Missile Aft Antenna (MAA) Design Rearrangement

Vadum will design a scalable Missile Aft Antenna (MAA) that employs an innovative combination of metasurface current steering and spatial diversity to deliver extended range tactical communications performance for a missile interceptor. Missile aft antennas must often accommodate a centered bulkhead thru hole; the Vadum approach utilizes slots and metasurfaces around a thru hole to deliver required circular polarization with gain and wide aspect coverage in the harsh endo- and exo-atmospheric vehicle environment. Deliverables will include a scalable antenna design concept verified through analysis, simulation, and selected benchtop and anechoic chamber tests. Approved for Public Release | 19-MDA-10270 (18 Nov 19)