Maxar Intelligence, providing it with experts that support classified government sensor programs. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. RST is based in Ypsilanti, Mich., and has more than 200 employees that deliver software solutions around radar and sensor processing. The small unit “has extensive experience supporting U.S. government-led synthetic aperture radar programs,” ARKA Group said. Within Maxar Intelligence, RST was part of Maxar…

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