Ballistic Missile High Power Amplifier Module

Current MDA phased array radar systems cost the US government hundreds of millions of dollars. In addition, these radar systems use electronics technology that is 20+ years old. As a result, the performance of these radars does not meet critical system goals such as array sensitivity. We propose to improve array system performance to meet current and future requirements while simultaneously reducing cost. An innovative low cost high power amplifier module research and development is proposed. Specifically the goals are to reduce phased array cost by a factor of 3-5, improve thermal performance by a factor of 10-20 and improve array manufacturability by a factor of 5.