Gatr Technologies, Inc. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: ABSTRACT: The technical objective of this Phase II SBIR is to develop and test a 4-meter
Gatr Technologies, Inc. — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $1,497,977
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Solicitation
- 2004.3
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- AL
- Period
- 2013-06-17 → 2015-06-17
Description
ABSTRACT: The technical objective of this Phase II SBIR is to develop and test a 4-meter class inflatable Satellite Communications(SATCOM) antenna terminal in Ku-band. This effort will focus on maturing the component technologies involved with radome material selection, Ku-band RF feed and feed mount design, and development of mechanical/electrical interfaces for pointing and steering, and to transition all of the components into a prototype 4-m aperture SATCOM antenna. BENEFIT: The US military has a stated requirement to pass high bandwidth communications to and from theater and regional hubs. The development of a 4-meter class inflatable SATCOM antenna will meet that need while reducing transport weight and cube by greater than 20:1 over current hard-dish hub SATCOM antennas. The GATR antenna will enable establishment of quick-entry SATCOM hubs in theater, and will enable on-site back-up and sparing capabilities that currently do not exist.