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Award ID | Description | Recipient | Total Value | Awarding Agency | Funding Agency | Set Aside | NAICS | PSC | Award Date | Start Date | End Date | |
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| HP PUMP LASER | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $98,965 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY | — | 334516Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | 5961SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE | Feb 6, 2025 | Feb 6, 2025 | Sep 8, 2025 | ||
| PROJECT HERMES | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $2,787,734 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 334220Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing | AC11NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH | Apr 7, 2022 | Apr 7, 2022 | Dec 31, 2025 | ||
| FULL PROPULSION DEMONSTRATION - WEAPON SYSTEM CONTRACTOR CONCEPTUAL DESIGN | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $864,744 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH | Aug 20, 2021 | Sep 17, 2021 | Oct 27, 2023 | ||
| THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE HI-RATE COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING (HICAM) PROJECT IS TO DEMONSTRATE MANUFACTURING APPROACHES AND ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGIES FOR LARGE COMPOSITE AIRFRAME STRUCTURES THAT ENABLES A 4-6X PRODUCTION RATE INCREASE WITHOUT COST | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $82,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jul 28, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Aug 31, 2022 | ||
| THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE HI-RATE COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING (HICAM) PROJECT IS TO DEMONSTRATE MANUFACTURING APPROACHES AND ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGIES FOR LARGE COMPOSITE AIRFRAME STRUCTURES THAT ENABLES A 4-6X PRODUCTION RATE INCREASE WITHOUT COST | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $196,747 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jul 22, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Aug 31, 2022 | ||
| THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE HI-RATE COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING (HICAM) PROJECT IS TO DEMONSTRATE MANUFACTURING APPROACHES AND ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGIES FOR LARGE COMPOSITE AIRFRAME STRUCTURES THAT ENABLES A 4-6X PRODUCTION RATE INCREASE WITHOUT COST | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $51,181 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jul 21, 2021 | Jun 18, 2021 | Jun 30, 2022 | ||
| A COMPACT, HIGH-POWER 167-174.8 GHZ TRAVELLING-WAVE TUBE AMPLIFIER FOR.PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER DIFFERENTIAL ABSORPTION RADAR | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $1,038,061 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | Apr 5, 2021 | Mar 15, 2021 | Mar 30, 2025 | ||
| SPACECRAFT SUSTAINING ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM (EOS) AQUA AND AURA SPACECRAFT. THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE REQUIREMENT IS FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO OBTAIN RAPID ENGINEERING RESPONSE IN THE EVENT OF ON ORBIT ANOMALIES. | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $2,916,904 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | R425SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL | Mar 30, 2021 | Apr 1, 2021 | Sep 30, 2026 | ||
| SMART ICE CLOUD SENSING | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $4,382,512 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Feb 25, 2020 | Jan 15, 2020 | Jan 31, 2026 | ||
| REUSABLE HYPERSONIC AIRBREATHING ISR (RHAISR) | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $14,530,418 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH | Feb 14, 2020 | Feb 14, 2020 | Apr 30, 2025 | ||
