FIFTY YEARS
OF MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE

Somewhere in Patagonia, Argentina manufactures satellites that orbit the planet and designs reactors whose radioisotopes reach patients around the world. It builds radars that monitor the airspace, provide weather alerts, and protect borders; and it brings into operation centers where cancer is diagnosed and treated using nuclear technology.

That place is Bariloche. The company making it happen is INVAP.

INVAP is a company owned by the Province of Río Negro that competes in international markets with highly demanding technological requirements. It works alongside Argentina’s scientific and technological system to turn knowledge into tangible projects. Each technology is developed and brought to maturity in Argentina before crossing borders—this is the model that enables our country to sit at the same table as the world’s leading technological powers.


IN
NUMBERS

+50 years of technological
development
+1800 people
85% professionals and
technicians
+1000 projects
completed
5 continents: projects
in America, Europe,
Asia, Africa, and Oceania
200
M USD
in average
annual revenue

TECHNOLOGICAL
CAPABILITIES

Space
Nuclear
Defense, Security and Environment
Medical Systems
2 Telecommunication satellites
6 Earth observation satellites
2 Radioisotope production plants
2 Fuel production plants
6 Multipurpose reactors
1 Nuclear research reactor
1 Dry spent fuel storage system
1 Critical facility for nuclear fuel testing
15 Military defense radars
18 Meteorological radars
23 Air traffic radars
9 Turnkey radiotherapy and nuclear medicine centers
1 Proton Therapy Center

PROJECTS IN PROGRESS

NRG-PALLAS

Petten, the Netherlands

The PALLAS reactor, currently under development for the Pallas Foundation, is designed to support radioisotope research and production for medical uses. It will replace the High Flux Reactor (HFR), in Petten, the Netherlands.

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RA10 MULTIPURPOSE REACTOR

This multipurpose reactor will have a strategic impact on the fields of health, science, technology, and industry. INVAP is the main contractor to the Argentine National Commission of Atomic Energy (CNEA, in Spanish) to carry out this project, located at the Ezeiza Atomic Center.

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ARSAT SG1

ARSAT-SG1 will be the third satellite in INVAP’s geostationary fleet, with the company serving as ARSAT’s main contractor. It will be electrically propelled, will provide Ka satellite broadband and will be equipped with the latest technology to deliver connectivity to any point in Argentina and to neighboring countries.

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SABIA-MAR

INVAP is the main contractor to the Argentine National Space Activities Commission (CONAE, in Spanish) to provide the flight segment for the SABIA-Mar mission (Satellite for Applications Based on Information from the Marine environment). This Earth observation satellite is aimed at studying the ocean and coastal areas, providing valuable data for the scientific and productive sectors.

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ARGENTINE METEOROLOGICAL RADAR | RMA

The RMAs generate real-time information on the location and intensity of rainfall and storms. Using this data, the National Meteorological Service (SMN, in Spanish) issues forecasts and warnings that help protect the people and plan productive activities. INVAP is the main contractor to the Undersecretariat of Water Resources for these radars, which are part of the SMN’s SINARAME project, the Argentine System of Meteorological Radars.

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RPA-200M

The RPA-200 is the most advanced radar system we have developed. Designed for air surveillance, border control, and the protection of sovereign airspace, these long-range 3D systems are capable of detecting and tracking aircraft over long distances and at high altitudes, providing comprehensive coverage of the airspace even in demanding environments. Its design combines advanced technologies in a robust, reliable solution, while its mobile configuration enables rapid deployment wherever it is needed. Project under development for the Argentine Army.

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ARGENTINE PROTON THERAPY CENTER

The Argentine Proton Therapy Center is the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. It will be equipped with state-of-the-art technology for conventional radiotherapy and proton therapy treatments. INVAP is the main contractor to the Argentine National Commission of Atomic Energy (CNEA, in Spanish) for this turnkey project, which covers design, civil works, equipment supply, commissioning, and personnel training. The Center is currently in the final stages of construction. It comprises approximately 8,000 square meters distributed across four floors.

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ALEPH

A command-and-control system that integrates real-time information from satellites, drones, sensors, and IoT devices. ALEPH uses artificial intelligence to provide multidomain situational awareness and support decision-making in critical environments. Its flexible and interoperable architecture enables the conduct of operations, resource coordination, and scenario modeling at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels. Deployed at the Forest Fire Prevention and Response Service (SPLIF, in Spanish) of the Province of Río Negro for firefighting. There is also a prototype in Antarctica for monitoring operations in extreme environments.

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NRG-PALLAS

Petten, the Netherlands

The PALLAS reactor, currently under development for the Pallas Foundation, is designed to support radioisotope research and production for medical uses. It will replace the High Flux Reactor (HFR), in Petten, the Netherlands.

RA10 MULTIPURPOSE REACTOR

This multipurpose reactor will have a strategic impact on the fields of health, science, technology, and industry. INVAP is the main contractor to the Argentine National Commission of Atomic Energy (CNEA, in Spanish) to carry out this project, located at the Ezeiza Atomic Center.

ARSAT SG1

ARSAT-SG1 will be the third satellite in INVAP’s geostationary fleet, with the company serving as ARSAT’s main contractor. It will be electrically propelled, will provide Ka satellite broadband and will be equipped with the latest technology to deliver connectivity to any point in Argentina and to neighboring countries.

