What Radaz does

Radaz Indústria e Comércio de Produtos Eletrônicos S.A. is a privately held Brazilian technology company founded in January 2017 and headquartered in São José dos Campos, São Paulo. The company designs, manufactures, and operates compact Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems for remote sensing, with its flagship RD350 radar being the only drone-borne sensor in the world operating simultaneously across three frequency bands (C, L, and P) at approximately 5 kg. Its technology penetrates vegetation canopy and soil to generate digital surface models, digital terrain models, and subsurface tomographies with depth penetration exceeding 50 meters (and up to 120 meters in specific rock-detection use cases), operating independently of sunlight and cloud cover.

The company's product portfolio comprises the RD series of drone-embedded radars (RD350 flagship), the POD SAR variant adapted for VTOL aircraft developed under contract with the Technology Innovation Institute (TII) in Abu Dhabi, and the Radar Fixo (RF) for fixed installations. Radaz generates revenue through hardware sales of complete radar systems (radar plus processing laptop with open-source Back-projection and FFBP processors), project-based remote sensing data services (subsidence, soil moisture, biomass, forest inventory, structural monitoring), and technology licensing or co-development arrangements with research institutions and strategic customers. A GTM motion centered on enterprise field sales serves named accounts including Vale, Klabin, TII, GFZ, Kevitsa Mining, Nexa Resources, and UNICAMP, with an exclusive TreeX channel partnership for the Brazilian planted-forestry segment and exports across seven countries (Germany, Japan, Italy, UAE, Finland, Sweden, UK). The technology is protected by six patent applications filed with INPI, USPTO, and EPO, with at least one granted in the United States.

Name

Radaz

Legal name

Radaz Indústria e Comércio de Produtos Eletrônicos S.A.

Website

https://radaz.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Radaz is a Brazilian remote-sensing company that designs and sells compact multi-band Synthetic Aperture Radar systems (RD350, POD SAR, RF) for drone, VTOL, and fixed installations, serving enterprise and research customers in mining, forestry, agriculture, and infrastructure across seven countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Remote Sensing Systems

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

UAS Payloads (EO/IR, LiDAR, SAR, SIGINT) & Gimbals (IMABAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM), Remote Sensing & Imaging (Satellite, UAV/Drone, Aerial, Multispectral/Hyperspectral) (AFAGALAC), Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) & Multirotor Drones (IMABAIAA), Radar Systems & Subsystems (Airborne, Ground, Naval) (IMABAGAA)

Keywords

• Synthetic aperture radar
• Drone-borne SAR systems
• Multi-band remote sensing
• Subsurface tomography imaging
• Interferometric radar sensors

Headquarters

HQ city

São José Dos Campos

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Radar Hardware Sales (RD350 and POD SAR): Sale of proprietary multi-band SAR radar systems (RD350 at 5 kg, POD SAR variants) as standalone products. Customers acquire their own radar unit, operating independently with the system's open interface to raw and navigation data. Includes delivery of two back-projection processors and a laptop with full processing library.
2. Remote Sensing Data Services: Service-based engagements where Radaz operates its radar systems to collect and deliver data for specific customer projects. Includes monitoring services for infrastructure (dams, mining areas), environmental assessments, and specialized surveys. Revenue driven by project scope and frequency.
3. Technology Licensing and Co-development: Collaborative development arrangements such as the POD SAR project with TII, where Radaz designs and develops custom radar variants for specific platforms (e.g., VTOL aircraft). Also encompasses technology demonstration and validation projects with research institutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Radaz designs, manufactures, and sells drone-borne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems, with the RD350 as its flagship product — the world's only compact (approx. 5 kg) radar operating simultaneously in C, L, and P frequency bands, mounted on Class 3 drones for remote sensing in agriculture, forestry, mining, and infrastructure. The company complements hardware sales with remote sensing data services, custom variants such as the POD SAR for VTOL aircraft, and the Radar Fixo (RF) for permanent installations, delivering georeferenced surface models, terrain models, and subsurface tomography in GeoTIFF format.

