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Saab has signed a contract for delivery of the Giraffe 1X surface radar system.

Leti announced it has developed a methodology for testing high-speed wireless communications on airplanes that allows different system deployments in cabins, and assesses wireless devices before they are installed. 

There are many challenges associated with the migration to near elemental digital beamforming for AESAs. The challenges range from calibration, digital control, distribution of clocks, LO, power, processing the volume of data and the physical size constraints of the electronics. The prolific advancement of RFICs for the wireless industry continues to enable the ability for higher levels of integration in RF designs and now practical implementations of every element digital beamforming arrays is becoming a reality. In this article, we focus on the physical size requirements for the electronics. The physical size requirements as a function of the operating frequency are discussed and practical implementation methods are reviewed. 

Leonardo is to provide Seaspray 5000E AESA radars for two new production model Dornier 228 multirole aircraft, recently ordered by the Bangladesh Navy.

Wolfspeed, a Cree Company, has introduced a new series of 28 V GaN HEMT RF power devices, with an operating frequency range to 8 GHz, with increased efficiency, higher gain and best-in-class reliability.