Articles by Microwave Journal Staff

The National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) has opened the Space Component Engineering Centre, which is available internationally and expected to be widely utilized. It is open to the government sector, universities and private companies. The intention is for it not only to promote R&D activities conducted by...

Harris Corp. announced that it is one of three companies awarded three-year contracts by the US Air Force to develop and demonstrate a prototype radar payload for Space-based Radar (SBR), a critical national defense program. The initial value of the contract is $8.6 M, with options that could bring...

Lockheed Martin Corp. and the Boeing Co. will partner to provide the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) with a solution for the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) requirement. The two companies submitted jointly a proposal to the agency in March. Lockheed Martin will lead the team and Boeing will be the...

Raytheon Co. will work with Harris Corp. in a competition to develop the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Next Generation Communication System (NEXCOM) and share in a recently awarded $21 M Rapid Preliminary Development Effort (RPDE) Harris contract. Harris estimates that the follow-on NEXCOM full-scale development program could be worth...

The US Air Force has selected a team that includes Northrop Grumman Corp., Modern Technologies and ARINC Inc., to provide a new global tactical combat communications system. Northrop Grumman's Information Technology (IT) sector is the primary airborne system development lead and has been developing a system that will enable...

Realities of 3G launches are far from what operators anticipated just a few years ago, when they committed billions of dollars in 3G fees, adhering to stringent regulatory terms and conditions. According to Allied Business Intelligence (ABI), the number of 3G network launches will peak in 2004, but developed...

COMPONENTS Absorptive Switch The model MSN-10DT-05-DEC-M options NE, 100M18, 3SS, 45004, is an absorptive SP10T switch that operates from 100 MHz to 18 GHz (10 MHz to 18 GHz optional). Insertion loss is 95 dB at 100 MHz and > 60 dB at 18 GHz. Amplitude is ±0.5 dB...

INDUSTRY NEWS BAE SYSTEMS North America has reached a definitive agreement with Advanced Power Technologies Inc. (APTI) to purchase the corporation for $27 M in cash. APTI, a private company with headquarters in Washington, DC, focuses on intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance exploitation and information processing for defense, civil and commercial...

RF Component Analyzer Data Sheet This 16-page data sheet provides complete detail on the RF component analyzer, model R3860. Product photographs, descriptions, performance graphs, specifications and ordering information are also provided. Advantest Corp., Tokyo, Japan +81-3-3342-7500. Circle No. 200 Application Note This application note details the benefits of utilizing...

Microwave Radio Links, from Theory to Design Carlos Salema Wiley Interscience 474 pages; $79.95 ISBN: 0-471-42026-3 This book introduces the reader to the principles and the design of microwave links. It can be used as a textbook for upper level engineering students and a reference for the practicing engineer....