Portable radio test system is controlled by a single button
Jun 11, 2008
Agilent Technologies has introduced a rugged, portable radio test set that enables one-button testing of FM and SINCGARS (SINgle Channel Ground Air Radio System) radios at both operational and intermediate military testing levels.
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Manufacture of advanced F-16 aircraft for Morocco to begin
Jun 11, 2008
The United States government has awarded Lockheed Martin a $224-million contract for the production of 24 advanced F-16 Block 52 aircraft for Morocco, making the kingdom the 25th nation to select the F-16.
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Software Defined Radios provide positioning and communication services
Jun 11, 2008
Software Defined Radios (SDRs) are being developed to provide positioning and communication (POSCOMM) services inside buildings and tunnels, under tree canopies, and in other environments in which local radio-communication systems are accessible but Global Positioning System (GPS) signals are not present or are degraded. ...
Enhanced switched-mode converter targets lower-cost, rugged power supplies
May 28, 2008
STMicroelectronics has introduced its VIPer17 off-line, switched-mode converter that integrates an 800V avalanche-rugged MOSFET as well as numerous features to save external components and ensure efficient operation during standby mode. ...
Buck-boost DC-DC regulator-controller delivers up to 10 amperes from a 3 to 75 V input
May 28, 2008
National Semiconductor Corp. has introduced what they say is the industry's first emulated current-mode-controlled buck-boost DC-DC regulator-controller with an operating voltage range of 3V to 75V for automotive, telecommunications and battery-powered systems. ...
Wideband SMT low-noise amplifier covers 18 to 31 GHz
May 28, 2008
Hittite Microwave Corporation has released a new SMT MMIC wideband Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) that covers microwave radio, military EW, and test & measurement equipment applications from 18 to 31 GHz.
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U.S. Air Force buys six F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft
May 28, 2008
The United States Department of Defense has authorized the release of funds to buy six conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35A Lightning IIs for the U.S. Air Force; with provisional approval to purchase six short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) F-35Bs for the U.S. Marine Corps, following a senior leadership review and the inaugural flight of that variant.
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ICBM successfully launched from Vandenberg for an extended range test
May 28, 2008
A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, configured with a National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) joint-test assembly, was launched on May 22 from Vandenberg Air Force Base. ...
Scientists integrate nanowire devices directly onto silicon
May 28, 2008
Scientists at Harvard, in collaboration with researchers from the German universities of Jena, Gottingen, and Bremen, have developed a technique for fabricating nanowire photonic and electronic integrated circuits that may one day be suitable for high-volume commercial production.
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Graphics accelerator is designed for multiple computing applications
May 14, 2008
Quantum3D, Inc. has introduced its Sentiris 5140 XMC mezzanine card, which is a COTS graphics module, designed for use in general computing applications as well as air, ground and maritime vehicles in both military and civilian applications.
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Linearized VCO-based module is small, light and consumes little power
May 14, 2008
Narda has introduced their Model 10512 Programmable Signal Source that digitally creates frequency-modulated noise waveforms and applies them to a carrier whose center frequency can be varied ±50 MHz in less than 100 nanoseconds. ...
$56 million order for production of MRAPs
May 14, 2008
Spartan Chassis, Inc. has been awarded a subcontract from defense contractor BAE Systems worth approximately $56 million to support the production of advanced tactical vehicles under the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) program.
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U.S. and United Arab Emirates firms to develop laser-guided rocket
May 14, 2008
Raytheon and Emirates Advanced Investments of the United Arab Emirates have signed a cooperative development agreement for a semi-active, laser-guided 70-mm (2.75-inch) rocket designed to provide increased precision and lethality compared with conventional unguided rockets.
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