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For nearly thirty years, Pascall has been at the heart of the European microwave community. In that time, the world has seen enormous changes in technology and the uses and applications of it. Over the years European Microwave Week has mirrored those changes while also being the platform for...

The RF to Light 100 rose 2% last week, YTD +6% at 2243, or 10.4% below its peak in early May 06. The index continues to climb out of its slump in July 06. In the News: Alcatel plans to buy Nortel's UMTS (3G) cellphone network business for $320...

The EuMC is the longest running of the European Microwave Week Conferences having originated in the UK in 1969. Our industry has come a long way since then in terms of technological development and innovation, the global marketplace and commercial enterprise. The 36 th EuMC 2006 conference will reflect...

Tremendous changes are occurring in the area of wireless communications, so much so that the mobile phone of yesterday is rapidly turning into a sophisticated mobile device capable of more applications than PCs were capable of only a few years ago. For example, the data rates provided by the...

Raytheon Co. has been selected by the Department of Homeland Security to develop and produce the next generation of Advanced Spectroscopic Portal (ASP) nuclear detection capability. The ASP contract, with an initial value of $18.2 M, places Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) at the forefront of border security and...

Harris Corp. announced that it has received a $169 M contract from the US Army Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM) for Falcon“ III dual Vehicular Adapter Amplifier systems (VAA). The vehicular system, nomenclatured the AN/ VRC-110, includes the NSA-certified AN/PRC-152(C) handheld radio. “This contract award reaffirms the success of...

Northrop Grumman, working closely with Raytheon, has begun flight-testing a new radar antenna on the B-2 stealth bomber that, combined with other upgrades, will enhance the aircraft’s ability to respond to emerging worldwide threats. Testing of the active, electronically scanned array (AESA) antenna on the B-2 represents a milestone...

Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force’s Electronic Systems Center (ESC) have signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to develop advanced tactical and airborne network communications capabilities. Lockheed Martin, in cooperation with ESC and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in Rome, NY, will independently validate airborne...

Harris Corp., a supplier of secure, tactical radios for defense forces worldwide, has been awarded a contract for nearly $50 M by the US Army for Harris Falcon® II AN/PRC-150„ manpack and AN/VRC-104 vehicular high frequency (HF) radios. “These advanced HF radio systems will be used for the Army’s...

The European Microwave Association (Eu M A) is an international non-profit organisation founded in 1998 in Belgium. Its stated aim is to: promote European microwaves, networking and uniting microwave scientists and engineers in Europe, provide a single voice for European microwave scientists and engineers in Europe, attain full recognition...