SBIR/STTR Research Award

Ultra-Light Interlaced Active Electronically Steerable Antennas (ULI-AESA)

Award identifier e4d33a42fcf4c51ccf674877dbb1281dc1b2a81959449db8a20977c92fadd337Awarding agency Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Award amount

$750,000

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase II

Award year

2009

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Recipient company
TOYON RESEARCH CORPORATION
Proposal award date
2009-05-13
Contract end date
2011-07-31
UEI
PK1CB3L39XX8
Solicitation number
2007.2
Topic code
SB072-021

Research abstract

Toyon Research Corporation proposes to demonstrate a very lightweight, power-efficient AESA antenna to meet the needs of small UAVs performing ISR missions over the battlefield. The antenna utilizes a hybrid active/passive architecture that minimizes T/R module count and total power consumption for equivalent radar capability, while maintaining full ESA steering capability. The ESA electronics are also unique by virtue of using discrete devices bump-bonded onto low-cost substrates. This reduces cost by increasing T/R module yield. The devices themselves, utilize a mix of technologies that have been optimized for power-efficient operation. A clever low-power digital transceiver design based on COTs components is integrated into this antenna system providing scalability to various classes of UAVs and flexibility to process signals from a suite of on-board antennas.

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

601 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1986–2026). Reported award amounts total $249,287,075. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, Department of Homeland Security, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Transportation, Department of Energy

Contractor profile

TOYON RESEARCH CORPORATION

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Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

NAICS intelligence

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Contractor industry classification NAICS 541512

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