Southwest Antennas

Southwest Antennas, founded in 2005 and based in San Diego, designs and manufactures high-performance, rugged antenna solutions for modern wireless markets. Known globally for expert support and custom solutions, they offer over 2,000 RF and microwave antennas up to 8.5 GHz, along with accessories like mounts, LNAs, filters, and downconverters. All products are designed, built, and tested in the USA, using local vendors whenever possible to maintain high quality. Their technical team brings over 75 years of combined experience across electrical, mechanical, RF, and software engineering.

High-Performance Broadband Antennas for Mission Critical Communication

Custom Antenna Design and Integration Solutions

Southwest Antennas designs and manufactures high-performance broadband RF and microwave antennas and accessories for demanding audio, video, and data communication applications. With over 2,000 products, they serve military, government, law enforcement, and commercial markets. Their rugged antennas are built for real-world conditions, using advanced mechanical and electrical design techniques. All products include a two-year performance warranty. Southwest Antennas also offers full technical services—from concept and integration to manufacturing—supporting industries such as broadcast, defense, security, aerospace, UAVs, and more.

Military & Defense Market

Omni Antennas | Concealment Antennas | MIMO Antennas

Southwest Antennas is a trusted provider of high-performance, rugged antenna solutions for military communication systems worldwide. Alongside a broad range of off-the-shelf products, they work closely with defense contractors to deliver custom solutions for specific program needs. Their antennas support diverse applications, including body-worn and vehicle-mounted systems, GNSS tracking, C4ISR, covert surveillance, battlefield simulation, broadband microwave (COFDM & MIMO), EW & SIGINT, and MANET/mesh networks, with rapid-deploy mounting options for mobile use.

Law Enforcement, First Responder & Homeland Security Market

Directional Antennas | Array Antennas

Local, state, and federal first responders rely on Southwest Antennas for secure, reliable communication across vehicles, aircraft, mobile units, and field offices. Their antennas support a range of law enforcement applications, including body-worn systems, vehicle-mounted omni, panel, and MIMO antennas, GPS for location tracking, and solutions for handheld radios, base stations, and covert surveillance.

Commercial Products and Applications | Broadcast Video Market

Body Worn Antennas | Antenna Mounting Kits

Southwest Antennas offers a wide range of antenna solutions for commercial wireless applications, supporting industries like broadcast, cellular, networking, and commercial vehicles. Their products are used in HD video transmission, UAVs, GPS services, M2M devices, research, and environmental monitoring. For the broadcast industry, they provide innovative antennas designed for reliable HD video in challenging environments. Their Ultra-Flex Omni Antennas feature a bendable base ideal for portable cameras, and they support MIMO, MANET, and COFDM systems, as well as drones, news vans, and race vehicle streaming.

Unmanned Systems Market - UAV / UGV / Aerostats

LNA Modules | Filter Modules, Diplexers, & Triplexers

Southwest Antennas actively develops advanced antenna technology for the growing unmanned systems market, with solutions built to endure harsh, remote environments on airborne, ground-based, and marine platforms, as well as their control systems. Their offerings include directional and omni antennas for vehicle and base station communication, sector and multi-port MIMO/MANET antennas, uplook arrays, and magnetic mounts for mobile tracking vehicles. They also design aerostat antennas, OCUs with flexible mounts, and antennas for SIGINT, ELINT, ISR, and overwatch. Concealment antennas and GPS/GNSS solutions further support precise location, timing, and stealth operations.

Oil & Gas Market

RF Coaxial Goosenecks

Southwest Antennas supplies standard and intrinsically safe antenna products to the oil and gas industry, supporting reliable communication and security across vehicles, offshore platforms, refineries, and remote facilities. Their solutions are used for video transmission in oil fields, array and sector antennas for pipeline monitoring, GPS and antenna systems for transportation and asset tracking, and monitoring operations at oil wells and rigs.

Maritime Market | Surveillance

GPS, Iridium & GNSS Antennas | Isolators & Circulators

Southwest Antennas is a leading provider of rugged, high-performance antenna solutions for military and maritime communication systems. Alongside off-the-shelf products, they offer custom solutions for defense contractors, supporting applications like body-worn and vehicle-mounted systems, GNSS tracking, C4ISR, surveillance, battlefield simulation, COFDM/MIMO, EW/SIGINT, and MANET networks. In the maritime sector, they supply antennas for ship-to-shore, ship-to-ship, and ship-to-air communication, GPS tracking, and concealment. They also offer Iridium satellite antennas for AUVs rated to 1,000 meters depth and monopole antennas for marine safety systems.

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