MatrixSpace Awarded $1.25M AFWERX Open Matter SBIR Contract to Develop Low SWAP-C Multi-function Payload – sUAS Information – The Enterprise of Drones

MatrixSpace has been chosen by AFWERX for a $1.25M Direct-to-Part II SBIR to develop a prototype low SWaP-C multi-function, multi-band antenna payload, based mostly on the MatrixSpace Radar {hardware} platform.

Created to fulfill necessities for the Replicator initiative and tackle probably the most urgent challenges within the Division of the Air Drive (DAF), the undertaking is a part of a brand new initiative to develop and check low SWAP payloads based mostly on current MatrixSpace expertise for uncrewed aerial techniques (UAS). The undertaking initially runs for 21 months, beginning instantly.

Designed and developed within the USA, MatrixSpace Radar presents sturdy situational consciousness of each airborne and ground-based objects, no matter lighting and climate situations. This facilitates extremely correct drone detection and Counter Unmanned Plane System (CUAS) capabilities, Past Visible Line of Sight (BVLOS) flight for uncrewed, autonomous and tethered plane, and total basic airspace consciousness and safety.

The Air Drive Analysis Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Enterprise Innovation Analysis (SBIR) and Small Enterprise Know-how Switch (STTR) course of by accelerating the small enterprise expertise by sooner proposal to award timelines, altering the pool of potential candidates by increasing alternatives to small enterprise and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by regularly implementing course of enchancment modifications in contract execution.

The DAF started providing the Open Matter SBIR/STTR program in 2018 which expanded the vary of improvements the DAF funded.

Quote from Matthew Kling, VP of Clever Techniques, MatrixSpace*

“We’re honored to supply modern navy capabilities utilizing our core MatrixSpace expertise to strengthen the nationwide protection of america. Via this award, we now have been given a major alternative to progress large-scale, all-domain attritable autonomous (ADA2) techniques envisioned underneath the Replicator initiative. MatrixSpace will assist tackle essential necessities for future navy techniques by offering multi-function, multi-band, agnostic capabilities on-board autonomous autos, enabling our warfighters to quickly adapt to any mission.”