SBIR/STTR Research Award
W-band Beamforming Network
Award amount
$890,298Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2017Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- FIRST RF CORPORATION
- Proposal award date
- 2017-08-14
- Contract end date
- 2019-08-14
- UEI
- LMF7NPZN43Z6
- Solicitation number
- 2015.1
- Topic code
- A15-004
Research abstract
A low-cost full-two-dimensional electronically scanned W-Band active imaging system can enable high-resolution day/night/all-weather sensor systems. To meet the demanding performance requirements associated with these imagers while maintaining a low system cost, FIRST RF proposes a pragmatic approach using COTS SiGe MMICs and novel phased array/packaging. FIRST RFs approach leverages existing low-cost phased array technology and scanning millimeter-wave (MMW) sensors for radar and communication systems to meet the portability and robustness required for military environments. The FIRST RF approach will support fast scanning of up to 30 frames per second (fps) and a minimum range of 100m in a small air-cooled package.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- N251-001 Directional High Front to Back Ratio Low Frequency Antenna
- P24-036 Broadband Antenna Solution for Vehicle-Mounted EW Systems
- P24-029 Software Defined RadioHead
- P24-012 Deployable Antennas for Hypersonics
- P22-084 Scalable Directional Antenna Phase II Expansion
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
Research funding history
211 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2003–2025). Reported award amounts total $97,794,762. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, National Aeronautics and Space Administration