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Saab has received two serial production orders for the Integrated Defensive Aids Suite (IDAS) for the Indian Advanced Light Helicopter, Dhruv. The combined value of these orders from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is approximately SEK 196 million. These two production orders follow initial orders for development and prototype deliveries...

The TDF Group has selected NEC Corp. as its supplier of DVB-T and DVB-H Broadcast Transmission equipment in France and the TDF Group's European affiliates. This new generation of NEC transmitters (either air-cooled or liquid-cooled, with power ranging from 30 W to 12 kW) will drive TDF's strategies of...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that its New York-based subsidiary, Comtech PST Corp. , has received a $1.6 M contract from Raytheon for the production of the Integrated Radio Frequency Assembly (IRA) used in the Enhanced Position Location Reporting System (EPLRS) UHF radio. The EPLRS radio provides a robust, on-the-move,...

Giga-tronics Inc. announced it received a $1.9 M order for microwave components from a major supplier of test and measurement equipment. The award for high performance YIG oscillators and signal processing modules will be fulfilled by Giga-tronics’ Microsource component manufacturing subsidiary located in Santa Rosa, CA. John Regazzi, CEO...

A line of high power, solid-state magnetron transmitter upgrade modules that can be used with all major transmitter technologies has been introduced by Diversified Technologies, Inc. of Bedford, Massachusetts. DTI PowerMod™ High Power Solid-State Magnetron Transmitters deliver peak RF powers of 3 to 50 kW and can drive magnetrons...

In view of the compact and portable nature of the wireless equipment, their compact size and configuration have been a big issue to the wireless industry. Some challenges in realizing miniaturized wireless antennas have been discussed by Cantrell 1 and some new useful candidates using dielectric resonators and microstrips...

ETS-Lindgren ’s new broadband electric and magnetic probe field monitor, model HI-6100, is designed for use in electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) RF immunity test system applications. Model HI-6100 boasts a probe dependent frequency response of 10 kHz to 40 GHz and a sensitivity of 0.5 V/m to 3000 V/m. Input...

AWR , an innovation leader in high-frequency design software, expanded its relationship with Rohde & Schwarz , a leading test equipment manufacturer, to provide expanded sales channels for AWR products such as Microwave Office® in China, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia. The expanded sales distribution partnership will boost AWR’s presence...

Abstract An optical photo lithography based 0.15μm GaAs PHEMT process and 2mil-substrate technology that enables high production throughput and low cost is described. The developed process achieved Imax=575mA/mm, BVgd=14V, and 753mW/mm of output power density at P-1 condition at 18GHz. Design and test results for DC to 85GHz traveling...

Spurred by the continued interest in broadband technologies to deliver rich media experiences in the home and beyond, Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) will carry groundbreaking Long Term Evolution (LTE) work and expanding WiMAX and Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) deployments into a projected expansion of broadband in 2009. The leading provider of...