A Year Shaped by Collaboration, Insight, and Industry Engagement.

In 2025, Acoustic Research Systems (ARS) remained engaged across the aerospace testing community through industry participation, technical contribution, and collaboration with partners.

The year reflected steady involvement in technical discussions and programs that continue to inform how acoustic testing is applied across the industry.

Engaging the Industry Where It Matters

A defining theme of 2025 was ARS’s continued presence within the global aerospace testing community.

Across major industry gatherings, including Paris Space Week, IMAC, SmallSat Europe and SmallSat USA, attending the ESA CM25 event, Aerospace Testing Seminar (ATS), Shock and Vibration symposium, and Space-Tech Expo Europe. ARS engaged directly with engineers, researchers, and program teams navigating the realities of qualification and readiness.

These moments weren’t about broad visibility. They were about being part of the technical conversation: listening, exchanging insight, and strengthening relationships with teams facing real testing challenges.

Contributing to the Technical Conversation

Another thread running through the year was a deliberate focus on sharing knowledge gained through testing.

ARS published a small number of targeted, insightful articles exploring how and why certain testing approaches are applied. This included examining the use of the Neutron™ System for MIMO modal testing, addressing personnel considerations during DFAN testing, and reflecting on how research, development, and publication intersect in an applied engineering environment. These articles and others can be revisited here.

In addition, ARS published several technical papers, including Verifying a Novel Approach to Acoustic Testing: Acoustic Devices & Control Systems, Electrodynamic Retrofit of the Reverberant Chamber at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, and Mode Shape Extraction Using Direct Field Acoustic Noise Test Data, which can also be accessed here. Together, these contributions were intended to add clarity to complex topics and support ongoing industry discussion.

Collaboration in Practice

Partnership played a visible role throughout the year.

In collaboration with partner M+P international, ARS delivered a two-part webinar focused on military testing standards, combining practical experience with open discussion around compliance and execution. ARS also highlighted its involvement in active aerospace programs, including a closer look at testing efforts supporting Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane.

In addition, ARS hosted a live demonstration at CU-LASP in collaboration with ATA Engineering, focused on dynamic acoustic testing for critical mission assurance programs. Further detail on this work will be shared in the coming weeks – so stay tuned.

Together, these collaborations reflected a shared understanding that progress in environmental testing is rarely achieved in isolation. While only a few examples are noted here, there are many more stories of partner collaboration and program highlights from the year that will be shared over time.

People Behind the Work

2025 also offered moments to step back and acknowledge the people behind the systems.

From welcoming new team members, including Steve Nichols, to supporting early-career engineers such as Riley King through a ARS internship program, the year reinforced that testing expertise is built through experience, mentorship, and time spent in the field. Sharing these stories provided a more complete picture of the work that underpins every test campaign.

Read Riley’s experience and Steve’s Journey for the full story.

Looking Ahead

Taken together, 2025 was less about individual milestones and more about consistency, showing up, contributing thoughtfully, and supporting the industry through engagement rather than amplification.

As ARS looks ahead, the focus remains on the same principles that shaped the year: collaboration, disciplined testing, and clear communication as programs move steadily toward flight.