A SBIR Phase II contract was awarded to R Cubed Engineering, LLC in September, 2019 for $6,998,585.0 USD from the U.S. Department of Defense and United States Navy.
Development of a small UAS compatible Micro IFF transponder including Modes 1,2,3A,C,S , Dual band ADS-B, UAT, Mode 5 and interrogator. All modes include both receive (in) and transmit (out). Size is less than 8 cu inches and weight is under 6 oz with full AIMS 17-1000 compliance, including 500 watt output with diversity. Unit is also low cost and low maintenance. Unit meets full military temperature, EMI, vibration for manned and unmanned military aircraft. Unit includes a miniature crypto unit for Mode 5 in and out.