Cambridge Research Associates

Cambridge Research Associates, Inc. (CRA) was formed in 1987, and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia. CRA has become one of the premier high technology research and development firms focusing primarily on the leading edge of defense related technologies in a variety of disciplines. The diverse activities of CRA and its affiliates are orchestrated... by The Cambridge Technology Group. CRA has developed in-depth expertise and strong performance records in Systems Engineering, Computer Imaging, Visual Simulation, Digital Cartography, Photogrammetry, Parallel Computing, Operational Modeling and Analysis, Process Modeling and System Simulation, and Software Engineering. CRA has developed a strong following in the Defense Department and is currently under continuing contracts to support the Navy, Air Force, Army, JCS, Office of the Secretary of Defense, NIMA (National Imagery and Mapping Agency) and the JSF (Joint Strike Fighter Program). Recently, CRA's modeling capabilities have produced a three-dimensional Integrated Response Surface Model, which is being used by the JSF to interactively and dynamically consider cost, lethality, survivability and supportability trade-offs in the engineering and design phases of the next generation of fighter aircraft. Among CRA's accomplishments are the development and deployment of PowerScene and PowerScene equipped systems. PowerScene is a portable software architecture which accepts raw digital image data from a variety of sources (e.g. satellites, aerial photography, radar, etc.) and presents that imagery in a manner that greatly enhances mission planning, aircrew training, intelligence analysis and battlespace visualization. PowerScene takes a vertical "bird's-eye" view of the earth's surface and translates that view into a horizontal perspective, enabling a flight experience which is astoundingly true to life. PowerScene has been deployed to Aviano Air Base in Italy and is used as the mission planning/mission rehearsal system by every aircrew tasked to fly into Bosnia. The ...Read More