RF & Microwave Industry News

Frequency Matters, Nov 13, 2013

Bi-weekly industry update video from the Microwave Journal editors

Episode 1First episode of bi-weekly industry update video series, Frequency Matters. Editors David Vye and Pat Hindle host the show covering RF/microwave news, events and technical content. Watch now.


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Blighter announces low-cost mast-mounted mobile e-scan radar

Aerospace & Defense

Blighter Surveillance Systems, a British electronic-scanning (e-scan) radar and sensor solution provider, announced Blighter® Revolution 360, a mobile e-scan radar designed to address the growing need for low-cost and lightweight vehicle-mobile radar surveillance systems within the military market and in commercial and state security applications.


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Ball Aerospace Green Propellant Mission to test new thermal insulation

NASA’s Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) has been selected to test an advanced form of thermal insulation, called integrated multi-layer insulation (IMLI) that could become standard on future satellites and cryogenic subsystems. Validating this new insulation in space will help NASA build the technology required for long human spaceflight missions. Under a subcontract from Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Quest Thermal Group LLC will manufacture the new insulation that will fly aboard the 2015 GPIM mission.


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