About Us
McQ is an agile small business at the forefront of ground sensor and satellite communication systems, delivering cutting-edge solutions for challenging remote monitoring and surveillance needs. Our products, built to meet the rigorous demands of the U.S. military, are also versatile and reliable for everyday applications across industries like oil and gas, construction, power grids, and critical infrastructure.


Our Products
McQ products excel in surveilling and reporting activity, whether monitoring a remote battlefield or ensuring physical security at a construction site. They reliably track aircraft, vehicles, watercraft, and personnel activity.
With decades of expertise, McQ has pushed the boundaries of low-power networked sensors, delivering superior signal processing and advanced communication architecture. Our innovative sensor technology, tailored for government and commercial clients, has driven breakthroughs in digital imaging, data compression, and acoustic, seismic, thermal, and magnetic sensor processing.
Our Facilities
Headquartered in Fredericksburg, VA, McQ operates state-of-the-art engineering, manufacturing, and testing facilities to produce high-quality technology efficiently.
Along with developing our own products, we collaborate with other technology manufacturers to create innovative solutions for companies that share our vision.

Our Customers
McQ takes great pride in supporting our Federal Government Customers.
Government Customers
U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
U.S. Marine Corps
Department of Homeland Security
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Commercial Customers
Raytheon
HDT Global
ManTech
ARA Inc.
McDean
DuPont
CACI
CLS
EWA
FCS
ASIQ
SANDIA
ADS
Darley
Quantico Tactical
Leidos
Consortiums
IWRP
AMTC
DOTC
NSTIC
NAMC
SOSSEC
Our Product Manufacturing
McQ manufactures system prototypes and market products. McQ’s expertise in this area covers a wide range of capabilities:
- Fabricates subsystem units and integrates
developmental systems - Assembles units and tests McQ product
conformance - Provides production, engineering, installation and
maintenance - Provides total support for our products


Our Product Development
McQ offers a complete ‘concept to product’ capability. Our in-house laboratory includes:
- A comprehensive complement of electronic and RF
test equipment - Environmental test chambers
- A tower for antenna and weather sensor
development - Seventy plus acres of outdoor test areas
Our Work in the Community
McQ takes great pride in supporting the local Fredericksburg, Virginia community.
We encourage employees to spend company and personal time volunteering and making donations to such diverse groups as:
- Wounded Warriors
- Children’s Museum
- Fredericksburg Food Bank
- Quarterly blood drives with the American Red Cross
- Boy Scouts of America
- Big Brothers & Big Sisters Mentoring Programs