SBIR/STTR Research Award
REDUNDANT SATCOM ALTERNATIVES TO ENHANCE COMBAT POWER
Award amount
$49,725Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2021Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- FOURTH STATE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2021-04-14
- Contract end date
- 2021-07-19
- UEI
- NFT8U57QWUL5
- Solicitation number
- X21.1
- Topic code
- AF211-CSO1
Research abstract
Fourth State Communications’ ETSS capability is the high-speed (200MBPS), low-cost resilient over-the-horizon (2000 miles) communications solution allowing the Air Force to have complete link ownership with limited infrastructure investment. The system consists of a High-Frequency (HF) Pump able to manipulate the Thermosphere in order to make it reflective to Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) communications signals. Due to the altitude of this reflective layer, the ability to transmit and receive communications over 2,000 miles can be achieved. Field tests over the last 40 years have already shown that communications links can be established over 2,000 miles but failed to achieve link reliability. Fourth State Communications has realized the ability to maintain stability of the reflective region along with altitude control to enable link resiliency as established in Patent No.10,680,721.
Technology keywords
Not reported
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Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
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Research funding history
13 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2019–2025). Reported award amounts total $6,598,839. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense