About Us...
The MASINT Association is a non-profit trade association formed in 1998 to support the development and use of MASINT technologies, and be the voice of industry in advancing MASINT approaches for national needs. Our membership consists of the leading industrial participants in the MASINT community.
Our Association's objectives include:
Promoting awareness and
understanding of the application of MASINT technologies
for
national needs
Educating/advocating to potential uses and stakeholders to ensure a viable MASINT technology base
Providing an independent voice with legislators, policymakers, users, and similar decision makers
Promoting cooperation and dialogue between government and industry.
The vision of our Association is:
To be the national industry focal
point for measurement and signature technology
advice and
education
To bring our collective industrial experience and best business practices to the MASINT endeavor through close industry/ government cooperation
Enhance MASINT's contribution
through cross-sector dialogue between intelligence, military,
law enforcement, and civil stakeholders.
The Association was organized in November 1998 and incorporated on
January 8, 1999 in Washington DC as a nonprofit trade association
(501-6c).
The MASINT Association provides education, awareness and training,
but does not lobby, and membership dues are 100%deductible as a
business expense.
(Legal Counsel: Mr.
Charles A. Samuels,
202-434-7311 Mintz Levin, 701
Pennsylvania Avenue NW Suite 900, Washington DC 20004)
Members range from the largest aerospace corporations to small
businesses, all with a common interest in advancing the maturity,
applications, and benefits of MASINT technologies.
For more information on the Association, please contact us:
mastassoc@earthlink.net
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“MASINT,” or Measurement And
Signatures INTelligence, encompasses a range of
disciplines that exploit fundamental physical properties of objects of
interest, the exploitation of which offers tremendous value for national
security (military, homeland defense, and intelligence), as well as civil
applications (such as agriculture, law enforcement). MASINT techniques
include advanced radar, electrooptical/ infrared (including spectral),
nuclear, geophysical (acoustic, seismic), and materials sensing, processing,
and exploitation systems. These offer unique and critical information that
is not otherwise available, or complements more broadly known techniques
such as imaging (“pictures”), signals intelligence (“eavesdropping”), or
human intelligence (“spies”).
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