SBIR/STTR Research Award
Wafer, LLC Proposal to AFWERX for the Rapid Deployment Terminal (RaD-T)
Award amount
$1,498,961Program and phase
SBIR · Phase II – Direct to Phase IIAward year
2019Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- WAFER, LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2019-08-08
- Contract end date
- 2021-08-08
- UEI
- UB93YHKMKXH7
- Solicitation number
- 19.2
- Topic code
- AF192-D001
Research abstract
Wafer has developed a 5mm thin electronically steerable array (ESA) antenna which enables global communications for combat command centers or disaster response. This Phase 2 SBIR project will create a low profile, light weight, very low power satellite terminal that can be vehicle mounted to deliver local broadband connectivity. Wafer has over 50 patents-pending, and the Wafer antenna has been through commercial testing and has been demonstrated on both Echostar and Intelsat satellites.
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.
- Securely Interfacing with SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA)
- Distributed Electronically Steerable Array (DESA) Direct to Phase II
- Wafer, LLC Proposal to AFWERX for the Virtual Fence (VF) System
- Wafer, LLC Proposal to AFWERX for the Distributed Electronically Steered Array (DESA)
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- SPECULAR THEORY TACFI for KC-46 Receiver EARL AAR VR Trainer Software
- Enhanced Low Light Capabilities for Throwable 360-Degree Camera System
- Somewear Labs Tactical Funding Increase
- Enduvo Immersive Learning Platform
- Proposal for AFWERX Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI)
Research funding history
5 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2019–2025). Reported award amounts total $3,978,104. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II – Direct to Phase II, Phase I
Agencies: Department of Defense