SBIR/STTR Research Award

XPI/XPD – the NexGen Advance in Situational Awareness

Award identifier ddd07e8db5e96658e0c9db0970dea5008330533fa3f576bfb4807ddb5e2d812bAwarding agency Department of Defense · Air Force

Award amount

$49,883

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

2021

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Air Force
Recipient company
HIGHER GROUND LLC
Proposal award date
2021-02-08
Contract end date
2021-05-03
UEI
SM9CLMVCL3M7
Solicitation number
X20.3
Topic code
AF203-CSO1

Research abstract

In response to AF203-CS01, Higher Ground [HG] would like to offer XPI/XPD – the NexGen of Situational Awareness [SA] in support of USAF operations.  Our solution, the SatPaq®, is a small, commercially available, stealthy transceiver that communicates with GEO stationary satellites to provide real-time, situational awareness from anywhere.  The SatPaq is used today by consumers domestically and by the Special Forces in CONUS, the Middle East and European theaters.  Only by communicating with GEO stationary satellites ‘that don’t move’ can one get up-to-the minute information of area activity to better manage resources. This Phase I study will enable the SatPaq to be even more stealthy.  Our NexGen advance is to move from LPI/LPD to eXtremely Low Probability of Interception and Detection [XPI/XPD]. Using our proposed Adaptive Emissions Control [AEC], we will ensure the Radio Detectable Zone [RDZ] by an adversary can be as small as 3 square miles.  In contrast, commonly used radio equipment today has a radio detectable zone of thousands of square miles.  This is a major advance in stealth communication.  We are also proposing additional NexGen SA features in other Phase I proposals including: a) GEOFix - a Non-jammable Solution to GPS Denied and b) Photos from Anywhere.

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

9 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2016–2021). Reported award amounts total $4,029,061. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

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