Product overview

Radaz offers a portfolio of compact, multiband Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) products for remote sensing. The core product line consists of the RD (Radar Embarcado em Drone) series, with the RD350 as the flagship — the world's only drone-borne SAR radar operating simultaneously in three bands (C, L, P). The fixed radar (RF) complements the portable line for permanent installations. A specialized variant, the POD SAR, adapts the RD350 technology for VTOL aircraft. All products are developed entirely in Brazil (100% national technology) and share common processing pipelines that generate surface models, terrain models, subsurface tomography, and thematic maps in GeoTIFF/GIS-compatible formats. The company also provides data processing as part of the product offering (real-time processing on delivered hardware).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RD350 (Radar Embarcado em Drone) The world's only compact SAR radar weighing approximately 5 kg that operates simultaneously in three frequency bands (C, L, and P), mounted on class-3 drones. Penetrates vegetation and soil to generate decimeter-precision surface/terrain maps and subsurface tomography. C-band senses the top vegetation layer and soil surface; L-band monitors biomass volume and upper subsurface; P-band penetrates deeply for detecting objects under canopy and buried structures at depths exceeding 50 meters. Coverage up to 500 hectares per day in linear flight mode or 50 hectares per day in helical mode. Target customers: mining, forestry, agriculture, infrastructure, and research organizations.
• POD SAR A specialized version of the RD350 encapsulated in an aerospace pod designed for integration into VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) aircraft. Developed under contract for the Technology Innovation Institute (TII) in Abu Dhabi. Designed to operate at higher speeds and altitudes than conventional drones, with greater autonomy and broader area coverage per flight. Target customers: aerospace research and advanced remote sensing organizations.
• Radar Fixo (RF) Fixed radar system for permanent or semi-permanent installation, offering continuous monitoring capabilities for structural surveillance and terrain analysis. Complements Radaz's portable drone-borne RD series with fixed-location monitoring. Target customers: infrastructure operators, mining companies, and sites requiring continuous surveillance.
• Remote Sensing Data Services Service-based engagements where Radaz operates its radar systems to collect and deliver data for specific customer projects. Includes monitoring services for infrastructure (dams, mining areas), environmental assessments, and specialized surveys. Each engagement delivers georeferenced data including digital surface models, digital terrain models, subsurface tomography, gravimetric soil moisture maps, and subsidence maps in GeoTIFF format. Target customers: enterprises and research organizations without in-house SAR operational capability.

