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Adaptive Distributed Aperture Radar Mainlobe Jammer Suppression

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Contract: W9113M-08-C-0062
Agency Tracking Number: B073-037-0691
Amount: $99,999.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: MDA07-037
Solicitation Number: 2007.3
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2007
Award Year: 2008
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2008-02-13
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2008-08-13
Small Business Information
210 Airport Street Quonset Point
North Kingstown, RI 02852
United States
DUNS: 041546834
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Michael Deaett
 Principal Engineer
 (401) 295-0062
 miked@appliedradar.com
Business Contact
 Michael Sherry
Title: Vice-President/GM
Phone: (401) 295-0062
Email: msherry@appliedradar.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

The mitigation of mainlobe jamming is essential to missile defense radar performance. Applied Radar is currently investigating distributed aperture and adaptive processing architectures that promise a new generation of advanced radar performance. Our proposed program will research the application of these distributed aperture radar techniques to determine the mainlobe jammer suppression possible with a range of distributed aperture geometries and radar waveform bandwidths. The integrated space-time processing of coherent multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) radar promises substantial mainlobe jammer suppression as well as the improved spatial resolution needed for midcourse discrimination of reentry vehicle targets in the presence of adversary ECM and clutter. It is important to realize that the processing burden of these new methods is substantial and, therefore, our investigations into advanced algorithm performance will include computational sizing estimates for several distributed aperture system architectures. The transition of the developed techniques into advanced array applications such as CG-X is facilitated by the use of an Open System Architecture framework that is being developed by our prime contractor partner. The application of this work to the SPEAR MDA radar system technology demonstrator is facilitated by currently existing teaming relationships with several technology companies.

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