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MBDA Germany opened a new simulation and integration centre for air defence systems at its Schrobenhausen site. The centre offers ~4,000 m² of usable space, enabling the integration of large end items such as radar systems, launchers and command posts.

Raytheon Co. and Lockheed Martin successfully completed the first launch readiness exercise for the U.S. Air Force’s next generation GPS III satellites. The team remains on schedule to achieve launch availability in 2014.

Visitors to Stand 328 at the forthcoming EuMW exhibition will see a significant expansion in the range of passive microwave components available under the LYNX brand, which was launched four years ago through the collaboration of three leading microwave representative organisations – Elexo of France, Globes Elektronik of Germany and Link Microtek of the UK.

e2v aerospace and defense, the leading provider of technology solutions to the U.S. mil/aero marketplace, has announced the appointment of Robert Brevelle into the role of President. Robert will be joining e2v on  September 3^rd and will be based at the Milpitas, CA facility.

Hittite Microwave Corp. launched three new GaAs pHEMT MMIC power amplifiers which cover the 9 to 14 GHz frequency range and are ideal for microwave radio, military and space, SATCOM and test and measurement applications.

Reverb Networks, a leading developer of intelligent Self-Optimizing Network (SON) solutions designed to provide mobile network operators with improved operational and spectral efficiencies, announced that it has received a patent award from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for automated interference detection techniques using measurements from mobile devices, a key component of SON-based network optimization for UMTS and LTE wireless networks.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that it has worked with Concilium Technologies and the department of electrical, electronic and computer engineering at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, to develop one of the largest electrical engineering training laboratories in the world.

e2v has enhanced it’s authorised Channel Partner programme to ensure customers anywhere in the world have a secure route to buy authentic semiconductor products and protect themselves from the ever-increasing problem of counterfeit material entering the supply chain. 

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the world’s fastest vector signal generator in a PXI form factor. The Agilent M9381A is a 1-MHz to 3- or 6-GHz VSG that combines fast switching and excellent RF parametric performance.

AWR Corp. is taking its very successful AWR Design Forum to numerous cities throughout Europe starting on the 11th of September in the United Kingdom (UK) and concluding on the 29th of November in France.  A complete listing of ADF locations and agenda details, as well as registration information, is available online at www.awrdesignforum.com.