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There is a demand for scalable, wideband architectures that support spectrum monitoring, source localization, and emitter classification. RF spectrum is becoming increasingly congested as the number of emitters grows and their bandwidths widen. Technologies that improve the DoDs ability to create an accurate, detailed assessment of operating spectrum are critical to improving situational awarenes ...

Bennett Advanced Research proposes to examine fundamental properties of adaptive materials for use with Additive Manufacturing technologies. The focus will be on developing a system for spacecraft Self Health Monitoring (SHM).

Kyma Technologies, the leading domestic supplier of crystalline III-N substrate materials, is teamed with leading AlGaN materials & device experts at Sandia National Laboratory, to develop high-quality AlGaN templates in Phase I and free-standing AlGaN substrates in Phase II. Understanding that the commercialization potential of AlGaN templates and substrates requires a cost-effective and diameter ...

ABSTRACT: This project focuses on improving Americas manufacturing capability. The proposed innovation is an in-process structural integrity inspection system applicable to additive manufacturing (AM) systems. The basis for this system is the detection, tracking, and physics-based interpretation of the surface temperaturetime- space profile of each laser sintered zone. The temperature detection in ...

The current surface activation process used to activate the surface of landing gear parts uses an aggressive grit blasting technique prior to electroplating. This technique is effective, but requires large amounts of blast media, requires a pre-cleaned surface and the process removes up to 0.1mils of substrate, much more than necessary. There is an urgent need for a process that can easily and eff ...

Monoclinic -Ga2O3 has recently emerged as a promising material for ultrawide bandgap electronics for next-generation high voltage lateral and vertical power switching devices, thanks to its large bandgap (4.9eV), high critical breakdown field (8MV

Existing and future air platforms require smaller and lighter munitions with enhanced lethality and greater operational flexibility. Asymmetric shock propagation barriers (ASPB) provide a means of integrating multiple activation modes and selectable ene

Vadum will develop a power-efficient, scalable, 10kW peak pulsed L-band solid state power amplifier (SSPA) based on Gallium Nitride (GaN) that will deliver superior performance for ground-based early warning air defense radar systems. The distributed PA

This proposal introduces an approach to the RF accelerated lifetime (ALT) testing of solid-state technologies that provides for low loss, thermally isolated, Standard Evaluation Circuits (SECs) for V Band (71-76 GHz) and W Band (81-86 GHz) frequencies a

MaXentric is proposing the development of a robust Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) covering the Ka-band (27.5-31GHz) and Q-band (43.5-47 for SATCOM and point-to-point digital radios. The LNA target features are: NF25dB, input and outpu