Airborne Direction Finding Systems

The United States Navy is seeking information from industry partners to identify sources capable of providing an airborne Direction Finding (DF) system. The system should be able to rapidly and accurately geolocate threat emitters in contested radio frequency environments. The ideal system will be lightweight, consume less power, cover a frequency range of HF to SHF, and provide higher accuracy than currently available systems. Interested parties are requested to provide a response that addresses antenna performance, SWaP-C characteristics, environmental considerations, interfaces, technology and manufacturing readiness level, system integration, supply chain and origin, rough order of magnitude cost, and production and delivery. Some key points to consider include: • The system should be able to operate in a variety of environments and be ruggedized to comply with MIL-STDs. • The system should have an Ethernet port and an RF port for receiving IF frequency data. • The system should be able to interface with software defined radios. • The vendor should provide a non-binding ROM cost for their solution, including price points for the antenna, processor, and any required software. • The vendor should describe their company's production capability, including estimated lead times for initial and full-rate production.