Physical Optics Corporation — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: A16-097
Physical Optics Corporation — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $149,995
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- A16-097
- Solicitation
- 2016.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2017-03-10 → 2018-05-24
Description
To address the Armys need for innovative RF countermeasures compatible with the limited size, weight, and power (SWaP) of rotary-wing aircraft to counter advances in radar threat systems, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes a new Digital RF Expendable Active counterMeasure (DREAM), to replace traditional passive radar countermeasures. The DREAM comprises a low-SWaP, 2-18 GHz RF transceiver with commercial off-the-shelf RF components and a field-programmable gate array to form the digital RF memory (DRFM); a novel wideband conformal antenna; a lightweight power supply; and an aerodynamic enclosure. This innovative integration will enable a low-SWaP, DRFM countermeasure that fits within the size constraints of conventional passive countermeasures and weighs