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Raytheon Develops Fratricide-Preventing Mini-Antenna For Soldiers, UAVs

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

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It’s the size of an ice cube and weighs just a fraction of an ounce, and Raytheon [RTN] says its miniaturized interrogation antenna will extend the use of its Cooperative Target ID technology for soldiers and unmanned aircraft to prevent fratricide. The work builds on an existing Raytheon antenna design and additional enhancements performed in concert with the U.S. Army CERDEC Intelligence & Information Warfare Directorate (I2WD). "This new miniaturized antenna is ideal to meet the constrained size and weight…

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