Articles by Microwave Journal

Raytheon Co. has been awarded a contract by Boeing, the prime contractor, for work on the next-generation MILSATCOM risk reduction and system definition program. The value to Raytheon is potentially worth $19.3 M over 27 months, with $12 M in options. The MILSATCOM Joint Program Office (Air Force Space...

A team led by Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a $220 M, 24-month contract to develop the first phase of the Space-based Radar (SBR) program, which is designed to provide integrated, global, persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), as well as real-time support to US military and intelligence community...

Highly mobile, multi-band satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals from Harris Corp. are providing US Marine Corps forces deployed around the world with highly reliable satellite-based voice, video, data and Internet connectivity between headquarters operations and the battlefield. The lightweight multi-band satellite terminal (LMST) and other SATCOM solutions from Harris were...

When a number of industries were going through really tough times, the healthcare industry was one of the few industries staying strong during the harsh economic times. While the economy slowly recovers, the healthcare industry continues to show its strength in implementing and investing in technology. Some of the...

Leading manufacturers and technology providers of data collection and radio frequency identification (RFID) have submitted an RFID protocol definition that would pave the way for rapid adoption of a standard new worldwide RFID standard known as Electronic Product Code (EPC), Ultra-high Frequency (UHF) Generation 2. Companies supporting the protocol...

With the telecom industry apparently emerging from the abyss in which it has resided for the past couple of years, In-Stat/MDR is cautiously optimistic with regards to the market for MEMS-based components in optical networks. The high tech market research firm reports that 2003 ended surprisingly strong for this...

Channels, Propagation and Antennas for Mobile Communications Rodney Vaughan and Jorgen Bach Andersen The Institution of Electrical Engineers 784 pages; $145, £89 ISBN: 0-85296-084-0 This book introduces the principles, theory and applications of physical layer wireless/mobile communications where antennas, propagation and the radio channel used are interrelated. It offers...

Industry News Smiths Group announced the acquisition of TRAK Communications Inc. for $111.5 M (GBP 63m) from Veritas of New York. TRAK will form part of Smiths Interconnect, a supplier of application specific electronics for military and commercial markets. The acquisition is the fifth Smiths has announced since presenting...

Bosh Aerospace Division (BASD) of Information Systems Laboratories (ISL), San Diego, CA, announced that it is supplying several variants of a DARPA-sponsored surveillance rapid air inflated tower (RAFT) to US Army forces in Iraq for evaluation. A company spokesman stated, “RAFT will provide ‘high ground in a box’ to...

Wireless local area networking (WLAN) is growing in popularity among US companies. In January 2004, In-Stat/MDR conducted a survey of network administrators who are knowledgeable and personally involved in their organization’s purchase and use of LAN equipment and services. Currently, the vast majority of surveyed companies use a wired...