Vacuum Electronic Amplifiers for Millimeter-wave Power and Spectrum Superiority (VAMPS)
Abstract
The Vacuum Electronic Amplifiers for Millimeter-wave Power and Spectrum Superiority (VAMPS) program seeks to develop compact, high power radio-frequency (RF) signal amplifiers to enable electronic warfare systems to provide DoD platforms with protection from current and evolving millimeter-wave missile seeker threats. The explosive growth of commercial applications in the millimeter-wave spectrum has led to the wide availability of inexpensive RF sources and components, expanding the threat space to increasingly higher frequencies. The VAMPS program will develop and demonstrate millimeter-wave vacuum electronic amplifiers integrated with solid-state pre-drivers to achieve breakthrough power and bandwidth to enable DoD electronic attack systems to operate in the high-frequency millimeter-wave portion of the electromagnetic spectrum with increased range and effectiveness.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 5af3f7a7b8177a4894a91f1482f35e22
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