The present disclosure describes various systems and apparatuses for a compact frequency reconfigurable array antenna and methods related thereto. An exemplary array antenna system comprises a substrate; an array of patch antennas positioned on the substrate; a plurality of PIN diodes placed on a top surface of the substrate, wherein individual PIN diodes are located in individual gaps between respective ones of the patch antennas; and a plurality of meander-line (ML) complementary split-ring resonator (CSRR) decouplers placed on a bottom surface of the substrate, wherein individual ML-CSRR decouplers are placed under individual patch antennas in a diagonal direction.