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QinetiQ and the Verhaert Group of Belgium have announced the acquisition by QinetiQ of a 90 percent share of Verhaert Design and Development NV (VDD), the leading Belgian space systems integrator, with the option to purchase the remaining 10 percent of shares at a later date. The company will...

Defence industry leaders EADS, Indra and Northrop Grumman Corp. have formed an international team to pursue a systems engineering and integration contract that is a key part of the new NATO active-layered theatre ballistic-missile defence programme. This programme will be the first to link the assets of member nations...

Revenue derived from annual networking hardware shipments and from equipment that incorporates a home networking connection will jump from almost $9 B in 2004 to over $21 B in 2009, reports In-Stat. A push for higher speeds, lower prices and increasing network areas in the home is driving the...

When a group of twenty RFID vendors announced the formation of a ‘patent pool’ consortium intended to simplify and streamline users’ access to RFID intellectual property, they signaled yet another step towards maturity for the young RFID industry. RFID is no longer just about hardware — tags and readers...

Buoyed by a strong, eventful 2004, the MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) market will grow over the next few years in terms of unit shipments at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.87 percent to nearly six billion units in 2009, reports In-Stat. Funding for MEMS companies increased by 43.9...

New applications, competition and technology developments are expected to propel the Wi-Fi chip market from $900 M in 2004 to $2.1 B in 2009, according to “Wi-Fi Component Forecast and Vendor Share,” from Strategy Analytics. The continuing reduction in Wi-Fi radio chip prices, increasing integration and adoption of front-end...

Negative-Refraction Metamaterials: Fundamental Principles and Applications George V. Eleftheriades and Keith G. Balmain, Eds. Wiley-IEEE Press 433 pages; $74.95 ISBN: 0-471-60146-2 Metamaterials represent an exciting emerging research area that promises to bring about important technological and scientific advancements in diverse areas such as telecommunications, radar and defense, nanolithography with...

In an increasingly global marketplace what defines the European microwave industry? What technologies are at the forefront? Where is the potential for growth and development? And can Europe compete with the boom of activity in developing economies? Globalisation — a much used term — is a fact of economic...

Paris is renowned for its delicious food and fine wines, and in the first week of October the city will also serve up a mouth-watering array of technology and innovation as the CNIT La Défense, International Conference and Exhibition Centre plays host to the 8th European Microwave Week. The...

The Eiffel Tower is an instantly recognisable landmark and symbol of the vibrant city of Paris, and although European Microwave Week is a good few hundred years younger, similarly it has begun to establish itself as a landmark event for the industry, where the focus is on Europe but...