In September 2016, work was initiated on the subprojects which comprise the Conformal C-Band/Multiband Antenna project: SARD #1: Broadband Conformal C-Band Missile Wraparound Antennas; SARD #2: Beam Switching Array Antennas; SARD #3: Multiband Conformal Antennas for Aircraft Applications; SARD #4: High Altitude Coronal Efforts on Antenna Performance; and SARD #5: Small, Medium Gain Multiband Receive Antennas. A brief status of each of them will be discussed and detail the technology areas being developed by each.

The Conformal C-Band/Multi-band Antenna project will support the AWS-3 auction by providing the technology to integrate C-Band or multi-band telemetry(TM) antennas on test articles such as missiles, weapons, or aircraft. These test articles would then provide C-Band or multi-band TM data to ground station receivers that are relocated to the C-Band frequency range through the AWS-3 Spectrum Relocation Fund program. This project would advance the technology of antennas in the C-Band region for test article TM integration. Successful use of C-Band and Multi-Band antennas for aeronautical mobile telemetry (AMT) on test and training ranges is dependent on the advancement of key technologies. This paper will detail the technology areas being matured by this project as well as the capabilities to be demonstrated.