Aerospace and Defense Channel - Technical Articles, Product Innovations, Resources & Technologies

RSS

Eutelsat Communication has selected Thales Alenia Space to build the EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite, which will boost satellite broadcasting resources in the Middle East and North Africa.

Norden Millimeter has developed an 18 to 40 GHz down converter with an integrated 0.5 to 18 GHz bypass path for combining both into a single 0.5 to 18 GHz IF output. Conversion gain is 12 dB (± 3 dB) typical, noise figure is 14 dB typical and VSWR IF/LO/RF is 2.5:1 typical

Introduction to a new line of rugged connectors designed to withstand extreme conditions in harsh environments

Features test assemblies designed to improve vector network analyzer performance in applications where precision, stability and repeatability are key requirements

Discusses the present state-of-the-art in S-Band amplifier design for multi-kW SSPAs

Discusses how ICs built on a silicon-on-sapphire technology process with integrated power-management functions can enable smaller, low-power RF applications

Highlights the EDI CON 2013 conference and trade show that will take place in Beijing in 2013

Are many Defense Program and Policy issues dangerously converging to create the circumstances for a real “DOD Perfect Storm” exaggerated by a politically charged fiscal and budgetary environment?  Will this situation hurt the Military Services, our National Security Strategy, and the Defense Industrial Base or is this “Sequestration Skirmish“just one more chapter in the Washington ”Game of  Budgetary Chicken”?  Most people believe it is just another round in the ongoing political Tug-of-War we have all come to expect out of our elected officials.  But could it be something more serious this time?  Rest assured, however, the political lines have been drawn on sequestration and defense cuts --and everybody has an opinion how it should be handled. And it is going to be a battle.  Are we stuck in partisan gridlock, or can we come together as a nation and “Do the right thing” here?  And, just what is the right thing given the National Security situation we face? Here's a view on what issues are, and what Microwave Companies need to know ---to understand what's at stake in the Defense Sequestration debate and how we all need to be prepared to ride-out the pending storm.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced 14 FieldFox handheld analyzers that deliver benchtop-instrument accuracy in field-test environments. Designed for harsh conditions and hard-to-reach locations, FieldFox analyzers cover satellite communications, microwave backhaul, military communications, radar systems and a wide range of additional applications.

Recognised as a leading supplier in the area of high frequency and microwave systems used for both radar and data link applications, Saab has received an order in the region of €12.8 million for data links.