High Performance Antennas for Unmanned System Applications
Southwest Antennas is active in developing new antenna technology for use in the growing unmanned systems market, with antennas designed to withstand the rigors of operating in remote and harsh environments on airborne, ground-based, or marine vehicle systems and their ground control systems.
Some of the antenna products developed by Southwest Antenna for the unmanned systems market include:
- Directional panel antennas and omni-directional antennas for base station communication with remote vehicles
- Sector antennas for use on base stations, including specialized cylindrical sectors and multi-port MIMO / MANET sector antennas
- Antenna arrays (including uplook arrays) for base station communication with remote vehicles
- Magnetic vehicle mounts for use with mobile follow and tracking vehicles, allowing for rapid deployment of antennas for changing environmental conditions
- Aerostat antennas and ground communication systems
- Omni antennas with spring or gooseneck bases for use with Operator Control Units (OCU)
- Antennas for SIGINT / ELINT systems
- Antennas deployed for ISR / overwatch application
- Concealment antennas that can be embedded or integrated directly into the structure of an unmanned vehcile
- GPS & GNSS antennas for precision location and timing services
