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Raytheon Co. and The Boeing Co. fired the first Joint Air-to-Ground Missile during a test funded by the two companies. The weapon, fired from a ground-based rotary-wing launcher, performed a series of preprogrammed maneuvers and flew to a predesignated location, validating the flight control software and Brimstone airframe. The...

Harris Corp., an international communications and information technology company, has received a $139 M order to provide additional Falcon II ® AN/VRC-104 high-frequency (HF) tactical radio systems for the US Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle Program. The radio systems will be installed in...

The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has released a new set of reports— 3G/WCDMA-HSPA Launches Worldwide, HSPA Operator Commitments, Global HSPA+ Network Commitments and Deployments, HSPA Devices Survey and Evolution to LTE —that confirm the march of mobile broadband into the global mainstream. The facts and figures show that...

Cobham Antenna Systems, Microwave Antennas has been awarded a contract to participate in a consortium on a new initiative named Beyond Next Generation (BuNGee) aimed at achieving a tenfold increase in mobile broadband infrastructure capacity. The €4.7 M initiative, which is planned to continue through June 2012, is funded...

Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design, Second Edition John W.M. Rogers and Calvin Plett This newly revised and expanded edition of the 2003 Artech House classic, Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design , serves as an up-to-date, practical reference for RFIC design. This edition includes numerous updates, including greater coverage of...

Industry News Pamtech founder, George F. Grund III , passed away on April 23 rd . Grund was the founder of Pamtech (Passive Microwave Technology) in March 1976. The company, located in Camarillo, CA, designs and manufactures high performance ferrite products such as circulators and isolators. Pamtech is privately...

Hittite Microwave has launched two new low cost, highly flexible RMS power detectors for RF power measurement/control in Cellular/3G, LTE/WiMAX/4G, broadband, test equipment and military applications between DC and 5.8 GHz. Ideal for the measurement of complex modulated waveforms with large, dynamically changing crest factors, the HMC1010LP4E RMS Power...

Aeroflex Inc. announced the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire Advanced Control Components Inc. (ACC) from EMRISE Corp. for $20 M in cash. The closing of the acquisition is subject to the approval of EMRISE’s stockholders, as well as certain customary closing conditions. Closing is expected to occur...