Workshop on Affordability and Cost Reduction for Radar Systems



April 5 & 6, 2000
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama


       
       
  DAY: Wednesday DATE: 04/05/00
       
  Keynote: Affording Military Sensors: From the Technology Point of View Edgar Martinez DARPA
       
       
  Radar Acquisition Roadmap Study Kirk Battleson Aerospace Corporation
  Future Trends in RF Seeker Technology Wayne Garner U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command
       
** Session I: Transmit/Receive Modules Richard Fisher DESE Research, Inc.
       
  Low-Cost, Best-of-breed, T/R Module for the THAAD EMD and Production Radars Michael Borkowski Raytheon
  Affordable Microwave Packaging System Denise Albert Lockheed Martin
  Thin-Film Phase Shifters for Low-Cost Phased Arrays Robert York The University of California
  Surface Radar Affordability Raymond Oullette Raytheon
  Flip Chip for Affordability John Williams Raytheon
  The F-22 Radar: A Low Cost Solution for Active Electronically Scanned Arrays Stephen Bird Northrop Grumman Corporation
       
** Session II: Modules & Subsystem Level Technology John Reinhardt U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command
       
  Affordable X-Band T/R Module Technology Geoffrey Keogh ITT Industries, Gilfillan Division
  A Low Cost Modular 94 GHz MMIC T/R Module Radar Mike Gawronski Alliant Techsystems
  MADCAP White Paper Robert Walker Mevatec
  Low Cost Ka-Band Transceiver for Smart Munitions Daniel Yang TRW
       
** Session III: Circuits & Components Leonard Vanzant NSWC Crane
       
  Solid State Radar Modulators Michael Kempkes Diversified Technologies, Inc.
  Reduced Costs Through Flexible Manufacturing Peter Kolda Communications & Power Industries, Inc.
  Braze and Thermal Process Cost Reduction in Vacuum Electron Devices Scott Forrest Communications & Power Industries, Inc.
       
** Session IV: Life Cycle and System Issues Matthew Craig Crane
       
  Modern Microwave Tubes for Radar Robert Symons Litton Electron Devices Division
  A Successful Microwave Vacuum Electron Device Program-The AEGIS AN/SPY-1 CFA Todd Treado Communications & Power Industries, Inc.
  The State of Microwave Tube Management Within the DoD Thomas Ball Crane
  ATNAVICS: A True Radar Affordability Success Story Arsenio Vargas Raytheon
       
       
  DAY: Thursday DATE: 04/06/00
       
  Keynote: RF Mems in Radar John Smith DARPA
       
** Session V: RF MEMS Tracy Hudson U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command
       
  RF MEMS Research and Development for Army Missile Applications Sonya Read U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command
  MEMS-Based Reconfigurable Slot Antennas Y.C. Lee The University of Colorado
  Accurate Electromagnetic and Mechanical Modeling of MEMS Switches Gabriel Rebeiz The University of Michigan
  MEMS RF Relay for Radar Systems Emilio Sovero Rockwell Science Center
       
** Session VI: RF MEMS Sonya Read U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command
       
  MEMS-Based Variable Capacitor for Millimeter-Wave Applications Y.C. Lee The University of Colorado
  Wideband TTD Phase Shifters for Low Cost T/R Modules Gabriel Rebeiz The University of Michigan
  Low Phase Noise Micromachined 10 and 30 GHz Oscillators Gabriel Rebeiz The University of Michigan
  Low Cost MEMS RF Switches for Military and Scientific Radar Systems Dave Machuga Northrop Grumman
  RF MEMS Devices-An Enabling Technology for Cost Reduction in Radar Systems Chuck Goldsmith Raytheon
  On Wafer Packaging and 3D Integration Utilizing Silicon Micromachining Linda Katehi The University of Michigan
       
** Session VII: Advanced Research & Development Jerry Dickson U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command
       
  Materials Development for Low-Cost, High-Performance Heterostructure Field-Effect Transistors for Use in MMICs for Millimeter-Wave Systems Stefan Svensson U.S. Army Research Laboratory
  Solid-State Spatial Combiner Modules for TWT Replacement Robert York The University of California
  Low Cost Cruise Missile Defense Concept Colin Lees U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command
       
       
       


Last Updated on 6/29/00
By Sherry Lynn Starling