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DESE Research, Inc., is a veteran-owned, small-business firm conducting theoretical and analytical research services in the fields of Defense, Energy, Space, and Environment. DESE was formed in 1982 by former U.S. Army civil-service executive Dr. Wallace E. Kirkpatrick. [1] In addition to research accomplishments, DESE is recognized for high ethical standards [2] and leadership in community services. [3]
Company type | Veteran-Owned, Small Business |
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Industry | Defense |
Founded | Huntsville, Alabama (1982) |
Headquarters | Huntsville, Alabama |
Key people |
Wallace Kirkpatrick, CEO Michael Kirkpatrick, President |
Website | www.dese.com |
Corporate headquarters and primary operations are in the Cummings Research Park, Huntsville, Alabama. The firm also has offices serving Washington, D.C. and Leavenworth, Kansas.
At the present and in recent years, the client base of DESE has included the following Government Agencies and Business Industries.
Army Aviation and Missile Command; Army Combined Arms Center; Army Installation Management Command; Army Space and Missile Defense Command; Army Test and Evaluation Command; Army Training and Doctrine Command; Defense Intelligence Agency (Missile and Space Intelligence Center); Defense Threat Reduction Agency; Joint Systems Integration Center; Missile Defense Agency: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. DESE Research is certified by the General Services Administration under Professional Engineering Services and Information Technology Services. [4]
Boeing Company; [5] Oshkosh Defense, LLC., CAS Group/Wyle; COLSA Corporation; Computer Sciences Corporation; Dynetics; General Dynamics; L3 Communications; Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space; Raytheon Company; Science Applications International Corporation; Teledyne Brown Engineering; plus others, mainly Small Businesses.
DESE offers the following primary areas of expertise and recently developed tools and processes.
Advanced software development; cyber security; database engineering; enterprise architecture; independent validation and verification; information assurance; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; interoperability certification; missile research and development; modeling and simulation; requirements analysis; test and evaluation; threat assessment; training; weapon system design.
DESE has received contracts, subcontracts, or Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) awards in these areas. A number of the activities resulted in published papers and patents. [6]
DESE is recognized for developing simulation and modeling software tools. [7] NASA's heavy-lift vehicle projects use a DESE-developed code for their primary flight simulation [8] In an unusual practice, DESE has made some of its simulations available to the public as open-source code, permitting users to study, change, improve, and, at times, distribute the software. [9]
DESE literature cites the following recently developed and used major tools and processes.
![]() | This article contains content that is written like
an advertisement. (April 2023) |
DESE Research, Inc., is a veteran-owned, small-business firm conducting theoretical and analytical research services in the fields of Defense, Energy, Space, and Environment. DESE was formed in 1982 by former U.S. Army civil-service executive Dr. Wallace E. Kirkpatrick. [1] In addition to research accomplishments, DESE is recognized for high ethical standards [2] and leadership in community services. [3]
Company type | Veteran-Owned, Small Business |
---|---|
Industry | Defense |
Founded | Huntsville, Alabama (1982) |
Headquarters | Huntsville, Alabama |
Key people |
Wallace Kirkpatrick, CEO Michael Kirkpatrick, President |
Website | www.dese.com |
Corporate headquarters and primary operations are in the Cummings Research Park, Huntsville, Alabama. The firm also has offices serving Washington, D.C. and Leavenworth, Kansas.
At the present and in recent years, the client base of DESE has included the following Government Agencies and Business Industries.
Army Aviation and Missile Command; Army Combined Arms Center; Army Installation Management Command; Army Space and Missile Defense Command; Army Test and Evaluation Command; Army Training and Doctrine Command; Defense Intelligence Agency (Missile and Space Intelligence Center); Defense Threat Reduction Agency; Joint Systems Integration Center; Missile Defense Agency: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. DESE Research is certified by the General Services Administration under Professional Engineering Services and Information Technology Services. [4]
Boeing Company; [5] Oshkosh Defense, LLC., CAS Group/Wyle; COLSA Corporation; Computer Sciences Corporation; Dynetics; General Dynamics; L3 Communications; Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space; Raytheon Company; Science Applications International Corporation; Teledyne Brown Engineering; plus others, mainly Small Businesses.
DESE offers the following primary areas of expertise and recently developed tools and processes.
Advanced software development; cyber security; database engineering; enterprise architecture; independent validation and verification; information assurance; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; interoperability certification; missile research and development; modeling and simulation; requirements analysis; test and evaluation; threat assessment; training; weapon system design.
DESE has received contracts, subcontracts, or Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) awards in these areas. A number of the activities resulted in published papers and patents. [6]
DESE is recognized for developing simulation and modeling software tools. [7] NASA's heavy-lift vehicle projects use a DESE-developed code for their primary flight simulation [8] In an unusual practice, DESE has made some of its simulations available to the public as open-source code, permitting users to study, change, improve, and, at times, distribute the software. [9]
DESE literature cites the following recently developed and used major tools and processes.