Southwest Research Institute Company Center

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is an independent, nonprofit applied research and development organization. The staff of more than 3,300 specializes in the creation and transfer of technology in engineering and the physical sciences. The Institute occupies more than 1,200 acres in San Antonio, Texas, and provides nearly 2 million square feet of laboratories, test facilities, workshops and offices. SwRI's total revenue for fiscal year 2008 was $563 million.  Research Areas Include:

• Aerospace Electronics and Information Technology
• Applied Physics
• Automation and Data Systems
• Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
• Engine, Emissions and Vehicle Research
• Fuels and Lubricants Research
• Geosciences and Engineering
• Mechanical and Materials Engineering
• Signal Exploitation and Geolocation
• Space Science and Engineering
• Training, Simulation, and Performance Improvement

SwRI is recognized worldwide as a leader in radio-frequency (RF) signal exploitation and geolocation system development. The Institute provides advanced acquisition, recognition, direction finding (DF), surveillance, and tracking systems to government agencies, militaries, and commercial clients in the United States and around the world.  SwRI provides a wide range of systems and technical support in:

• Signal acquisition, intercept, and recognition
• Tactical intelligence systems
• Naval communications intelligence systems
• Ground-based DF and single-site location systems
• Battlespace instrumentation
• Portable DF systems
• Spectrum surveillance systems
• Worldwide tracking via satellite
• Combat identification and situational awareness
• Software engineering
• Antennas and propagation
• Analysis, simulation, and testing capabilities
• Logistics and life-cycle support
• Reusable software
• Advanced acoustic and imaging sensor systems

Institute scientists and engineers work directly with clients to provide optimum hardware and software solutions to specific operational problems. SwRI systems range from one-of-a-kind, commercial-level designs to large-scale, fully documented, deployment-ready production units.

Products & Services

• Communication (Defence)
• Engineering (Defence)
• IT, Computing and Software (Defence)
• Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (Defence)
• Modelling / Simulation (Aerospace)
• Navy (Defence)
• Network Centric Warfare (Defence)
• Research and Development (Defence)
• Research and Development (Aerospace)
• Sensors / Signal processing (Aerospace)

Last update by William Guion, Mon 6 Jul 2009