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The Defence Electronics business unit of EADS Defence & Security (DS) has delivered a first batch of 5,000 transmit/receive (T/R) modules and related electronics for the joint US-Italian-German Medium Extended Air Defence System (MEADS) Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR). EADS DS is thus the first European company to mass...

SELEX Galileo is using Plextek 's EPAC embedded processing and communications platform in its CISP communications technology, which is a key element in the Sensing & Autonomous Tactical Urban Reconnaissance Network (SATURN) solution. SATURN employs unmanned aerial and ground vehicles each fitted with sensors to report findings back to...

Raytheon Co. has successfully completed two significant milestones for the US Air Force’s next-generation Global Positioning System Control Segment, or GPS OCX, establishing a solid foundation and roadmap to keep the program on track and on schedule. “These mark major accomplishments for our entire team and significantly burn-down the...

Skyworks Solutions Inc. , an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity, and Ember , a leader in ZigBee® technology, announced that they are partnering to develop the industry’s first portfolio of ZigBee front-end modules (FEM) targeting applications such as smart meters in energy...

Andrew , the CommScope Inc. division that is a global leader in wireless communication systems and products, has signed a contract with Alcatel-Lucent Switzerland for providing radio frequency (RF) coverage solutions in the world’s longest railway tunnel, the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland. Andrew will provision its ION™-M multi-band,...

Laird Technologies Inc. , a global leader in the design and manufacture of customized, performance-critical components and systems for wireless products and advanced electronics, announced its new “Shark Fin” style modular antenna assembly for automotive vehicles. This new patented antenna is unlike any other available on the market because...

Rapco Electronics Ltd. is to merge with Orolia’s Spectracom unit, which will offer a high level of local service and support to customers throughout the UK and Ireland, across Europe as a whole and North America. As a part of its global strategy to expand the group’s presence and...

As part of Alenia Aeronautica’s contract with Italy’s Direzione Generale Armamenti Aeronautici (General Management for Aeronautical Armaments), for the supply of four ATR72 Maritime Patrol aircraft, SELEX Galileo , a Finmeccanica company, will integrate its ATOS mission system with the Seaspray AESA Radar, which is an installation first for...

Herley Industries Inc. announced that Herley General Microwave Israel has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $7.1 M to produce complex integrated microwave assemblies for a radar program for the international market. Myron Levy, Herley's chairman and CEO, commented, "My congratulations go to Yonah Adelman, general manager of...

Analog Devices Inc. , a leader in high-performance RF ICs for signal-processing applications, announced the availability of two downloadable software tools that greatly simplify RF systems design. The ADIsimRF™ design tool easily calculates a variety of parameters within an RF system including cascaded gain, noise figure and power consumption....