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Advanced Survivable Interceptor Modem

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Missile Defense Agency 		Award ID:
81656 		Program Year/Program:
2009 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
B063-005-0076 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
AMTEC CORP.
500 Wynn Dr. Suite 314 Huntsville, AL 35816 3429
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 2009
Title: Advanced Survivable Interceptor Modem
Agency / Branch: DOD / MDA
Contract: HQ0147-09-C-7036
Award Amount: $749,985.00
 

Abstract:

With the heavy infusion of commercial of the shelf (COTS) components into modern space and strategic avionics packages there is significant need to enhance component performance while establishing a high probability of mission success for operations in natural and nuclear weapon generated ionizing radiation environments. One component critical to the Ballistic Missile Defense System is the interceptor modem which maintains in-flight communications between the Fire Control and Interceptor/Kill Vehicles such as the Ground-based Missile Defense - Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (GMD-EKV), Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI), and Multiple Kill Vehicle/Carrier Vehicle (MKV/CV). It is critical for these systems that communications be reliably maintained for operations conducted in a fading channel environment perturbed by nuclear weapons effects. For this Phase II SBIR, Amtec is teamed with Rockwell Collins to further the ability of the Advanced Survivable Interceptor Modem (ASIM) design to address MDA-STD-001 classified environment survivability. Improvements will be gained through the application of survivability and reconfigurability design enhancements including implementation of State of the Art Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology. This SBIR will address the radiation hardness of the ASIM, and identify, implement and test specific strategies leading to a hardened, reconfigurable design.

Principal Investigator:

Bryan Hughes
Principal Investigator
2563190857
bhughes@amtec-corp.com

Business Contact:

Rob Calahan
Business Manager
2567227200
rcalahan@amtec-corp.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

AMTEC CORP.
500 Wynn Dr. Suite 314 Huntsville, AL 35816

EIN/Tax ID: 630971006
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No