SBIR-STTR Award

This proposal describes a parametric approach for optimizing a deception (decoy) and jamming addition to the Network Centric Warfare (NCW) system. This provides to the NCW a response (active) function, designed to protect the warfighter from: RF targeting systems, intelligence and reconnaissance systems, and other horizon extending (UAV) RF enabled systems. These new modules are designed to be either self-actuating, or keyed by the sensor suite in the NCW. The proposal also describes a family of low prime power, low cost jammers that are appropriate to the jammer mission. An ACT based target signature emulator handles the deception mission. Novel methods for deployment are described which optimize the jammer's geometry in order to minimize the output power required for victory. This lowers cost, extends liftime, etc. The proposed system is expected to substantially advance the state-of-the-art in low power, stand-in jamming. This will have a very broad application base across all of the military components. The circuit designs are appropriate to micro-UAV payloads, active chaff, and active near-space aerosols.