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Smith Marketing Services, based in Ithaca, N.Y., announced it has hired John P. Hoeschele as creative director. Hoeschele will contribute to development of marketing and creative strategies for the company’s national and regional clients, which include New York Air Brake (a Knorr Bremse company), the Corning Museum of Glass, Rochester Gas & Electric, among others.

Microsemi Corp., a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, announced the availability of the smallest radio module it has ever produced. The ZL70323 is optimized for implantable medical devices such as pacemakers, cardiac defibrillators and neurostimulators—measuring just 5.5 x 4.5 x 1.5 mm.  

 Harris Corp. has received a $36 million order from the United States Marine Corps (USMC) to supply Harris Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G multiband networking manpack radios that will enhance and extend voice and data connectivity down to the squad level. 

Pasternack, a leading manufacturer and supplier of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, introduces a large portfolio of in-stock general purpose multi-market coaxial packaged electromechanical switchesfor RF, microwave and millimeter wave applications. These new electromechanical switches are uniquely qualified for use in numerous applications including military communications, radar, commercial and military aviation, SATCOM, test & instrumentation, medical equipment and others.      

Raytheon Co. chairman and CEO Thomas A. Kennedy announced the appointment of Wesley D. Kremer as president, Integrated Defense Systems, effective immediately.

NEC Corp. has reached an agreement with KT Corporation (KT) to collaborate in the field of 5G next-generation mobile telecommunications network.

Cohort has agreed to acquire Empresa de Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Electrónica, S.A., (EID), a Portugal based supplier of advanced electronics, communications and command and control products and systems for the global defense market.

Rohde and Schwarz is collaborating with NTT DOCOMO regarding technological development of 5G mobile communication, which will include experimental trials of test and measurement instruments from Rohde and Schwarz covering multiple aspects of 5G technologies.

QinetiQ has announced a major breakthrough in developing a robust navigation receiver which will utilize the new global navigation satellite system Galileo, and particularly the secured Public Regulated Service.

Linear Technology announces the LTC5549, a double-balanced mixer that can operate either as an up-converter or down-converter, with a very wide RF frequency range from 2 to 14 GHz. The LTC5549 offers exceptionally high linearity of 24.4 dBm IIP3 at 9 GHz.