MIT researchers have developed a low-power scanning reflectarray antenna that improves anti-jamming satellite communications ...

Preventing adversaries from interfering with communications is crucial to national security. Tactical satellite ...

DARPA's Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration (R3D2) is set for launch in late February to space-qualify a new type of membrane reflectarray antenna. The antenna, made of a ...

Reconfigurable reflectarray antenna technologies combine the high-gain and low-profile advantages of traditional reflectors with the beam-steering and frequency agility of phased arrays. At their core ...

This article originally appeared in the Sept. 2, 2019 issue of SpaceNews magazine. Satellite operators ranging from lean startups to powerful defense agencies are experimenting with flexible materials ...

In the last decade, there has been an expectation that increasing amounts of complex data be delivered faster ― and at higher quality ― through the use of revolutionary antenna systems. To expedite ...

Reflectarray antennas combine the low profile of phased arrays with the simple geometry of reflectors to steer microwave beams for satellite links. They are composed of an array of scattering elements ...