Low profile, conformal global positioning system array for artillery

An antenna assembly, comprising:

• a radome;
• a Radio Frequency flexible substrate, the substrate being connected to the housing to form a cavity;
• a plurality of chip antennas, the plurality of chip antennas being connected to the substrate and being at least substantially disposed within the cavity;
• circuitry, the circuitry being connected to the substrate, the circuitry further being connected to the plurality of antennas;
• and
• at least one Radio Frequency connector, the at least one Radio Frequency connector being connected to the substrate, the at least one Radio Frequency connector being connected, via the circuitry, to at least one chip antenna included in the plurality of chip antennas,
• wherein the antenna assembly is configured for implementation on-board a satellite navigation system-guided munition.

A side-mounted GPS patch antenna assembly for implementation on-board a GPS-guided munition, the assembly comprising:

• a radome, wherein the radome is formed of an injection-molded potting material;
• a Radio Frequency flexible substrate, the substrate being connected to the radome to form a cavity;
• a plurality of GPS-resonant chip antennas, the plurality of chip antennas being connected to the substrate and being at least substantially disposed within the cavity;
• circuitry, the circuitry being connected to the substrate, the circuitry further being connected to the plurality of antennas, the circuitry including at least one of a combiner and an active circuitry portion;
• and
• at least one Radio Frequency connector, the at least one Radio Frequency connector being connected to the substrate, the at least one Radio Frequency connector being connected, via the circuitry, to at least one chip antenna included in the plurality of chip antennas,
• wherein the cavity is at least substantially filled by the injection-molded potting material.