Mikros News

October 2009 - Trident Warrior 09 Testing with ADEPT featured at the Maritime Science and Technology Conference

ADEPT was the topic of discussion at the Maritime Science and Technology Conference last week in Sweden. Speakers, Captain J.M. Iacovetta, USN and Joel Timm, presented the briefing "Remote Repair, Validation and Verification", in which ADEPT was used as a case example. Please click on the following link for the full briefing: Remote Repair, Validation and Verification 21Oct09

September 2009 - Chairman of Mikros Systems, RADM (ret) Admiral Wayne E. Meyer Passes Away

We regretfully announce that our Chairman, Rear Admiral Wayne E. Meyer, has passed away. Admiral Meyer was widely acknowledged as the "Father of Aegis", which was the shipbuilding project that was one of the longest and largest in the program's history. In addition to his 40 years in the Aegis program, Admiral Meyer had a profound effect on Mikros Systems. As a director since 1988, and as the Chairman since 1990, he has been a key factor in the success of Mikros' technology and innovation. For more information on Admiral Meyer, please visit this link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/03/AR2009090303577.html

September 2008 - Mikros Systems Named 4th Fastest Growing Defense Contractor by Defense News

We are pleased to announce that on September 1, 2008, Mikros Systems was named the 4^th fastest growing Defense Contractor in the United States by Defense News. The accompanying article, entitled “After Wars, What Next?” stressed continuing innovation in the post-war environment and named Mikros as one of the leading innovative defense companies. The technology Mikros has been developing over the last 5 years has been well received in the defense community, and has now been acknowledged by the country’s most respected Defense publication, Defense News, in their annual survey. The survey, named “Fast Track 50”, highlights the fastest growing companies in the defense sector. Please click on this link to see the “Fast Track 50”.

August 2008 - Mikros Exhibits New Ocean Powered Buoy at ONR S&T Partnership Conference

Mikros Systems, teamed with Ocean Power Technologies (OPT), exhibited our autonomous Powerbuoy at the Office of Naval Research Science and Technology Partnership Conference last week in Washington, DC at the Marriott Wardman Park. The theme of this year's show was "Sustaining the Edge: Serving the Next Generation Warfighter, Now", with an overall objective of strengthening the partnership between science and technology and exploring new ideas with small businesses. The Powerbuoy was well received by many corporate officials and Senior Navy Leadership. Please see our latest press release for more information. Click here to see photos from the show.

June 2008 - Mikros Systems Corporation Exhibits at the 2008 Navy Opportunity Forum in Crystal City, VA

Mikros Systems Corporation attended the 2008 Navy Opportunity Forum on June 2-4 in Crystal City, VA. The purpose of the Forum is to highlight small businesses that have been funded by the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program. This year’s theme focused on “Transitioning Technology to the Fleet”. During the 3 days, Mikros was able to interact with our SPAWAR (Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command) and NAVSEA (Naval Sea Systems Command) customers, which in turn will be very positive for Mikros in the future. Marc Dalby, Director of Program Development, presented a briefing on Mikros’ AIRchitect-EMC Wireless Network Design Tool targeted to new Navy shipboard wireless network installations. To see photos of the show, click here.

April 2008 - Mikros Senior Staff Engineer, Henry Silcock, Presents Paper at Annual DoD Conference

Mikros Senior Staff Engineer, Henry Silcock, recently presented a paper on the AIRchitect -EMC "Interference - Aware" Wireless Network Design Tool at the annual Department of Defense Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Program Review in San Diego in April 2008. A copy of the presentation is available <here>.

Spring 2008 - Mikros Chairman, Admiral Wayne E. Meyer, Honored with Prestigious Award

Mikros is pleased to announce that Chairman, Admiral Wayne E. Meyer, has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 Ronald Reagan Award for Meritorious Achievement in Missile Defense. Click here.

February 26, 2008 - Mikros Receives Certification from the Defense Security Service

We are pleased to report that Mikros has received certification from the Defense Security Service to conduct classified processing on site here in Fort Washington. As a requirement of the certification process, Mikros has adopted new corporate policies which govern all aspects of classified processing. This will enable Mikros to accept and perform more comprehensive classified work from the government.