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The Eiffel Tower is known the world over as a 'must see' landmark when visiting Paris. For the industry, another attraction that must not be missed this year is the 13 th European Microwave Week, which will be held at the CNIT la Défense, in the French capital from...

The following list is complete as of August 4, 2010.Exhibitors in bold have an ad in this issue. AA Group—52 AA MCS—52 Adrio Communications Ltd.—PUB Advanced Control Components—56 Aeroflex—143 AFT Microwave GmbH—154 Agilent Technologies France SAS—62 Albatron Science—109 Allstron Corp.—102 AMCAD Engineering—20 AMD—148 AML Microtechnique Lorraine—20 Analog Devices Ltd.—111...

Individual companies, from SMEs to large organisations, research bodies and academic institutes in Europe, have had to face up to the realities brought about by the economic downturn and adapt their operation and practices to the prevailing market conditions. For some, survival has not been easy, with a number...

While work is ongoing on GaN and SiC technologies, Strategy Analytics predicts that GaAs will continue to represent the primary compound semiconductor technology for defense markets through 2014. The focus for GaAs MMIC utilization in the military market is on communications, RADAR and smart munitions; Strategy Analytics expects the...

Representing a growing market for communications electronics, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) will be the fastest growing category of airborne platforms. The Strategy Analytics Advanced Defense Services (ADS) forecast model, "Airborne Communications Platforms - Advanced Electronics Component Forecast," concludes that with the number of airborne platforms growing and increasingly sophisticated...

A new inventory management system developed by TASC Inc. for the US Navy will allow Naval warehousing facilities to automatically count and locate RFID-tagged inventory in real time. The software platform integrates a radio frequency identification (RFID) system with an inventory management system. "Good asset management is essential to...

Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Co. announced that they are partnering to pursue the US Missile Defense Agency's Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Development and Sustainment Contract. Together, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon develop, produce and sustain interceptor weapon systems for missile defense. As strategic partners for GMD Development and Sustainment, the...

Harris Corp. has been selected to provide the ground antenna system for a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) program that will enable receipt and processing of weather data 40 times faster than today, as well as delivery of weather images directly to end users. Under the 10-year, $130...

A Future Air System for Europe (FAS4Europe) study titled, "The Future of the European Military Aerospace Defence Technological Industrial Base (DTIB)—MilAerospace 2035+," will consider the industrial and technological base of future European military aerospace. Led by Saab, the one-year study will identify and propose the collaborative actions governments need...

The UK is set to benefit from a new generation of wireless services and improved mobile broadband coverage under new government plans to revolutionise the countryís digital infrastructure. The programme of measures for radio spectrum modernisation will allow mobile operators to deliver the latest technologies to consumers and extend...