TOYON RESEARCH CORPORATION — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N192-073

Description

US military Aircrews are exposed to more advanced enemy radar threats and surface-to-air missiles than in the past. Enemy systems are either acquired or emulated to mitigate and train against these threats in train-as-you-fly operations. The complexities associated with acquiring and maintaining these threats, along with their wide bandwidth coverage, justify the need to develop a low-SWaP wideband versatile emitter which can be used to emulate many of these threats. Toyon Research Corporation proposes to design and demonstrate the feasibility of a 100 MHz – 30 GHz Compact Ultra-wide Bandwidth Emitter System (CUBES). CUBES will consist of three wideband active phased arrays that leverage two of Toyon’s proven and scalable antennas: the compact 100 – 2000 MHz Zonal Imaging Demonstrator Prototype Antenna (ZIDPA) and the dual-polarized 45 – 900 MHz calibration/verification (Cal/Ver) antenna. The phased arrays, along with the RF and control electronics, will be contained in a 3’×3’×3’ cube. The compact size, integration, and reduced weight will facilitate transportation on a trailer and deployment on paved and dirt roads.