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Northrop Grumman Corp. has submitted its proposal for the Technology Maturation phase in the US Navy's competition to develop and field the Next Generation Jammer (NGJ). The jammer will complete the Navy's fielding of a flexible, adaptable weapon that will help defeat enemies on the electronic battlefield, whose weapons...

Harris Corp. has been awarded a potential three-year, $7.5 M contract to provide technical and support services - including information assurance, development testing, configuration management and training - for the US Air Force Air Mobility Command's (AMC) command and control systems. Systems and programs within the command and control...

Avago Technologies, Eudyna Devices and Taiwan's WIN Semiconductor made impressive gains in GaAs market share in 2008, ascending the top-ten list in the annual Strategy Analytics ranking of the world's leading GaAs companies. RF Micro Devices remains the leading GaAs vendor by revenue, but its closest rivals - Skyworks...

The Strategy Analytics RF & Wireless Component market research service predicts that the market for power amplifiers (PA) in cellphones and related mobile devices will grow to $2.8 B over the next five years, in the report, "Cellular PA Forecast 2009 to 2014." Demand for cellular PAs declined in...

The personal navigation device (PND) market is showing signs of maturity as price points decline sharply, consolidation occurs and shipment growth slows, reports In-Stat. In addition, the increasing competition from GPS-enabled mobile phones represents the most significant threat the PND market will face. Nevertheless, stand-alone PND sales will continue...

Industry News Raytheon Co. announced that it has completed its acquisition of BBN Technologies , a leader in research and development, and provider of critical solutions for national defense and security missions. The purchase price is approximately $350 M, subject to post-closing adjustments. The transaction will not materially impact...

Wireless Positioning Technologies and Applications Alan Bensky In many wireless systems, distance measurement and position location capabilities have become necessary. A big thrust toward this was in 1995 when the FCC started requiring 911 caller location services for cellular phones. Other applications where position location has become important include...

Subsystems and Components AKON is a supplier of microwave products for airborne, ground, shipboard and space applications. AKON has maintained its position by combining engineering design excellence with manufacturing capabilities. AKON-designed hardware can be found in almost every major EW program in the free world. Leading defense contractors such...

Channel Simulator Agilent Technologies introduced a new statistical mode for its signal integrity Channel Simulator. The mode, offered as part of Agilent’s Advanced Design System (ADS) 2009 Update 1, is well suited for design and verification of high-speed, chip-to-chip data links found in most consumer and enterprise digital products...

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