SBIR/STTR Research Award
Missile Aft Antenna (MAA) Design Rearrangement
Award amount
$149,983Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2020Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- VADUM INC
- Proposal award date
- 2019-11-22
- Contract end date
- 2021-03-21
- UEI
- V1NUDAVNFVK1
- Solicitation number
- 19.2
- Topic code
- MDA19-018
Research abstract
Vadum will design a scalable Missile Aft Antenna (MAA) that employs an innovative combination of metasurface current steering and spatial diversity to deliver extended range tactical communications performance for a missile interceptor. Missile aft antennas must often accommodate a centered bulkhead thru hole; the Vadum approach utilizes slots and metasurfaces around a thru hole to deliver required circular polarization with gain and wide aspect coverage in the harsh endo- and exo-atmospheric vehicle environment. Deliverables will include a scalable antenna design concept verified through analysis, simulation, and selected benchtop and anechoic chamber tests. Approved for Public Release | 19-MDA-10270 (18 Nov 19)
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Rugged Antennas for Missile After Plate Installation Phase II
- Missile Aft Antenna with Extended Capability
- Rugged Antennas for Missile Aft Plate Installation
Research funding history
99 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2007–2025). Reported award amounts total $56,793,558. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security