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Irvine Sensors Supplies Clip-On Thermal Imagers 
Mar 9, 2010 
As a result of a modification to an existing purchase order with Optics 1 (Manchester, NH) Irvine Sensors Corp. will supply that firm Clip-On Thermal Imager (COTI) systems as part of the Optics 1’s $37.8-million contract with the Naval Surface Warfare Center (Crane, IN)...

Northrop Grumman Ships AN/SPQ-9B Radars 
Mar 9, 2010 
Northrop Grumman has received a full-rate production contract from the US Naval Sea Systems Command for its AN/SPQ-9B shipboard radar systems...

Herley’s Assemblies Arm Navy’s P-8A 
Mar 9, 2010 
Herley Industries has earned a contract valued at approximately $1.5 million for the production of integrated microwave assemblies to be used in the US Navy’s P-8A aircraft...

Harris Radios Link Army’s IBCS 
Mar 9, 2010 
Harris Corporation has been awarded a $25-million contract by Northrop Grumman for high-band networked radios for the United States Army’s new Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS)...

DTO Steps Quickly Across 9 To 15 GHz 
Mar 9, 2010  Jack Browne / Technical Director
This fast-tuning oscillator incorporates multiple VCOs and a unique quenching circuit based on a silicon bipolar transistor to cover a broad bandwidth with extremely low spurious content...

Lithium-Polymer Battery Backs Light-Weight System 
Mar 9, 2010  Jack Browne / Technical Director
This uninterruptible-power-supply (UPS) system works with a compact lithium-polymer battery and is light enough to meet the power needs of the MAV’s electrical systems...

New Products 
Mar 9, 2010 
The N9030A PXA signal analyzer offers analysis of wideband signals to 26.5 GHz, providing a 75 dB spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) with 140-MHz analysis bandwidth...

Rockwell Collins Ships ECCM Modules To India 
Mar 9, 2010 
Rockwell Collins was awarded a contract for electronic counter-counter measure (ECCM) radio modules by Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. (ECIL)...

Network Operates Despite Disruptions 
Mar 9, 2010 
Raytheon BBN Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Co., successfully transmitted voice and data across a wireless mobile ad hoc network that was in a constant state of flux. The demonstration mimics the challenges faced by military networks under actual tactical conditions...

BAE Computers Study Solar Effects 
Mar 9, 2010 
A trio of space computers from BAE Systems has taken flight aboard a NASA satellite to study the sun’s influence on Earth and the space around Earth...

Lockheed Martin Recognizes QP Semi 
Mar 9, 2010 
Lockheed Martin has awarded QP Semiconductor Preferred Supplier Status for excellence in engineering design support, delivery, and customer responsiveness...

Fiber-Optic Connector Aids Tactical Coms 
Mar 9, 2010 
The PHD 38999 series of fiber-optic connectors developed by ITT Interconnect Solutions provide the performance of precision fiber-optic interconnects in a rugged circular connector profile capable of withstanding harsh environments...

Army’s Computer Game Tests Driving Skills 
Mar 9, 2010 
The US Army is using the latest augmented-reality computer programs to educate and attract new recruits...

Latest Maverick Ready For Testing 
Mar 9, 2010 
Raytheon Company has declared the AGM-65E2/L, the newest variant of the laser-guided Maverick missile, on schedule to enter developmental and operational testing...

CERDEC, NRL Team On “No-Knob” Radio 
Mar 9, 2010 
The two defense research organizations are combining their talents to create a universal test bed for cognitive radio development based on the open GNU Radio platform...

Fast Synthesizers Serve EW Systems 
Mar 9, 2010 
Applications in EW systems require demanding frequency synthesizer performance, including widebandwidth frequency coverage, fast switching speed, and excellent spectral purity...

Generating Stable Voltage For Multiple Applications 
Mar 9, 2010 
Understanding the key parameters of diodes and other components used in reference voltage circuits can help avoid issues in different application circuits across many disciplines...

Hybrid Devices Help Protect Radar Systems 
Mar 9, 2010 
Combining diode limiters with surge arresters can provide protection for the sensitive components in radar receivers against transmitter and other highlevel signals...

Tools Tackle Radar Testing 
Mar 9, 2010 
Choosing the correct test equipment and knowing how to use it can help improve the speed and accuracy of measurements made on high-speed pulsed signal waveforms...

An Integrated Look At Military Electronics 
Mar 9, 2010  Jack Browne, Technical Director
Design engineers working in military and aerospace applications are blessed/cursed with an array of choices in electronic components, devices, materials, design software, services, and test equipment...

Producing Power With Tubes And Transistors 
Mar 8, 2010 
High-power RF and microwave signal levels are produced by both vacuum tubes and transistors in military systems, with demands for ever-increasing efficiency and smaller size...

 
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