Description
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking to negotiate a sole-source contract with Rantec Microwave Systems, Inc. for the design and production of a X-band circular slotted flat plate radar antenna in support of a newly developed Vertically Scanning Doppler Radar (VSDR) on NOAA’s forthcoming fleet of C-130J aircraft. The antenna subsystem will be a single slotted, flat-plate antenna designed to operate in the X-band weather frequency. The scope of work includes designing and producing four antennas for each aircraft, which will be installed into two wing pods. The contract will require the contractor to provide a radar system that meets the unique and highly specialized specifications of this requirement.
• The antenna subsystem will be a single slotted, flat-plate antenna designed to operate in the X-band weather frequency.
• The antenna will be duplicated four times for each aircraft and be installed into two wing pods.
• Each wing pod will have two antennas and sub-systems, one in the forward and one in the aft side of an aerodynamically designed pod.
• The pod will be designed such that the primary beam and associated sidelobes will not interact with the wing structure, but provide a field of view 20 degrees forward and 20 degrees aft of the aircraft’s track.
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Contact
Jennifer Peters(Contract Specialist)