Navy approaches industry for
technologies available for future
X-band ship self-defense radar
October 28, 2015
DAHLGREN, Va., 28 Oct. 2015. U.S. Navy researchers are turning
to industry for ideas in using X-band radartechnologies for potential
future application for ship self-defense radar.
Officials of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division in
Dahlgren, Va., has issued a source-sought notice (N0017816R2002)
for the X-band RF Radar project, which seeks to find relevant X-band
radar technologies for potential application to future shipboard self defense.
Navy experts will use industry responses to help them formulate
acquisition approaches and plans for future investments in X-band radar
technologies for shipboard defense.
Navy officials are interested in radar systems and relevant subsystem
technologies, including X-band active phased-array antennas and
low-phase noise exciters and frequency synthesizers that are relatively mature.
The Navy is interested in X-band radar technologies that are at technology
readiness level (TRL) 6 or higher. TRL 6 means technologies are ready for
prototype demonstration in a realistic environment.
Navy leaders envision a new X-band active array based radar system to
complement existing and emerging volume surveillance radar systems for
horizon surveillance and tracking applications. They want a scalable radar design
for several different kinds of surface warships.
Researchers primarily are interested in a radar system with several fixed-face
arrays, they also are willing to consider single or back-to-back faces in a rotating variant.
Specifically, the Navy is looking for companies that have developed or are
producing X-band active array radar systems or supporting active array antenna
and low-phase noise exciter and frequency synthesizer subsystems for ship
self defense. This approach could include adapting radar systems developed
for land or airborne applications to the maritime environment.
White paper responses to this sources-sought notice should fall into one of two
categories: X-band radar system concepts, active antenna technologies, and
architectures; and X-band receiver, exciter, or frequency synthesizer technologies.
White papers addressing X-band radar system concepts, active antenna
technologies, and architectures should concentrate on low-flying threats and
anti-ship cruise missiles; missile illumination capability including effective
radiated power and duration; missile uplink and downlink communications
capability; periscope detection; surface surveillance and tracking; and dedicated
tracking throughout the hemispherical coverage area from the sea surface
through the zenith.
White papers addressing X-band receiver, exciter, or frequency synthesizer
technologies should concentrate on tunable frequency coverage; phase noise;
frequency switching speed; correlated and uncorrelated spurious signal, including
harmonics; size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C); reliability and fault tolerance;
waveform capabilities, including minimum and maximum pulse width, pulse
repetition frequency, and instantaneous bandwidth; and control interfaces.
Companies interested should email 15-page white papers no later than
30 Oct. 2015 -- this Friday -- to the Navy's Kim Carter at kim.carter@navy.mil.
Put X BAND RF RADAR in the subject line.
Email questions or concerns to the Navy's Kim Carter at kim.carter@navy.mil.
More information is online
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