| THZ COMMUNICATIONS | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $5,927,697 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AD92 | Jul 24, 2019 | Jul 24, 2019 | Dec 31, 2022 | ||
| QUASI-CW OPERATION OF MID-INFRARED QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS INTEGRATED ON SILICON-BASED WAVEGUIDE CIRCUITS | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $264,157 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH | Apr 30, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | Aug 24, 2021 | ||
| WAFER MANUFACTURING | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $0 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY | — | 334413Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing | 5999MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS | Apr 15, 2019 | Apr 15, 2019 | Feb 7, 2020 | ||
| SYSTEM EXPLORATION OF ENGINE CONCEPTS (SEEC) | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $3,341,556 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH | Feb 14, 2019 | Feb 14, 2019 | May 10, 2024 | ||
| AF MPP CYBERSEC REQUIREMENTS EDUCATION-NORTHROP GRUMMAN AEROSPACE SYSTEMS WILL PROVIDE 40 1-DAY CYBER SECURITY WORKSHOPS PER YEAR TO SMALL BUSINESSES AROUND THE COUNTRY. | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $2,999,190 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541690Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services | U014EDUCATION/TRAINING- SECURITY | Sep 28, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | Sep 28, 2021 | ||
| RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - HYPERSONIC DEFENSE WEAPON SYSTEM WHITE PAPER TITLED "LASER WEAPON SYSTEM CONCEPT FOR POINT DEFENSE" | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $1,000,000 | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC22NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Sep 26, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | Feb 28, 2019 | ||
| ENHANCED POLAR SYSTEM RECAPITALIZATION - TWO PAYLOADS (P6&P7) | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $507,117,302 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 334220Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing | 1675SPACE VEHICLE COMPONENTS | Feb 6, 2018 | Feb 6, 2018 | Sep 30, 2025 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF HEL-JTO FLANC | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $591,349 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC52 | Jan 19, 2018 | Jan 19, 2018 | Sep 30, 2020 | ||
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION (NGC) WIT THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY (JPL) PROPOSE DEVELOPMENT IN TWO TECHNICAL AREAS FOR THIS ACT INTEGRATED RECEIVER AND SWITCH TECHNOLOGY (IRAST): 1) A HIGHLY INTEGRATED HETERODYNE RECEIVER CAPABLE OF SIMULTANEOUSLY OBSERVING THE 424 GHZ OXYGEN BAND AND THE 448 GHZ WATER VAPOR BAND 2) SUBMILLIMETER WAVE SWITCH TECHNOLOGY USING INP HEMT TO ALLOW 1/F NOISE REDUCTION IN FRONT-END LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER (LNAS) INTEGRATED ONTO THE SAME INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC). BOTH DEVELOPMENTS WILL BE DONE ON NGC INP 25NM HEMT TECHNOLOGY BY DESIGNING AND PROCESSING A DEDICATED FOUNDRY RUN FOR THIS PROJECT. NGC AND JPL WILL WORK CLOSELY ON THE DESIGN OF THE COMPONENTS, PACKAGING AND TESTING, AND ANALYSIS OF THE RADIOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS. IRAST IS EXPECTED TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE. THE INTEGRATED RECEIVER FOR TEMPERATURE AND WATER VAPOR PROFILING OF THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL PROVIDE DETAILED INFORMATION OF THE ATMOSPHERE BETWEEN 6 TO 16 KM IN TROPICAL ATMOSPHERE AND WILL INCREASE NADIR RESOLUTION AND WILL REDUCE APERTURE SIZE WHEN USED FOR LIMB SOUNDING. THE INTEGRATED SWITCH TECHNOLOGY WILL IMPROVE CLOUD ICE MEASUREMENTS BY REDUCING THE 1/F NOICE CONTRIBUTION IN LOW DC