The objective of the proposed research is to investigate the use of integrated microwave photonics for aerospace systems. This will include a focus on three distinct but interrelated thrust areas, specifically: integrated microwave photonic system design and test, which will examine a selection of microwave system functions which may be advantageously performed in the integrated photonics domain; integrated microwave photonics radiation effects, which will examine the performance of such designs after exposure to space-relevant radiation environments; and system architecture design, which will examine the fundamental and practical tradeoffs of implementing photonics in the microwave system, including a trade assessment between digital and analog photonic links for high-performance microwave applications. A literature review will be provided for each of these thrust areas, highlighting relevant work which has been done in these fields to date. An overview report of the preliminary work done by the author will be provided, followed by plans for the continuation of the work being done in the identified thrust areas toward a successful completion of the doctoral degree.