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Dear Guest,

On behalf of all Applied Signal Technology (AST) employees, allow me to welcome you to our website. We appreciate your interest in our company. Whether you are a customer, supplier, partner, investor, or just want to learn more about us, we hope that you find our website both useful and informative. As you navigate throughout the site, you will find extensive information about our company, the products and services we offer, and an insight into how we have evolved over the years into what we are today.

 

AST has a long prosperous history of innovation. We opened for business in 1984 at the end of Ronald Reagan’s first term in office. “Star Wars” was the big public defense-oriented initiative, but quietly, there was a serious investment in stealth and national technical information collection. It was also a time of significant technology change. Our founders had the vision to harness the dawn of digital signal processing to revolutionize signals intelligence (SIGINT). Over the last twenty-five years, SIGINT has become exponentially more complicated and challenging, and AST is still on the cutting edge. We are developing and deploying new technologies across the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) spectrum that serve an increasingly diversified range of needs and a broadening array of customers.

 

We focused initially on SIGINT product solutions for the first fifteen years. We then began diversifying into commercial satellite communications, electronic intelligence (ELINT), and later, sensor surveillance through the acquisition of Dynamics Technology, Inc. Most recently, we added cyber intelligence and government services to our arsenal of capabilities through the acquisition of Pyxis Engineering in September 2009. Today, AST is a full-service ISR provider and one of the nation’s leaders in low size, weight, and power defense electronics.

 

We are defined by the exceptional people within our organization and the strong relationships we have forged with our customers and industrial partners. We have the most advanced product portfolio in the industry and strive continuously to become the sought after leader in advanced ISR solutions for government and military applications worldwide. Building on our past accomplishments and reputation in the community, all of us at Applied Signal Technology are eager to make that vision a reality.

 

Overall, our company provides a unique capability in helping to protect the U.S. and allied nations against military and terrorist threats. Our deep knowledge of science and engineering is unmatched in the industry and leads to unique solutions for our customers. Applied Signal Technology systems and personnel are significant contributors to our national security.

 

We will continue to improve this website in order to provide you with information about AST and to fulfill your needs. Please, do not hesitate to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your comments, suggestions, or questions.

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Thank you for visiting us. We hope it has been useful and we look forward to serving you in the future.

 

Sincerely,   

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William B. Van Vleet III