TECOM Industries Inc. announced that it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) in China Lake, CA, to develop and qualify the next generation instrumentation antenna for a Navy missile. The conformal, dual-band antenna provides GPS and S-band telemetry functionality, and is part of the next generation instrumentation package being developed to support future Air Force and Navy flight test and training requirements.

Under the agreement, TECOM is working with NAWCWD engineers at Pt. Mugu to design, produce and qualify the antenna subsystem, consisting of a dual-band antenna with integrated low noise amplifier, filter and limiter. At the conclusion of the project the US government will have a fully qualified product ready for full-scale production. Completion is scheduled for Q3 2008.

“TECOM is proud of our relationship with the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) and we are delighted to be supporting this important program via the CRADA,” said Ralph L. Phillips, president of TECOM Industries. Scott Kujiraoka, project engineer NAWCWD, said, “A CRADA is a cost-effective way for government/industry to work together to provide solutions to the war fighter. We are pleased to be working with TECOM on this project.”