SBIR/STTR Award attributes
The development of High-Power Radio Frequency (HPRF) EW/DEW has advanced significantly in recent years. However, current high power EW/DEW systems are not developed to a point that they maybe fielded on smaller more versatile aircraft and lower lift rotary wing platforms where they would be capable of making a greater impact for the warfighter and bridging the gap between traditional EW and DEW. A HPM capability that bridges the gap between traditional EW and jamming if integrated on a multi-mission capable aircraft would be a transformational capability by allowing electronic attack and defeat against a wider range of wireless communication targets, networks, soft targets, and offensive targeting system with less chance of collateral damage than typical KE munitions. Integrated Solutions For Systems (IS4S)–in concert with Metamagnetics (MTMGX) developed a compact HPM EW/DEW source suitable for integration into a format compatible with a traditional aircraft underwing pod. The Phase I effort demonstrated significant promise in the IS4S-MTMGX teams’ ability to develop a new compact tunable narrowband radio frequency source for future EW/DEW applications and we will continue to mature this technology during the Phase II effort.