SABIA-MAR

INVAP is the main contractor to the Argentine National Space Activities Commission (CONAE, in Spanish) to provide the flight segment for the SABIA-Mar mission (Satellite for Applications Based on Information from the Marine environment). This Earth observation satellite is aimed at studying the ocean and coastal areas, providing valuable data for the scientific and productive sectors.

ARGENTINE METEOROLOGICAL RADAR | RMA

The RMAs generate real-time information on the location and intensity of rainfall and storms. Using this data, the National Meteorological Service (SMN, in Spanish) issues forecasts and warnings that help protect the people and plan productive activities. INVAP is the main contractor to the Undersecretariat of Water Resources for these radars, which are part of the SMN’s SINARAME project, the Argentine System of Meteorological Radars.

RPA-200M

The RPA-200 is the most advanced radar system we have developed. Designed for air surveillance, border control, and the protection of sovereign airspace, these long-range 3D systems are capable of detecting and tracking aircraft over long distances and at high altitudes, providing comprehensive coverage of the airspace even in demanding environments. Its design combines advanced technologies in a robust, reliable solution, while its mobile configuration enables rapid deployment wherever it is needed. Project under development for the Argentine Army.

ARGENTINE PROTON THERAPY CENTER

The Argentine Proton Therapy Center is the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. It will be equipped with state-of-the-art technology for conventional radiotherapy and proton therapy treatments. INVAP is the main contractor to the Argentine National Commission of Atomic Energy (CNEA, in Spanish) for this turnkey project, which covers design, civil works, equipment supply, commissioning, and personnel training. The Center is currently in the final stages of construction. It comprises approximately 8,000 square meters distributed across four floors.

ALEPH

A command-and-control system that integrates real-time information from satellites, drones, sensors, and IoT devices. ALEPH uses artificial intelligence to provide multidomain situational awareness and support decision-making in critical environments. Its flexible and interoperable architecture enables the conduct of operations, resource coordination, and scenario modeling at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels. Deployed at the Forest Fire Prevention and Response Service (SPLIF, in Spanish) of the Province of Río Negro for firefighting. There is also a prototype in Antarctica for monitoring operations in extreme environments.

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THE BEGINNING

In the early 1970s, the Applied Research Program was created at the Bariloche Atomic Center, the seed from which INVAP would grow. Years later, the Province of Río Negro and the National Commission of Atomic Energy signed an agreement to establish a company that would undertake something unprecedented in Argentina: turning scientific knowledge into tangible, useful, and exportable technological projects. And so INVAP was born in Bariloche, with a handful of graduates from the Balseiro Institute and an idea that seemed too ambitious for its time and place.

What followed was half a century of sustained, long-term commitments. Research reactors exported to Algeria, Egypt, and Australia.

Satellites designed and built in Patagonia. Radars that today surveil Argentine airspace and monitor weather patterns. Nuclear medicine centers treating patients throughout Argentina and the region. Before expanding abroad, each project first operated within our country.

That is the logic behind INVAP: a company that builds technological sovereignty from within and projects it to the world.

OUR MILESTONES Scroll to explore the timeline

nuclear reactor rmb brazil satellite ARSAT SG1 Multifunction Radar RMF-200 Argentina nuclear reactor PALLAS NETHERLANDS anti-drone SYSTEM SADEM Argentina satellite sabia- mar argentine proton therapy center CEARP Argentina nuclear reactor LPRR Saudi Arabia nuclear reactor RA-10 argentina AIRCRAFT SURVEILLANCE AND TRACKING SYSTEM ADS-B Argentina, 2025 PRIMARY RADAR RPA-200 Argentina/nigeria 2024 La paz bolivia, 2023 mode monopulse secondary surveillance radar RSMA-s Argentina 2023 Radioisotope Production Plant FMP India, 2022 el alto bolivia, 2022 Santa cruz bolivia, 2022 Bolivia Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy center satellite SAOCOM 1b Argentina, 2020 first mobile primary radar RPA-M 170 Argentina 2018 satellite SAOCOM 1A Argentina, 2018 INTECNUS foundation Argentina, 2017 Radioisotope production plant RPF egypt, 2015 satellite ARSAT-2 Argentina, 2015 first weather RADAR RMA Argentina 2014 naval monopulse secondary surveillance radar for the Irizar RSMA-N Argentina 2014 satellite ARSAT-1 Argentina, 2014 satellite SAC-D Argentina, 2011 MTPS Argentina 2011 first primary RADAR RPA Argentina 2011 medium-range Radar RAM Argentina 2011 first secondary RADAR RSMA Argentina 2008 nuclear reactor OPAL Australia, 2006 RASIT Argentina 2003 radar modernization satellite SAC-C Argentina, 2000 satellite SAC-A Argentina 1999 nuclear reactor ETRR-2 egypt, 1998 satellite SAC-b Argentina, 1996 first cobalt therapy equipment teradi 800 argentina, 1991 export of the cobalt therapy equipment teradi 800 Bolivia, 1991 Analysis at NASA of what would become the Satellite SAC-B Argentina, 1989 nuclear reactor NUR Argeria, 1985 Pilcaniyeu Uranium Enrichment Plant Argentina, 1983 nuclear reactor RA-6 Argentina, 1982 Creation of the company owned by the Province of Río Negro and jointly managed with CNEA. Argentina, 1976 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 defense, security and enviroment medical systems space Nuclear

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INVAP is known worldwide as a leading company in technological projects actively supporting Argentine development. For more than five decades INVAP has been developing high-end technological systems in the areas of Nuclear; Space; Defense, Security & Environment; and Medical Systems.