{"id":393090,"date":"2025-08-06T15:33:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=393090"},"modified":"2025-08-06T15:33:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:33:09","slug":"brazils-radaz-to-add-a-subsidiary-in-the-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/brazils-radaz-to-add-a-subsidiary-in-the-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil\u2019s Radaz to add a subsidiary in the UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The Brazilian technology company Radaz<\/a> is gaining market share abroad by supplying a compact radar which operates coupled with a drone. Currently transitioning between size categories but still classifiable as a startup, Radaz, out of S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos, expects to double its revenue this year, and one of its pillars to that end is international expansion and a solid relationship with the United Arab Emirates, where the company plans to open a subsidiary soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat we have seen are highly technologically advanced countries buying our radar, which attests to its unique particularities. It is a highly innovative product regarded as being very value-additive,\u201d Radaz commercial director Fernando Ikedo told ANBA. The company has made sales in countries including Germany, Sweden, England, and Italy, and a delivery is due soon in Finland. The United Arab Emirates are Radaz\u2019s premier international destination.<\/p>\n\n\n

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RD350 operates in the C, L, and P bands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The basis for internationalization is the company\u2019s proprietary RD350 synthetic aperture radar (SAR), a compact unit weighing only five kilograms that operates aboard a small drone. According to Radaz, it is the only radar in the world to operate simultaneously in three different bands, C, L, and P. \u201cThis is what gives our solution its groundbreaking character,\u201d says Ikedo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bands are frequency ranges in which the radar functions.  The C band allows it to identify the groundcover in an area, such as the top of a cane field or the canopy of a forest. The L band enables information to be captured at the ground level and a few centimeters below it, providing data on the terrain, water springs, and whatever else is there.<\/p>\n\n\n

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From left to right, Jo\u00e3o, Laila, Norivaldo, and Christian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cThe tandem work of these bands yields interesting results. When you combine the C and L bands, you can measure biomass, tree volume, and soil humidity,\u201d explains Ikedo. The P band shows what lies underground, from 10 to 20 meters deep, and a depth of as much as 120 meters has been reached to meet a specific need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Established in 2017 with a focus on research and academics, Radaz devised its RD350 by looking at large-scale synthetic aperture radars from past decades, which had to be loaded onto aircraft or satellites for use. In developing its product, the startup set out to broaden the use and democratize access to this technology, according to Ikedo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen you have a 100-kilogram radar that can only be hauled by aircraft or satellites, many segments are left unserved because that is too costly. Just getting a plane up in the air will cost you serious money,\u201d the commercial director points out. Radaz worked on miniaturizing the radar and eventually arrived at its current product. The radar\u2019s five-kilo weight includes its antennas and structure. The \u201ccherry on the cake,\u201d as Ikedo puts it, was the P band and the ability to employ the three bands together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The unit has myriad applications. The commercial director mentions it is used in the agroforestry industry to detect anthills. \u201cInstead of wasting ant killer by spraying it all over an area, you focus on where the anthill is,\u201d he exemplifies. Its purposes include finding mineral deposits, mapping out beaver burrows, finding missing persons and skeletons, detecting oil pipes and taps made by thieves, and inspecting mining dams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Ikedo, in Brazil, the RD350 is mostly employed by research centers, but also in industries such as agroforestry and mining. In other countries, research is also the main purpose, including studies on volcanoes, forests, geology, precision agriculture, etc. \u201cRadaz has been essentially an exporting business,\u201d the commercial director asserts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Radars for the UAE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The relationship with the United Arab Emirates came about in 2021. Radaz\u2019s clients in the country include the Technology Innovation Institute (TII), which operates more than ten radars by the Brazilian company. Ikedo notes that the relationship is built on deep trust, and Radaz develops technologies on demand for the TII. Because the TII focuses on tech innovation, the radars are employed for a wide range of purposes. Ikedo mentions a few, such as finding water pipes and conducting research at archaeological sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new Radaz branch in the UAE, more specifically in Abu Dhabi, is expected to open this or next month, according to Ikedo.  \u201cOur goal is to launch operations out there in order to be closer to TII, our client, to be able to have technicians and engineers supporting projects locally, and eventually, of course, to expand operations even further,\u201d he says. The company does not rule out having manufacturing operations in the Arab country down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A leap in revenue<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The year of 2025 should be one of milestones for Radaz, which launched a new headquarters in May in the city of S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos, where its other unit is also located, and is on its way to more than doubling its 2024 revenue number of BRL 17 million (USD 3 million). According to Ikedo, although the company does hope to boost sales in Brazil, its 2025 growth outlook is mostly underpinned by export, with sales deals closed and some in the pipeline for this year, plus the prospect of doing more business in the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Radaz is currently run by the accountant, CEO and board chairman Norivaldo Corr\u00eaa Filho alongside a team with a solid academic background, including Jo\u00e3o Roberto Moreira Neto, the chief engineer and board member, with a degree in Electronic Engineering from Brazil\u2019s Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA, in the Portuguese acronym) and a doctoral degree from the Technical University of Munich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also in the team are the technical director, partner and cofounder Laila Fabi Moreira, who holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University Cat\u00f3lica in Campinas (PUC-Campinas) and master\u2019s and doctoral degrees from the Campinas State University (Unicamp); and the software development director, partner and cofounder Christian Wimmer, with a degree in Physics and a doctoral degree from the University of Regensburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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