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General Atomics Acquires Small Company With Synthetic Aperture Radar Expertise

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, March 4th, 2020

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General Atomics Acquires Small Company With Synthetic Aperture Radar Expertise

3D Point Cloud generated from Air Force Research Lab Gotcha SAR data by Neva Ridge. Photo: Neva Ridge

General Atomics on Tuesday said it has acquired Neva Ridge Technologies, a small Colorado-based company that provides synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology and services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. General Atomics said that Neva Ridge will be integrated into its Electromagnetic Systems Group (EMS) and help the company better serve its defense and space customers. General Atomics said that Neva Ridge’s patented technique to produce three-dimensional precise imagery using SAR data aligns with EMS’ focus on delivering advanced…

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