SBIR/STTR Research Award
W-band Beamforming Network
Award amount
$98,968Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2015Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- FIRST RF CORPORATION
- Proposal award date
- 2015-09-15
- Contract end date
- 2016-03-14
- UEI
- LMF7NPZN43Z6
- Solicitation number
- 2015.1
- Topic code
- A15-004
Research abstract
A low cost full 2D electronically scanned W-Band beamforming active imaging system can enable high resolution day/night all weather sensor systems. To meet these demanding requirements, FIRST RF proposes a pragmatic approach using COTS SiGe MMICs and a novel sparse phased array/packaging approach to meet these requirements. FIRST RFs approach leverages existing low cost phased array and scanning 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 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