Scalable Directional Antenna for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Navy SBIR FY2018.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2018.1 Topic No.: N181-064 Topic Title: Scalable Directional Antenna for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Proposal No.: N181-064-1176 Firm: EMAG Technologies, Inc. 775 Technology Dr. Suite 300 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Contact: Kazem Sabet Phone: (734) 996-3624 Web Site: http://www.emagtech.com Abstract: In this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project, we propose to design, develop, fabricate and test a power-scalable C-band active phased array system for installation on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms. The proposed phased array can be used as a compact, low-cost, but high-performance, directional antenna with electronic beam steering capability to establish tactical common data links among aerial, seaborne and ground-based assets. The proposed architecture will be based on EMAG Technologies' proven and patented vertically integrated scalable antenna tile (VISAT) technology. Benefits: The proposed low-cost phased array architecture has several applications in directional point-to-point communications, SATCOM and radar systems. In particular, one can mention the emerging 5G wireless technology as a potential commercial application of the proposed active phased array system. Return