SBIR/STTR Research Award
High-Strength and High-Durability Radio Frequency (RF) Transparent Structures
Award amount
$749,178Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2006Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- NEXTGEN AERONAUTICS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2006-05-12
- Contract end date
- 2008-05-12
- UEI
- ZKMCL2QBEN46
- Solicitation number
- 2005.1
- Topic code
- AF05-238
Research abstract
A team led by NextGen Aeronautics Inc., plans to develop RF transparent materials for conformal, load-bearing antenna structures (CLAS). While the technology being developed will be applicable to multiple platforms, the focus of our efforts is high strength RF transparent materials for the Air Force LOw Band STructural Array(LOBSTAR) program. Our key innovation is a hybrid composite fabric that offers improved structural characteristics when compared to conventional RF materials. During the Phase II program, we will develop multiple material systems and structural concepts for the LOBSTAR CLAS antenna design, perform structural and RF properties assessment, and fabricate and test subcomponent articles.
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.
- Optimized Novel Multifunctional Composite Sandwich Structures
- Exoskeleton Augmentation for Flightline and Airfield Operations
- Manufacturable Performance-Tailored Mesostructures for Hypersonics
- Wireless Airborne Instrumentation Network (WAIN)
- Manufacturing High Fidelity Full-scale WTM for Next-generation Air Vehicle Development
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- 3-D Woven Conformal Antenna Structures
- 3-D Woven Conformal Antenna Structures
- High-Strength and High-Durability Radio Frequency (RF) Transparent Structures
- High-Strength and High-Durability Radio Frequency (RF) Transparent Structures
Research funding history
128 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2003–2026). Reported award amounts total $45,716,575. 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, Department of Energy