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Ball Aerospace To Build Zumwalt Antenna Prototype

Ball Aerospace To Build Zumwalt Antenna Prototype
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of DDG 1000, the future USS Zumwalt destroyer May 20, 2016. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Defense Department selected Ball Aerospace to develop a new prototype communications antenna for the three Zumwalt-class DDG-1000 destroyers, the company said Tuesday. This award is for a new multi-band, low-observable satellite communications antenna. Ball was chosen by the Pentagon’s emerging technologies office, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). The Ball selection is part of DIU’s Multi-Domain Tactical Communication (MDTC) program. Within this program, Ball is expected to develop the antenna architecture, beamforming approach and prototype. DIU first posted a solicitation…

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