Quantifiable outcome

• Formigueiro detection: 80% accuracy with zero false alarms in Klabin plantation forests
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• TreeXcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 12 August 2025Exclusive partnership for applying Radaz SAR radar in Brazil's planted forests sector. TreeX (Curitiba, PR) specializes in planted forest monitoring and will deploy the RD350 for clients in the sector, provide field demonstrations, and support commercial expansion. The partnership aims to generate operational, economic, and environmental gains: reduced pest losses, greater input efficiency, reduced labor needs, improved forest planning, and better financial returns for medium and large-scale operations. Announced at Show Florestal 2025 in Três Lagoas, MS.
• UNICAMP (Universidade Estadual de Campinas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing research collaboration through CPTEn (Centro Paulista de Estudos da Transição Energética) at UNICAMP. Radaz donated equipment to CPTEn for environmental risk identification and monitoring research. Multiple academic theses (master's and doctorate) conducted using Radaz technology at FEEC (Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação). FAPESP-IBM-PITE project for sugarcane yield prediction conducted with UNICAMP and Usina São Martinho.
• KlabincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Radaz and UNICAMP to develop the world's first remote sensing radar for monitoring leaf-cutting ant nests (formigueiros) in Klabin plantation forests. The radar scans 100% of plantation areas, including underground nests, bringing agility and precision to pest control. Project achieved 80% accuracy without false alarms in formigueiro detection.
• GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative project using Explorer RD350 in Germany. Joint work with the Icelandic Institute of Volcanology to produce subsidence maps and subsurface tomographies of active volcanoes. First flight with Explorer RD350 conducted successfully in Germany. GFZ publishes and shares results of the collaboration.
• Technology Innovation Institute (TII) / DERCflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerTII's Directed Energy Research Centre (DERC) partnered with Radaz for the Airborne Multi-band Interferometric Microwave Imaging Project A(MI)2, collecting first microwave images over Abu Dhabi deserts. TII also contracted Radaz to design and develop the POD SAR — a VTOL-adapted variant of the RD350 — in a significant co-development arrangement. TII is a center of applied research in advanced technologies including AI, digital science, robotics, quantum tech, and space based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
• Kevitsa Mining (Finland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRadaz participated in the Golden Ram Project at the Kevitsa mine in Sodankylä, Finland (August 2024). Deployed multi-sensor drone platform including SAR radar for soil moisture monitoring, tailings dam water levels, water quality assessment, and environmental monitoring. Validated radar measurements against IoT-connected soil moisture sensors.
• ValecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVale recently signed a new contract to use Radaz's solution for measuring critical operational variables in its iron ore production chain. Radaz also implemented geotechnical monitoring projects in karstic areas using subsurface tomography for Vale's infrastructure operations.
• Cranfield University (UK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCranfield University leads a two-year research project combining SAR with UAVs for soil moisture monitoring to improve flood and drought risk management. The project assesses the accuracy and applications of radar-based soil moisture measurements across different land use contexts including grasslands, farmland, and woodlands. Technology could also test railway embankment stability.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Capella Space: US operator of high-resolution SAR satellites offering all-weather imagery and tasking services. Comparable as a SAR provider addressing defense, agriculture and infrastructure markets that partially overlap with Radaz's mining, forestry and infrastructure verticals.
• Saab (Carabas SAR): Swedish defense prime whose Carabas ultra-wideband SAR system operates in the low-frequency band similar to Radaz's P band. Comparable as an established airborne SAR provider with overlapping technology (low-band penetration) and overlapping institutional/defense customer base.
• ICEYE: Finland-headquartered operator of the world's largest commercial SAR satellite constellation and provider of SAR-derived analytics. Comparable as a much larger incumbent in SAR-based remote sensing, competing on revisit rate and persistence versus Radaz's depth-penetration advantage.

Direct peers

• SkyGeo: Netherlands-based InSAR monitoring services provider for subsidence, infrastructure stability, and mining. Comparable as an SAR-based service competitor addressing the same mining, infrastructure and tailings dam monitoring use cases Radaz targets.
• EarthPac: Brazilian drone-based remote sensing services firm offering aerial imagery, photogrammetry, and inspection services. Comparable as a domestic competitor seeking agro-forestry and infrastructure mapping accounts with Radaz's Brazilian enterprise customers.
• MetaSensing: Netherlands-based provider of airborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors and remote sensing services for civilian and security applications. Directly comparable as a vendor of compact, multi-band airborne SAR systems competing for similar mapping, subsidence, and surveillance contracts.
• IMSAR (RTI Group): US-based designer of lightweight SAR payloads (formerly IMSAR, now part of RTI Group) for integration onto small UAS. Closely comparable to Radaz because it also miniaturizes SAR radar for drone platforms serving intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance customers.

Emerging players

• Synspective: Japanese startup operating its own SAR satellite constellation and analytics platform for infrastructure, agriculture, and disaster response. Comparable as an emerging SAR-focused company serving similar infrastructure monitoring and forestry/agriculture use cases.
• Emesent: Australia-based vendor of drone-mounted mapping sensors (LiDAR and SLAM-based) for mining and geospatial survey. Comparable as a drone-payload sensor vendor addressing the same mining and infrastructure inspection accounts Radaz serves with SAR.
• Umbra: US-based SAR satellite operator offering high-resolution imagery and analytic services to commercial and government customers. Comparable as an emerging player expanding the SAR data supply alternatives Radaz competes against for monitoring contracts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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