Military test, training and evaluation in Austin, Texas, since 2001.

Great and fast.

Trident Research designs, builds, fields, and sustains advanced military test and training instrumentation — from real-time distributed sensor systems and unmanned surface vehicles to underwater acoustic networks and satellite-based command and control.

What we build Careers

What We Build Instruments that go to sea. Acoustic scoring, custom sensor payloads on unmanned surface vehicles, Scorpion® seismic sources, and DAISY government property management. Austin, Texas.
Contract Vehicles Engineered for the mission. Positioned for speed. Trident Research holds a NASA SEWP VI contract, a government-wide acquisition contract open to all Federal agencies. See how ordering works.
Newsroom Papers, press and proof. White papers, product sheets, press coverage and videos from Trident Research.
Careers Five disciplines. One building. Careers at Trident Research in acoustics, unmanned surface vehicles, precision machining, field operations and systems engineering. Austin, Texas.

Trusted by the teams we work beside

US Navy
Liquid Robotics
Stealth Products

Two crew members silhouetted against an orange sunrise on the deck of a range support vessel, beside an A-frame crane

For God and Country.

A traditional calling, lived in today's terms: doing the hard thing, thinking critically, holding ourselves accountable, and putting the mission before self.

Three values, and we mean them literally

They are how that calling shows up in ordinary work — how work gets assigned, how problems get escalated, and how people get promoted here.

Profound Integrity

We do the right thing when no one is watching and when the consequences of failure are severe.
Selfless Humility

We serve the mission, the team, and the warfighter above personal recognition.
Furious Resolve

We persevere when programs are difficult, when technology resists us.

If it doesn't work, we fix it. If it works poorly, we make it better. If it doesn't exist, we create it. If it needs to be deployed in the field or in broad ocean areas, we'll do that too.

Intuitive, reliable sensors, dependable field operations, and actionable data analytics

Trident Research specializes in the design, development, manufacturing, fielding, and logistics support of advanced military test and training instrumentation. From advanced real time distributed sensor systems to unmanned surface vehicles, and underwater acoustic communications networks to satellite-based global command and control systems, Trident Research exploits enabling technologies to create and enhance military test and training instrumentation.

Trident Research was founded in 2001, with headquarters in Austin, Texas. We are a solutions company that applies disciplined systems engineering to design, develop, field, and sustain unique instrumentation systems and technologies.

Founded in Austin, Texas: 2001
CMMC Level 2 SPRS score — a perfect rating: 110
Demonstrates our commitment to quality, reliability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across aerospace and defense.: AS9100 Rev D & ISO 9001:2015 Certified
Share of cleared NISP contractors receiving the James Cogswell Award, which Trident has won: <1%

What we build

Four products in the field, and a machine shop under the same roof as the engineers who design for it.

Unmanned surface vehicles

Custom Sensor Payloads

Rapid prototyping of an unmanned surface vehicle with telemetry instrumentation to support a broad ocean area flight test in less than 90 days.
Seismic industry

Scorpion®

Impulsive acoustic solution for the seismic industry that supports cross-hole tomography at distances 10x greater than conventional impulsive acoustic sources.
U.S. and allied militaries

Acoustic Scoring

Acoustic scoring solution for U.S. and allied militaries for accurately scoring live fire weapons in broad ocean areas.
Government property management

DAISY

Designed to meet total compliance to FAR 52.254-1, DAISY streamlines government property management with unmatched efficiency and accuracy. Designed by DoD contractors for DoD contractors.

What we build

A Haas CNC lathe on the Trident Research shop floor, turret and tooling visible through the open door

Machining & Manufacturing

We combine 20+ years of Engineering specialty with 20+ years of machining expertise, on state-of-the-art machines, so that we can tailor our services to your needs. As a solutions based engineering firm, we understand the importance of having a responsive vendor when creating something that matters.

See the machine shop

Trusted with the hard problems

Twenty-plus years of programs, and the credentials a contracting officer checks first.

James Cogswell Award — DCSA

The Cogswell Award is the most prestigious honor the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) can bestow to cleared industry. Of the more than 13,000 cleared contractors in the National Industrial Security Program (NISP), less than 1% are annually selected to receive this award.
CMMC — perfect SPRS score of 110

Trident Research has passed the DIBCAC High Assurance DFARS 252.204-7012 Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) CUI Assessment with a perfect Supplier Performance Risk Assessment (SPRS) score of 110.
DPAS-rated work

As essential workers supporting our great nation, we understand the importance of DPAS rated work. We would be honored to be your trusted vendor.

What customers say

You and your company have always set the standard for what is possible with small business as well as how small business can take on extremely important technical roles.

Mike Maglich Chief Engineer, US Navy
The team at Trident Research is phenomenal to collaborate with. They have demonstrated the ability to be agile and resourceful while still meeting cost and schedule objectives. An example of the Trident Team's responsiveness was highlighted by an urgent customer need that resulted in our teams collaborating on developing a new payload, fielding it on a fleet of five Wave Gliders and performing the customer's mission all within a total timeline of three months start to finish.

Shane Goodenough Chief Executive Officer, Liquid Robotics
Trident Research has innovation as a core principle that is built on an excellent Systems Engineering foundation. I've always trusted in their accurate, reliable, and comprehensive scoring and tracking solutions for the Navy.

Former Navy Customer Attribution as published
Trident is an innovative company that focuses on providing unique solutions for unique requirements; their success is attributed to a foundation built on genuine, hard-working individuals.

Government Customer Attribution as published
At Stealth Products we encounter the most challenging situations, to offer mobility to those who have lost it or who have never had it. Working with Trident Research to develop mobility devices that allow individuals to gain access to life has been one of the most rewarding aspects of our business. Together we have developed technology that meets the challenges of our industry today.

Gabriel Romero VP of Sales and Marketing, Stealth Products