Array Labs
Mass-manufacturable distributed radar satellites for 3D mapping and moving-target intelligence
The product
Array Labs builds modular radar payloads and coordinated, formation-flying radar satellites. Its product lines span turnkey radar sensors, multistatic radar clusters, and continuously refreshed digital-elevation data, with planned airborne and maritime moving-target indication services.
The thesis
Array's architecture aims to replace bespoke, high-cost radar spacecraft with smaller systems designed for repeatable production. If validated on orbit, the approach could expand U.S. and allied access to all-weather 3D mapping and persistent moving-target intelligence.
How it runs
Radar-first platform company selling or integrating modular payloads, developing coordinated satellite clusters, and contracting for government R&D and commercial data capacity. It partners with satellite manufacturers and defense primes for integration and regional market access.
How it earns
Government R&D contracts, turnkey radar payload sales, multi-year commercial capacity agreements for planned cluster data, and planned monitoring/data services. On October 5, 2026, Array announced a $4.47 million U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory contract to develop distributed radar satellite clusters for 3D imaging. Company-reported nine-figure contracted bookings are not the same as recognized revenue and remain subject to execution.
Why it wins
Consumer-electronics-style radar design, multistatic formation flight, high-power compact antennas, and signal-processing software intended to deliver 3D imaging and moving-target detection at lower cost than traditional single-satellite systems.
Evidence ledger
- company press release · 2026-09-12
Array announced a $20 million Series A in January 2026, three business lines, government awards, commercial capacity agreements, and plans to scale radar manufacturing and complete flight qualification.
https://www.arraylabs.io/updates/array-labs-raises-20m-to-scale-radar-manufacturing-prepare-for-launch - company press release · 2026-09-12
Array raised an additional $21 million in July 2026 and announced a Mitsubishi Electric partnership for planned Asia-Pacific moving-target services.
https://www.arraylabs.io/updates/1 - company press release · 2026-09-12
The U.S. Navy extended Array's AMTI study contract in August 2026; the company also cited awards from DARPA, the Air Force, SOCOM, and other defense organizations.
https://www.arraylabs.io/updates/array-labs-awarded-us-navy-contract-extension - government award record · 2026-09-12
The federal SBIR record documents a $1.248 million Air Force Phase II award for Array's distributed small-satellite radar approach and a Redwood City address.
https://www.sbir.gov/awards/214568 - web · 2026-10-05
Array Labs received a $4.47 million contract from U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory. The funded work develops distributed radar satellite clusters for 3D imaging. The clusters are intended to observe targets from multiple angles simultaneously and produce a 3D image in a single pass.
https://www.arraylabs.io/updates/array-labs-awarded-u-s-army-contract-to-develop-distributed-3d-radar-satellite-technology
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