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.

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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.

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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 Partners

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