POWER DIRECT DETECTION RECEIVERS BEING DEVELOPED ON TWICE AND INTENDED FOR APPLICATION TO ENTICE. APPLICATION OF 25 NM INP HEMT TECHNOLOGY TO BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS WILL PROVIDE A SCIENTIFIC SOLUTION WITH CONSIDERABLE BENEFITS OVER EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES IN TERMS OF SIZE, WEIGHT, AND POWER (SWAP) ENABLED BOTH BY THE HIGH LEVEL OF INTEGRATION WHICH IS BOUGHT BY MMIC TECHNOLOGY AND DC POWER SAVINGS. WE ESTIMATE THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE TEMPERATURE AND WATER VAPOR PROFILING RECEIVER TO CONSUME APPROXIMATELY 1 W OF DC POWER EXCLUDING THE X-BAND LO. 660 GHZ DIRECT DETECTION RECEIVERS CONSUME APPROXIMATELY 120 MW, COMPARED TO 6-10 W OF DC POWER CONSUMED BY A HETERODYNE RECEIVER IN GAAS SCHOTTKY TECHNOLOGY. THEREFORE, BOTH OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES ARE IDEAL CUBESAT APPLICATIONS. THE UPPER ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SOUNDING RECEIVER WILL BE DEVELOPED BY JPL USING PROVEN MODELS FOR 25 NM INP HEMT PROVIDED BY NGC. TWO FULL DESIGN ITERATIONS WILL BE COMPLETED BY JPL, ALONG WITH CORRESPONDING DESIGN, LAYOUT, COMPONENT MEASUREMENTS, AND RECEIVER VALIDATION. DEVELOPMENT WILL START FROM LNA S DEVELOPED ON IRAD. THE LNA WILL BE INTEGRATED WITH AN I-Q MIXER WHICH WILL ALLOW SEPARATION OF BOTH THE 424 GHZ OXYGEN LINE AND THE 448 GHZ WATER VAPOR LINE. THE INTEGRATED DICKE SWITCHES WILL BE DEVELOPED BY NGC USING IRAD DESIGNS WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN ANALYZED AND LAYOUTS CREATED. NGCS SECOND DESIGN ITERATION WILL BE AIDED BY DEVICE MODELING. THE DICKIE SWITCHES WILL BE COMBINED WITH EXISTING DIRECT DETECTION RECEIVERS AND RADIOMETRIC PERFORMANCE WILL BE EVALUATED. IMPACT TO RECEIVER SENSITIVITY WILL BE MANAGED BY PLACING AN ADDITIONAL BALANCED LAN IN FRONT OF THE DICKE SWITCH. THIS TECHNIQUE HAS BEEN PROVED AT W-BAND AND REDUCES THE1/F NOISE CONTRIBUTION OF THE ADDITIONAL LNA. TWO MMIC DESIGN ITERATIONS ARE BUDGETED INTO NGC S 25 NM INP HEMT PROCESS. THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE FOR IRAST IS 24 MONTHS. THIS ALLOWS TIME FOR THE TWO FULL DESIGN ITERATIONS, WAFER PROCESSING, AND RECEIVER VALIDATION. WITH THE UNDERLYING SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY ALREADY IN EXISTENCE, AND MODELS SHOWING THE FEASIBILITY OF THE PROPOSED IRAST TASKS, ENTRY TRL LEVEL IS TRL2. IRAST WILL COMPLETE WITH PACKAGED RECEIVER MEASUREMENTS IN A LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT. THEREFORE, EXIT TRL IS TRL4. THIS REPRESENTS A TWO LEVEL TRL INCREASE OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD. BOTH JPL AND NGC HAVE HAD CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS AT DEVELOPING NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND INSERTING THEM INTO NASA OR DOD MISSIONS. | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $1,310,899 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Dec 28, 2017 | Feb 1, 2018 | Mar 31, 2023 | ||
| DYNAMIC RANGE-ENHANCED ELECTROINCS AND MATERIALS | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $4,868,189 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC62 | Dec 8, 2017 | Dec 8, 2017 | Sep 10, 2020 | ||
| DYNAMIC RANGE-ENHANCED ELECTRONICS AND MATERIALS NEW START | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $4,882,575 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC62 | Dec 8, 2017 | Dec 8, 2017 | Apr 30, 2020 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF JTO HIGH PERFORMANCE SBC OPTICAL GRATING TECHNOLOGY | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $1,508,183 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC52 | Nov 16, 2017 | Nov 16, 2017 | Sep 17, 2021 | ||
