Advanced Communications & Mission Applications
From world-class radar processing to a modern software factory, we are recognized leaders in designing, building and developing software-based solutions for predictive analytics and mission management. We capture, move, inspect and control data with our cutting-edge RF and optical systems and their integrated solutions. ARKA brings the best of the industry to our customers each day.
Comms Service Management
Our engineers have more than 20 years of experience developing operational SATCOM/Comms Service Management systems for the Intelligence Community, Space Force and Air Force. We’re experts in transitioning legacy manual Comms Systems into modern and automated systems that users trust.
ISR & Predictive Analytics
Our engineers and scientists leverage cutting-edge AI techniques from academia to deliver novel, automated ISR capabilities that promote national security. We build AI-based cognitive applications that enable automated end-to-end ISR collection, including natural language processing, computer vision, activity prediction, and collection optimization.
- Large Language Models (LLMs) that decompose ISR needs and translate them into collection requests.
- Self-supervised learning (SSL) approaches to enhance the quality of raw sensor data.
- Vision transformer (ViT) networks to detect rare, dim targets.
- Spatiotemporal models that predict events, activities, and behaviors based on streaming detections and multi-INT features.
- Reinforcement Learning (RL) Agents that recommend optimized tasking in real-time based on the current state-of-the-world and sensor availability.
Onboard Comms
ARKA’s onboard communications capabilities represent the next generation of SDRs, built on a modular platform that provides diverse software control of any RF parameter. The SWIFT family of SDR flight heritage and our RAVEN solutions provide resilient, high-performance communications for small satellite operations with incredible throughput, speed, and flexibility.
RADAR & SEnsor tech
Our team possesses world-class radar and sensor processing talent that has grown from the legacy synthetic aperture radar (SAR) pioneers at Environmental Research Institute of Michigan (ERIM). Today, we deliver modern software solutions that transform radar and electro-optical data into actionable intel to enable rapid human and AI decision making. We are the recognized leader in building, maintaining, and delivering sensor and signature processing algorithms and analytics for maritime, ground, air, and space domains.
- With Speed at Scale: Our modern hardware and software architectures deliver timely, affordable products that scale to meet the demands of next-gen sensing constellations.
- GEOINT Analytics and Dissemination: We deliver end-to-end solutions spanning sensor modeling, image formation and characterization, image feature extraction, object detection, and information dissemination.
- Multi-Source Analytics: We provide data fusion products to deliver rapid actionable intelligence.
- Platform Signature Management: Our experts develop advanced software and hardware solutions to optimize platform design for resiliency and mission efficacy.
RF Situational Awareness
Tracking satellites, monitoring signals, analyzing data, and alarming are vital tenets of space and RF domain awareness in an increasingly congested and contested satellite ecosystem. ARKA’s signal:IQ is an open-architecture sensor framework that uses innovative monitoring processes to improve control of systems and processing of data. Built on our flexible SOFTLINK® architecture for ultimate versatility and range of application, signal:IQ works seamlessly with our suite of digitizers and also offers compatibility and interoperability with third-party systems to achieve full identification of signal transmission and help address signal anomalies.
Signal Capture, Transport, and Processing
ARKA designs, develops, and integrates RF and digital systems for the capture, movement, inspection, and control of vehicle data for TT&C, payload, and range operations. Our distributed, cloud-native solution architecture and our active role in the DIFI Consortium gives us the expertise and the technology to lead ground modernization efforts for national, civil, and commercial customers. Technologies include front-end processors, SDRs, crypto interfaces, assured data transport, analytics, visualization, data formatting, and more.
Software Factory
Our modern software factory accelerates software projects from conception through prototyping to delivery into operations. We continuously deliver innovative capabilities across the intelligence community in the form of robust, extensible applications with low maintenance costs.
- Our Mission App Framework allows internal or third-party developers to quickly deliver and integrate zero-trust, scalable applications.
- We leverage a DevSecOps pipeline that ensures delivery of robust, reliable, and compliant software solutions.
- Our SW Arch & Design Titan Team evaluates and “componentizes” the latest open-source libraries to allow our projects to leverage a modern tech stack and deliver elegant solutions.
- Large, traditional prime contractors leverage our custom agile process to “turbo-charge” their software development and meet aggressive timelines.
Space domain awareness & Space Superiority
Safe and effective operations in space depend on accurate and timely detection, tracking and characterization of orbits, maneuvers and operator intent. We approach Space Domain Awareness (SDA) challenges from an end-to-end mission perspective that optimizes ground- and space-based sensing, mission data processing, physics-based modeling and innovative machine learning approaches.
Vehicle Test
Regardless of where your space vehicle sits, ARKA provides the integral components for satellite test systems. We adopt a “test-like-you-fly” approach to our test solutions: you test with the same equipment as is used operationally. Our built-in automated test tool called TextExec™ makes it possible to analyze your space vehicle and ground system data to validate system functionality throughout the vehicle’s lifecycle. This framework provides tailorable test scripts and allows you to execute automated test runs, visualize reports, and track tests step-by-step. Using the detailed test reports and visualized data, you can easily discover trends, troubleshoot system issues, and track / record system performance diagnostics to minimize errors and improve overall system efficiency.
Driven by Challenge
Driven by challenge, we bring together state-of-the-art modems, software-defined radios, turnkey test automation and cloud-ready solutions with a legacy of ground station modernization and trusted satellite communications. As your mission partners, our elite teams fuse cutting-edge technology with decades of expertise to deliver secure, reliable and needle-moving results—helping IC and DoD customer harness the latest innovations with confidence and speed.
