Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Umbra Wins $1.25M SBIR

Santa Barbara-based space-based radar imaging provider Umbra announced this morning that it has scored a $1.25M SBIR Phase II contract, with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFWERX). According to the company, the contract is focused on "Space-Based Moving Target Indication (MTI)", which it says is one of the "most pressing challenges" for the US Air Force. Space-based radar technology allows for imaging of objects from space--particularly, things like metal objects--even through clouds.