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Raytheon Delivers Breadboard Array to U.S. Air Force for Ultra-Wideband |
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DALLAS, Dec. 24/Satnews Daily/
¾ Raytheon Company's Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) recently
delivered a small but integral component to the Air Force Research
Laboratory, Sensor Directorate, at Wright Patterson Air Force Base,
Ohio, for demonstrating ultra-wideband (UWB) multi-function array
capability. The five-by-eight inch test breadboard array delivered is a UWB phased array antenna radiating aperture that operates over 2 to 18 GHz, is dual polarized, and is capable of wide-angle beam scan. Its leading design and design process were developed by Raytheon's Advanced Products Center (APC), a business unit of SAS, as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Reconfigurable Aperture program. SAS provided this Air Force customer solution under contract with Advance Information engineering Services, a General Dynamics Company. "Always a technology innovation leader, Raytheon appreciates teaming with our customers in shaping the next generation of space and airborne systems, including the advancements being made in the ultra-wideband arena," said Tom Dover, APC Wideband Power-Test Array program manager. Raytheon's APC is active in full UWB array sub-systems, including research and development for radio frequency manifolds and other advancing programs. Raytheon Company's SAS designs, develops and manufactures advanced mission systems for precision engagement; missile defense; and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., SAS has 11,000 employees and additional facilities in Goleta, Calif.; Forest, Miss.; Dallas, McKinney and Plano, Texas; and several international locations.
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