SBIR/STTR Research Award

Passive Sensing for Distributed Radars

Award identifier b8fdaab2fcc389ad9dbab53bb6987c5b7968616cf86b2ca6ea30f7aafb8108ccAwarding agency Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency

Award amount

$2,019,035

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase II

Award year

2025

Award details

Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Recipient company: ARETE ASSOCIATES
Proposal award date: 2025-08-14
Contract end date: 2027-08-13
UEI: DMKEXJ8NQ4C5
Solicitation number: 24.1
Topic code: MDA241-014

Research abstract

With new advances, future developments and recent demonstrations by adversaries, there are significant and urgent needs for new sensor and intercept concepts and technologies. There are clear needs for new configurations that avoid critical points of failure. To satisfy these needs, Arete conceived a new distributed architecture consisting of smart nodes with broad radio frequency (RF) receiver nodes to leverage passive bistatic radar sensing capable of detection and tracking without heavy data communications. In this Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) effort, Arete proposes to continue the work started in Phase I and apply and demonstrate these new concepts. Approved for Public Release | 25-MDA-12220 (23 Sep 25)

Technology keywords

Not reported

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Research funding history

417 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1994–2025). Reported award amounts total $220,044,517. 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 Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Department of Homeland Security