SBIR-STTR Award

Engineering of Obsolete Hybrid Digital RF Interface Multichip Module
Award last edited on: 6/28/2023

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : AF
Total Award Amount
$797,960
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
AF212-CSO1
Principal Investigator
Patrick Jenkins

Company Information

Global Circuit Innovations Inc

4182 Center Park Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80916
   (719) 573-6777
   N/A
   www.gci-global.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 05
County: El Paso

Phase I

Contract Number: FA8649-22-P-0333
Start Date: 11/1/2021    Completed: 2/1/2022
Phase I year
2022
Phase I Amount
$49,209
One of the difficulties the US Air Force faces in maintaining advanced aircraft, weaponry and electronic warfare systems is the ongoing issue of DMSMS (Diminished Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages), where the fielded systems, electronic subsyst...

Phase II

Contract Number: FA8649-22-P-1042
Start Date: 7/22/2022    Completed: 10/24/2023
Phase II year
2022
Phase II Amount
$748,751
In this Phase II effort, Global Circuit Innovations (GCI) will continue to perform R&D to develop and deliver a form, fit, and function drop-in replacement for the obsolete Hybrid Digital RF Interface Multichip Module (MCM). This urgent need was brought to our attention by Michelle Moran, F-22 Senior Mechanical Engineer at BAE Electronic Systems, and is a component within the F-22 Raptor AN/ALR-94 (Radar Warning Receiver) Electronic Warfare System (EW) system, which is supported at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex (OO-ALC) at Hill AFB, UT. During the Phase I effort, GCI was able to identify the USAF Technical Point of Contacts (TPOCs) Vincent Eddards/NH-04/Chief, F-22 Avionics and Ted Stokes/NH-04/Chief, Sustainment, F-22. GCI has interacted with numerous stakeholders of the project including BAE Systems engineering, contracts, program management, as well as members of the F-22 sustainment team. The F-22 has a requirement for an End of Life (EOL) buy of 423 units of 3109610 Hybrid Digital RF Interface MCM. The Air Force fleet currently contains 186 F-22 aircraft. The F-22 does not have a defined retirement date, so sustainment is necessary for an indeterminate timeframe. GCI will continue to perform reverse engineering in the Phase II effort to provide a form, fit, and function, drop-in replacement that will work identically to the obsolete Hybrid Digital RF Interface MCM.