Recon RF, Inc.

Recon RF, Inc., a minority-owned, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned small disadvantaged business based in San Diego, California, specializes in the design and manufacturing of custom microwave and millimeter-wave components, modules, and integrated circuits for aerospace and defense applications. The company focuses on high-efficiency power amplifiers and radio frequency integrated circuits, serving federal government agencies through both prime contracts and grants. Since its registration in SAM.gov in May 2017, Recon RF has established itself as a key supplier of advanced RF technologies to the Department of Defense and civilian space agencies, with particular expertise in developing next-generation semiconductor solutions for radar, electronic warfare, communications, and remote sensing applications.

Through federal contract awards, Recon RF has delivered a diverse range of RF and semiconductor products across multiple frequency bands and applications. The company's contract work has been funded primarily by the Air Force Research Laboratory and NASA, with most awards issued under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Notable contract deliverables include advanced X-band solid-state power amplifiers for Air Force radar and electronic warfare systems ($1.75 million awarded September 2025, completion by December 2026), ultra-efficient P/UHF band power amplifiers for NASA ($899,932 awarded June 2024, completed June 2026), and radio frequency integrated circuit power amplifiers for phased-array communications ($1.19 million awarded May 2024, completed March 2026). Additional SBIR Phase I and Phase II contracts totaling approximately $1.66 million have supported the development of ultra-efficient UHF band power amplifiers and RF integrated circuit technologies. Beyond SBIR awards, Recon RF has received delivery orders from the Air Force Sustainment Center valued at approximately $693,579 for radio frequency amplifier products to support Air Force weapon systems sustainment. All contract awards were set aside for small businesses except for the Air Force Sustainment Center delivery orders, which utilized no set-aside designation. The company also served as a subcontractor to Cubic Defense Applications, Inc. on a HEPA-related subcontract awarded in November 2021.

Recon RF's federal grant portfolio demonstrates substantial investment in advanced RF and semiconductor research and development across multiple agencies and programs. The company received a significant $9.46 million Project Grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund (CFDA 11.038) awarded February 2025 for development of ultra-efficient front-end modules for next-generation 5G/6G open radio units, with work extending through January 2030. The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $286,787 Cooperative Agreement under the CHIPS Research and Development program (CFDA 11.042) in October 2024 to develop next-generation large-signal/high-power transistor modeling techniques for RF-microwave circuit design simulators. The National Science Foundation funded an SBIR Phase II Cooperative Agreement addressing low-cost, high-efficiency gallium-nitride RF integrated circuit power amplifiers for 5G communications infrastructure, awarded September 2022 with completion through April 2026. The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded two Project Grants in February 2024 for ultra-low-noise cryogenic HEMT amplifiers for high-energy physics applications and ultra-efficient X-band solid-state power amplifiers for RF accelerators, both scheduled for completion in April 2026. Additionally, NASA awarded a $1.18 million SBIR Phase II Definitive Contract and a $124,992 SBIR Phase I contract focused on high-efficiency S-band solid-state power amplifiers for next-generation remote sensing synthetic aperture radar and interferometric SAR platforms. All grant awards were designated as set-asides for small businesses, and Recon RF indicated no intent to subaward funds in applicable submissions, maintaining direct control over research and development execution.

ReconRF designs high-performing high-frequency power MMIC & MIC amplifiers leveraging state-of-the art device metrology and modeling laboratory capabilities.

ReconRF serves as an adjunct design-partner &/or independent RF design-services entity for challenging GaN MMIC power-amplifier projects & programs; especially for designs where performance is a requisite discriminator - efficiency, power added efficiency, linearity, output power, etc.

A RF design methodology grounded in rigorous & accurate device characterization, modeling, attention to detail, and manufacturing

Next-generation behavioral modeling, load-pull, measurement based models, etc.? integrated into design-flow (especially high-power devices: GaN, HBT, CMOS, etc.)

Uncompromising proactive culture for: technical rigor, attention to detail, & speed

High-Value on education: design automation, next-generation modeling, advanced characterizations, design-techniques, theory, new software features/tools, etc.