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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. , received orders totaling $7.6 M under its Movement Tracking System, or MTS contract, with the US Army. Total orders received to date against the $605.1 M MTS IDIQ contract increased to $133.6 M. The orders are...

Endwave Corp. announced the release of three new high-linearity broadband low noise amplifiers (LNA) that preserve signal purity by minimizing the nonlinear contributions. These amplifiers simultaneously achieve several high performance characteristics in a unique wideband design, and are available in three frequency bands of 0.5 to 2 GHz (JCA02-4000),...

Crystek Corp. has released its model CVS575S-500, a 500 MHz voltage-controlled SAW (surface acoustic wave) oscillator, or VCSO. SAW crystal technology provides low-noise and low-jitter performance with true sinewave output. The lead-free, RoHS-compliant CVS575S-500 is offered in a 5 x 7.5 x 2.5 mm SMD package. Phase noise is...

AmpTech Inc. announced availability of contract manufacturing foundry services at the company’s fabrication facility in Milpitas, CA. The company offers Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) and Indium Phosphide (InP) processes targeted for RFIC and Optoelectronics applications. According to Ray Milano, president and CEO of AmpTech, “AmpTech is committed to providing foundry...

Aeroflex announced the release of new software for the 3500 1 GHz handheld radio test set to support Survey Technologies Field Test 6 Software. Now, users of the 3500 series can improve and automate the acquisition, analysis and display of signal strength across a given terrain, as well as...

COM DEV International , a global designer and manufacturer of space hardware subsystems, has gone against the trend of companies outsourcing their skilled workforce to other states and countries by opening a new state-of-the-art engineering and production facility in El Segundo, CA. "We are tremendously excited to have the...

The enhanced capabilities of a new global satellite communications (SATCOM) system were successfully tested recently by MIT Lincoln Laboratory , representing a major step forward in improving communications among US Department of Defense commands around the world. In March, Lincoln Laboratory completed its portion of the on-orbit testing of...

Herley Industries Inc. announced that its Micro Systems subsidiary located in Fort Walton Beach, FL, has been awarded production orders totaling $2.8 M on two long-term production contracts. A major defense prime contractor has ordered target control transponders for a total of 17 full scale aerial target drones under...

telent has acquired the Alan Campbell Group (ACG), a communications infrastructure provider in the UK telecommunications and broadcast sectors. The acquisition is in line with the company’s strategy to broaden its service offering to both existing and new customers, and to enter complementary adjacent markets. Established in 1980, ACG...

Indra has been awarded an €18 M contract to implement the integrated maritime border surveillance system in Romania. The contract adjudicated by the Romanian Ministry of Finance is to be concluded in 12 months and includes the implementation and start-up of an integrated system for the surveillance of the...