{"id":34767,"date":"2020-07-23T18:42:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T18:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/23\/ball-aerospace-to-build-prototype-antenna-for-stealth-destroyers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:25:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:25:55","slug":"ball-aerospace-to-build-prototype-antenna-for-stealth-destroyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2020\/07\/23\/ball-aerospace-to-build-prototype-antenna-for-stealth-destroyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ball Aerospace to build prototype antenna for stealth destroyers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Defense Innovation Unit has selected Ball Aerospace to develop a new prototype antenna for the U.S. Navy\u2019s new stealth destroyers, the company announced July 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The low-observable antenna will allow the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2020\/01\/23\/heres-how-the-ddg-1000s-stealthy-hull-design-handles-stormy-seas\/\" target=_blank>DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyers<\/a> to communicate over multiple frequency bands without compromising the ships\u2019 stealth features. Ball will develop the antenna architecture, beamforming approach and the prototype itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are pleased to partner with DIU and the U.S. Navy to explore ways to quickly and cost-effectively increase the capabilities of the DDG 1000,\u201d said Jake Sauer, vice president and general manager of tactical solutions at Ball. \u201cOur multi-band, multi-beam phased array heritage and conformal antenna expertise directly supports the warfighter by addressing emerging threats and taking on new missions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DIU \u2014 a Defense Department organization launched to facilitate the military\u2019s adoption of commercial technologies \u2014 initially posted its solicitation for a \u201clow-observable SATCOM antenna system that can support multiple links in the S-, C-, X-, Ku-, K-, Ka- and Q-band signals\u201d for the Zumwalt-class destroyers in October 2019. As part of its Multi-Domain Tactical Communications (MDTC) program, DIU also noted that the antenna could be repurposed for other ships or ground stations. Still, the new antenna, or antennas, need to fit within the limited space available on the DDG 1000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prototype antenna is due within 12 months of the award according to the solicitation, and could result in a follow-on production contract without further competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Navy only took <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2020\/04\/28\/navy-adds-its-stealth-destroyer-and-a-new-arleigh-burke-class-destroyer-the-fleet\/\" target=_blank>delivery of its first Zumwalt-class destroyer in April<\/a> \u2014 nearly four years after the ship was commissioned. Despite early ambitions for the new class of stealth destroyers, the Navy slowly whittled down its order from 28 ships to just three. The Lyndon B. 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