Radomes and Composites

Cuming Microwave Corporation offers a variety of Radomes and Radar Absorbing Structures designed to meet specific customer requirements. In house we have the capability to layup complex parts using either wet layup, RTM, or pre-preg fabrication techniques. Vacuum bagging or Autoclave cure can be used to compact and consolidate the reinforcement plies to form a finished composite part.

We have manufactured Hemispherical Radomes as large as 8 feet in diameter or as small as 2.0 inches in diameter. A variety of reinforcements can be used in the manufacture of Radomes including E-Glass, Quartz, Spectra, and Kevlar. Depending on customer needs Cuming Microwave can assist you in your selection of the proper reinforcement for your product. We can also model Radomes for their electrical performance or do structural prediction analysis for you.

Low loss honeycomb, RH Foam, or syntactic foam can be used as a core material with skins to produce A-Sandwich Low Loss Radomes. Typically these are tuned structures used over a specific microwave frequency band.

Composites utilizing lossy honeycomb or lossy syntactic foam have been produced. Typically the honeycomb or syntactic foam is used as a core material which is skinned with composite panels. Specific insertion loss values can be realized in either the honeycomb or syntactic foam. Talk to the factory on specific densities and strength requirements.

Solid laminate Radar Absorbing Structures (RAS) have been produced and are used in load bearing structures. Consult the factory on specific frequency ranges and structural properties.

In summary applications include Radomes, skinned honeycomb for airborne antenna side lobe suppression, decoys, Radar Absorbing Structures, Frequency Selective Surfaces, and underwater applications.

Click on our technical data sheets at the top of the page for specific product properties.