Articles Tagged with ''defense''

Harris awarded $113M US Navy radar upgrade contract

Harris Corp. has received a four-year, $113 million contract from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to upgrade the Navy's primary long-range, three-dimensional defense radar. The contract includes an initial $39 million order and three one-year options. The contract was received in the first quarter of Harris' fiscal 2016.


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MACOM SPAR tiles selected as testbed for DARPA ACT radar program

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc., a leading supplier of high-performance analog RF, microwave, millimeterwave, and photonic semiconductor products, announced that its Scalable Planar ARray (SPAR) Tile technology has been selected by Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory (MIT LL) for use in a test bed for the U.S Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Arrays at Commercial Timescale (ACT) program.


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Molex expands connectivity resources in key aerospace and defense applications

Molex, LLC will bring its deep expertise and wide range of aerospace and defense industry solutions that meet high-performance needs to booth 433 at the Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), to be held October 26-28 at the Tampa Convention Center in Florida. By integrating speed, compact design and military-grade construction, as well as forming strategic partnerships and making acquisitions, Molex has developed an extensive portfolio of products that withstand harsh A&D applications.


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GigOptix receives $6.1M order with one of the world's largest suppliers

GigOptix, Inc., leading supplier of advanced high speed semiconductor components for use in long-haul, metro, Cloud connectivity, data centers, consumer electronics links and interactive applications, through optical and wireless communications networks, announced today the booking of a $6.1 million order with one of the world’s leading suppliers of advanced aerospace and defense technology to deliver advanced ASIC products with applications in avionics for the next two years. 


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Mercury Systems to join leading industry influencers at Defense Innovation Days

 Mercury Systems, Inc., will join an elite group of defense industry leaders at Defense Innovation Days, Aug. 26-28, 2015, in Newport, R.I. Presented by the Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance (SENEDIA), the conference unites organizations developing cutting-edge technology and policymakers helping steer the nation’s defense strategy.   


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Verotec contributes to THAAD systems

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) is a U.S. Army anti-ballistic missile system designed to shoot down short, medium, and intermediate ballistic missiles in their terminal phase using a hit-to-kill approach. The interceptor missile carries no warhead, but relies on the kinetic energy of the direct impact to destroy the incoming threat. Verotec has supplied Lockheed with custom 4U, 750 mm deep 19 inch VPX chassis that houses a signal integrity testing subsystem, the reconfigurable and analogue Self Test Subsystem. 


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