Conformal Antenna system for UAV Communications Relay

STAR-H, in partnership with Professor James K. Breakall of The Pennsylvania State University, is uniquely positioned for success in this program. STAR-H has considerable experience is the design of flight antennas, electrically-small antennas and UAV antenna systems. In addition, The Shadow UAV communications relay system for which STAR-H was the antenna designer has been named one of the “Top Ten Inventions of 2007” by the Army. STAR-H proposes to develop an antenna solution termed the CASUCR (Conformal Antenna system for UAV Communications Relay). While many small companies responding to this solicitation may be able offer innovative antenna solutions, simulation of antenna performance during dynamic UAV movements, UAV flight-heritage within their team, or the experience and knowledge necessary to design conformal or very wideband flight-qualified antennas, few, if any, will be able to offer a total package with all of these critical elements so well accounted for. STAR-H can. In addition, only STAR-H can claim such a level of experience with design of SINCGARS antennas for the Shadow UAV. STAR-H feels that this unique combination of skills, experience, and resources spanning all those things needed for success in this effort provides a compelling case for the funding of this proposal.