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN AEROSPACE SYSTEMS (NGAS) PROPOSES TO BUILD AND DEMONSTRATE AN INTEGRATED PHOTONIC IMAGING INSTRUMENT, WHICH PROMISES TO REVOLUTIONIZE SPECTRAL SENSING AND OFFERS A COST EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE PATH TO FUTURE LAND IMAGING NEEDS AND ARCHITECTURES. THE LANDSAT PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED CRITICAL SENSING OF OUR EARTH FOR OVER 40 YEARS, DELIVERING ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS AND UNDERSTANDING OF CHANGING LAND USE TO SCIENTISTS AND USERS AROUND THE WORLD. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE CONTINUE AND EXTEND THESE MEASUREMENTS WITH A SYSTEM THAT IS AFFORDABLE AND RESILIENT FOR FUTURE EARTH IMAGING NEEDS. HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING (HSI) PROMISES ACCESS TO NEW LAND ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES AND DATA PRODUCTS THROUGH THE MEASUREMENT OF IMAGE SCENES AT HIGH SPECTRAL RESOLUTION WHILE MAINTAINING CRITICAL CONTINUITY WITH TRADITIONAL LANDSAT DATA PRODUCTS. THROUGH OUR WORK ON THE SUSTAINABLE LAND IMAGING (SLI) REDUCED INSTRUMENT ENVELOPE STUDY AND THE ESTO NOVEL CONCEPTS FOR SLI STUDY, NGAS HAS DEMONSTRATED A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF SLI MISSION, INSTRUMENT AND CALIBRATION REQUIREMENTS, AND WE HAVE SHOWN THAT A VERSATILE HSI INSTRUMENT CAN MEET SLI INSTRUMENT GOALS. TO ADVANCE PHOTONIC IMAGING TECHNOLOGY, NGAS HAS DEVELOPED PROOF-OF-CONCEPT WAVEGUIDE FILTERS AND DETECTORS IN THE SHORTWAVE INFRARED (SWIR) RANGE ON IR&D. UNDER THE BLACK DIAMOND PROGRAM WE ARE IMPLEMENTING FIRST LEVEL INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGY FOR MATING THE WAVEGUIDE FILTERS WITH PHOTODETECTORS. WE WILL LEVERAGE THESE DEVELOPMENTS TO BUILD A PROTOTYPE SLI-T INSTRUMENT THAT REPRESENTS A REVOLUTIONARY STEP FOR LAND IMAGING. OUR OBJECTIVES FOR THE SLI-T ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS PROGRAM ARE TO BUILD AND TEST A NEXT-GENERATION, HETEROGENEOUSLY INTEGRATED PHOTONIC INSTRUMENT COVERING TWO SLI BANDS 9 (1.36 1.39 M, 3NM RESOLUTION) AND 6 (1.56 1.66 M, 6NM RESOLUTION). TO MAXIMALLY USE EXISTING DESIGNS FOR RAPID PROGRESS, WE ARE EXECUTING THE PROTOTYPE INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT ON SWIR WAVELENGTHS. THE PHOTONIC/ELECTRONIC DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, INTEGRATION, AND TEST PROCESSES DEVELOPED FOR THE SWIR ARE DIRECTLY SCALABLE TO THE 0.4 1.0 M VISIBLE NEAR-INFRARED WAVELENGTH RANGE. THE BENEFITS OF USING LITHOGRAPHICALLY PATTERNED PHOTONIC WAVEGUIDE TECHNOLOGY ARE A TOTAL INSTRUMENT MASS AND VOLUME REDUCTION OF ~7X AND ~25X RESPECTIVELY COMPARED TO THE CURRENT MSI APPROACH. IT ENABLES IMAGE ACQUISITION IN SPECTRAL BANDS AND MODES NOT POSSIBLE WITH CURRENT LAND IMAGING INSTRUMENTS BRINGING NEW LAND PRODUCTS TO USERS FROM AN EXTREMELY COMPACT, SCALABLE INSTRUMENT. | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $6,846,057 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Oct 18, 2017 | Oct 18, 2017 | Mar 30, 2025 | ||
| NASA SEEKS TO INVESTIGATE DYNAMIC POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES FOR RADIOISOTOPE POWER SYSTEMS (RPS). THE CURRENT RPS. THE MULTI-MISSION RADIOTHERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR (MMRTG), PRODUCES ~110 WE AT A CONVERSION EFFICIENCY OF 6%. NASA DESIRES HIGHER CONVERSION EFFICIENCY RPS OPTIONS THAT ARE RELIABLE AND ROBUST WITH LONG DESIGN LIFE. DYNAMIC CONVERSION METHODS OFFER THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES, BUT HAVE YET TO BE DEMONSTRATED IN A FLIGHT APPLICATION. EXAMPLES OF DYNAMIC CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDE BRAYTON, STIRLING, AND RANKINE CYCLE MACHINES. