Amplifier exhibits a 2.5 dB noise figure from 3.5 to 7 GHz
Dec 12, 2007
Hittite Microwave Corporation has introduced a hermetically-packaged SMT GaAs MMIC low noise amplifier for use in microwave radio, military and space applications from 3.5 to 7 GHz.
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BAE Systems awarded contract to refurbish Bradley fighting vehicles
Dec 12, 2007
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract modification by the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, totaling $709 million, for the refurbishment of Bradley Fighting Vehicles and associated components.
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SDR Forum launches task group on transceiver subsystem interfaces
Dec 12, 2007
The Software Defined Radio (SDR) Forum, a nonprofit international industry association supporting the advancement of reconfigurable wireless technology, has announced the creation of a worldwide task group on transceiver subsystem interfaces (TSI). ...
Boeing installs high-energy laser on laser gunship aircraft
Dec 12, 2007
The Boeing Company has installed a high-energy chemical laser aboard a C-130H aircraft, achieving a key milestone for the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration program.
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Crystal clock integrates GPS synchronizer
Dec 3, 2007
By Mark Valentine, Technical Editor, RF Design Seeking to eliminate the need for external synchronization circuitry, as well as to improve the holdover robustness of GPS-based precision timing applications, Spectratime (formerly Temex Time) has introduced its SXO-75, a synchronized crystal clock....
COTS laser technology targets emerging battlefield threats
Nov 29, 2007
By Mark Valentine, Technical Editor, RF Design Boeing has successfully demonstrated that its Laser Avenger system, which uses a 1 kW solid-state laser adopted from existing commercial technology, can neutralize improvised explosive devices and unexploded ordnance. ...
Dual integrated driver ensures reliable solenoid control for inductive loads
Nov 28, 2007
Fairchild Semiconductor has introduced their FDMS2380 which is an intelligent, dual independent channel, low-side driver with built-in recirculation and demagnetization circuits designed specifically for driving inductive loads. ...
Ultrasmall, 4x4 mm sensing platform device brings versatility to sensor applications
Nov 28, 2007
Semtech Corp. has introduced their SX8724, which is an ultra-small sensor interface device that uses the company's ZoomingADC signal amplification circuitry to connect directly with a wide array of pressure, temperature and magnetic sensors.
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U.S. Marine Corps awards contract for Wasp III Micro unmanned aircraft systems
Nov 28, 2007
AeroVironment, Inc., has announced that the U.S. Marine Corps has ordered $19.3 million in BATMAV (Battlefield Air Targeting Micro Air Vehicle) systems, each comprising two Wasp III micro air vehicles, AV's Advanced Battery Charger, spares and support services. ...
Contract awarded to U.S. Navy to develop expendable mine neutralization system
Nov 28, 2007
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $11 million System Development and Demonstration (SD&D) contract by the U.S. Navy to develop and integrate a new Expendable Mine Neutralization System (EMNS) for the Navy's Mine Counter Measures (MCM-1) Avenger-class ships.
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NEC Electronics introduces 40 nm embedded DRAM technologies
Nov 28, 2007
NEC Electronics Corporation and its subsidiaries, NEC Electronics America, Inc. and NEC Electronics (Europe) GmbH, have introduced two new technologies for the manufacture of 40-nanometer (nm) system-on-chip (SoC) devices with embedded dynamic random access memory (eDRAM).
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First GPS-based landing system installed in Norway
Nov 28, 2007
Northrop Grumman Corporation, through its Europe-based subsidiary, Park Air Systems, has installed the ground-based elements of what is said to be the world's only certified global navigation satellite system for precision approach and landing. ...
A veteran flier of the Osprey sizes up the controversial helicopter
Nov 28, 2007
According to Colonel Glenn Walters who has flown hundreds of hours in the MV-22 Osprey, when he commanded the Marine Tiltrotor Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 (VMX-22), it is a fine aircraft.
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SDR Forum reveals three winners for its smart radio challenge
Nov 21, 2007
By Ashok Bindra, Editor At its recent annual technical conference in Denver, the SDR Forum revealed the winning teams of its inaugural smart radio challenge, a worldwide competition in which student engineering teams design, develop and test a software defined radio or a cognitive radio addressing specific problems relevant to the advanced wireless community. ...
U.S. Navy award of 2.3 million funds technology development
Nov 14, 2007
EFJ, Inc. has announced that 3e Technologies International (3eTI) has received contracts totaling more than $2.3 million from the U.S. Navy to provide secure wireless communications for shipboard applications. ...
A $225 million contract for close-in weapons systems
Nov 14, 2007
Raytheon has been awarded a $225 million contract for MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWS) Block 1B Upgrade and Conversion equipment. ...
