SBIR/STTR Research Award
Omni-Directional Capability for Shared Reconnaissance Pod (SHARP) Data Link
Award amount
$148,290Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2007Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- THINKOM SOLUTIONS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2007-05-03
- Contract end date
- 2007-11-03
- UEI
- PQS2ANJ8ZDL6
- Solicitation number
- 2007.1
- Topic code
- N07-022
Research abstract
The Navy wants to add multi-band omni-directional transmission capability to the SHARP data link to enhance transfer to ship/shore/ground sites in tactical environments, including during various aircraft maneuvers and flight profiles. ThinKom is proposing to investigate and demonstrate our ultra-wideband (>10:1), low profile (0.5” thick), and shape-conformal WAVETRAP antenna technology as an omni-directional candidate for the SHARP data link pod. ThinKom, under Air Force Topic # AF03-101, is demonstrating WAVETRAP capabilities by addressing the need for airborne JTRS antennas. ThinKom proposes to start N07-022 with the initial AF03-101 WAVETRAP design (200 MHz to 2 GHz, instantaneously), and scale this existing antenna design to operate at 1.5 GHz to 15.5 GHz, while simultaneously “bending” the antenna to conform to the SHARP pod body. WAVETRAP antenna technology does not rely on a ground plane for operation, and shows especially good gain performance toward the horizon and over a hemisphere, making it an excellent airborne antenna candidate.
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.
- Transportable, Flexible, Digital Array Ground Station
- High Efficiency Phased Array Gateway Antenna
- High Efficiency V/W Band Airborne Antenna
- Conformal Directive Antenna for Line-of-Sight (LOS) Applications on SWaP-C Constrained Platforms
- Low Size, Weight and Power Direction Antenna for Common Data Link
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Omni-Directional Capability for Expanded SHARP Field-of-View
- Omni-Directional Capability for Shared Reconnaissance Pod (SHARP) Data Link
- Omni-Directional Capability for Expanded SHARP Field-of-View
- Omni-Directional Capability for Shared Reconnaissance Pod (SHARP) Data Link
Research funding history
26 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2003–2025). Reported award amounts total $16,978,017. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration