SBIR-STTR Award

Wafer, LLC Proposal to AFWERX for the Virtual Fence (VF) System
Award last edited on: 2/6/2023

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : AF
Total Award Amount
$2,299,606
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
AF193-CSO1
Principal Investigator
Steven Blumenthal

Company Information

Wafer LLC

22 Dunham Road
Beverly, MA 01915
   (802) 735-7546
   N/A
   www.wafer.tv
Location: Single
Congr. District: 06
County: Essex

Phase I

Contract Number: FA8649-20-P-0222
Start Date: 12/12/2019    Completed: 12/12/2020
Phase I year
2020
Phase I Amount
$49,198
Wafer's Distributable Electronically Steerable Array (DESA) utilizes multiple ultra low power 6mm thin electronically steerable array (ESA) antennas adhered to surfaces focused in multiple directions and combined to create a single high-gain electrically large aperture impervious to intermittent blockages.

Phase II

Contract Number: FA8650-20-C-9305
Start Date: 4/27/2020    Completed: 4/27/2022
Phase II year
2020
(last award dollars: 2021)
Phase II Amount
$2,250,408

Wafer's Virtual Fence utilizes Wafer's ultra low power 6mm thin electronically steerable array (ESA) antenna coupled with an acoustic sensor array to detect, track, and visualize, cruise missiles cost effectively across a large (thousands of square miles) geographic area through an intuitive cloud-based mapping interface.