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM ELEMENT IS TO INVESTIGATE DYNAMIC CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS SUITABLE FOR USE IN A POWER SYSTEM THAT UTILIZES GENERAL PURPOSE HEAT SOURCE (GPHS) STEP 2 MODULES. THE INTENT IS TO GATHER DATA ON CANDIDATE DYNAMIC CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES TO FILL KNOWLEDGE GAPS, SUPPORT ASSESSMENTS OF DYNAMIC CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES, AND ELICIT GENERATOR REQUIREMENTS. THE FOCUS OF THIS PROGRAM ELEMENT IS ON THE CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY ITSELF, THE TECHNOLOGY REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE CONVERTOR (I.E. CONTROLLERS), AND THE THERMAL MANAGEMENT NECESSARY TO OPERATE THE CONVERTORS. NASA WILL LEAD THIS CONVERTOR TECHNOLOGY INVESTIGATION WHILE COLLABORATING WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE). ONCE FLIGHT DEVELOPMENT RISKS FOR CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES ARE UNDERSTOOD AND GENERATOR DEVELOPMENT IS DEEMED PRACTICAL, NASA AND DOE WILL DETERMINE THE PATH FORWARD FOR DOE'S DEVELOPMENT OF A DYNAMIC RPS FOR FLIGHT. AS SUCH, THE FLIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DYNAMIC RPS ARE NOT FINALIZED AND THIS WORK WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO THE FINAL SET OF SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $3,904,383 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AG93 | Sep 29, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | May 11, 2018 | ||
| SWIRP COMPACT SUBMM-WAVE AND LWIR POLARIMETERS FOR CIRRUS ICE PROPERTIES. THIS EFFORT COVERS THE NORTHROP GRUMMAN AEROSPACE SYSTEMS (NGAS) PORTION OF THE WORK BEING PERFORMED IN SUPPORT OF THE SWIRP PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE EARTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY OFFICE (ESTO) INSTRUMENT INCUBATOR PROGRAM (IIP) 2016 AND NGAS TASKS IN SUPPORT OF IIP 2016 COMPACT-WAVE AND LONG-WAVE INFRARED (LWIR) POLARIMETERS FOR CIRRUS ICE PROPERTIES (SWIRP). # ONE (1) 220 GHZ DUAL-POLARIZED RECEIVER # TWO (2) 680 GHZ DUAL-POLARIZED RECEIVERS # ONE (1) MINIATURIZED BEARING AND POWER TRANSFER ASSEMBLY # ELECTRICAL/DATA INTERFACE DOCUMENTATION FOR ITEMS 1-3 # MECHANICAL INTERFACE CONTROL DOCUMENT AND EXTERIOR CAD MODELS FOR ITEMS 1-3 THE SWIRP INSTRUMENT IS COMPRISED OF EIGHT PRIMARY SUB-SYSTEMS. NAMELY, 1. 680 GHZ DUAL-CHANNEL (HORIZONTALLY AND VERTICALLY POLARIZED, FROM HERE ON REFERRED TO AS H-POL AND V-POL) RECEIVERS WITH INTEGRATED ANTENNA FEED HORN 2. 220 GHZ DUAL-CHANNEL (H AND V-POL) RECEIVER WITH INTEGRATED ANTENNA FEED HORN 3. MINIATURIZED BEARING AND POWER TRANSFER ASSEMBLY (MINI-BAPTA) 4. LONGWAVE INFRARED CHANNELED SPECTRO-POLARIMETER (IRCSP) 5. ANTENNA REFLECTORS AND CALIBRATION TARGETS (I.E. PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND COLD-SKY REFLECTORS) 6. POWER CONDITIONING AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 7. ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER (ADC) 8. COMMAND AND DATA HANDLING (C&DH) SYSTEM. NGAS (FROM HERE ON REFERRED TO INTERCHANGEABLY AS THE CONTRACTOR OR NORTHROP GRUMMAN) WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING SUB-SYSTEMS 1-3, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (UOA) WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUB-SYSTEM 4 AND GSFC WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 5-8 AS WELL AS INTEGRATION AND TESTING OF THE INSTRUMENT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, SIMULATE AND LAYOUT A CHIPSET FOR A DIRECT DETECTION RECEIVER. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM DC AND RF MEASUREMENTS TO VALIDATE WAFER ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE. THE CONTRACTOR WILL DESIGN A 680 GHZ DUAL-POLARIZED RECEIVER IN A COMPACT, LOW DC FORM FACTOR OPTIMIZED FOR PLACING IN A 2-ELEMENT ARRAY. THE CONTRACTOR WILL ALSO DESIGN A 220 GHZ DUAL-POLARIZED RECEIVER IN A COMPACT, LOW DC FORM FACTOR AND THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE ANALYSIS ON A MINI-BAPTA MEETING THE SWIRP PROGRAM NEEDS. | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP | $1,689,694 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR14SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | Sep 29, 2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | Nov 30, 2019 |