TRIDENT SYSTEMS LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: SOCOM15-001

Description

To perform its unique missions, Naval Special Warfare (NSW) has developed a new class of combatant craft with advanced characteristics, including advanced hull designs for better stability in rough seas and low observable characteristics. As a replacement to the commercial maritime radars currently employed, NSW needs a new Surface Search Phased Array Radar (SSPAR) which can detect, locate, and track maritime objects of interest on the water and in the air while also being low observable (LO), low probability of detection (LPD) and low probability of intercept (LPI). Trident will work with FIRST RF to develop a high reliability, state-of-the-art. latest-generation phased array antenna which will be low observable by design. This antenna will be capable of being integrated with radar electronics being developed by Trident Systems to operate at low power levels which will result in a flexible, frequency agile, LO/LPI/LPD surface search phased array radar capable of operating in demanding NSW operational environments. When coupled with radar electronics, this Phase II program will design, produce, and demonstrate a prototype antenna for evaluation by NSW and interested stakeholders.