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Plextek , the Cambridge, UK-based electronics and communications design consultancy, has formed a specialist Defence Group focussed specifically on defence contracts and liaison with the UK MoD. The Defence Group has been set up as part of a strategic initiative to help raise the company’s visibility in the supply...

A pioneering navigation device which can tune into different satellite networks around the world is being developed by researchers at De Montfort University (DMU) Leicester, UK, in partnership with Nottingham Scientific Ltd. (NSL). NSL specializes in the commercial exploitation of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) technology. Satellite navigation receivers...

Savi , a Lockheed Martin company, has been awarded a contract with the US Army Joint Munitions Command (JMC) for a government-developed, automated information system (AIS) that supports depot-level ammunition logistics functions. The award was made by Army Sustainment Command on behalf of the JMC. Munitions Total Management Systems-Field...

Cobham plc (Cobham) announced that it has reached agreement to purchase M/A-COM from Tyco Electronics for a cash consideration of US$425 M on a debt and cash free basis payable on completion, which will be satisfied from Cobham’s existing cash and debt facilities. The goodwill arising on completion is...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. and Radyne Corp. jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Comtech has agreed to acquire Radyne in an all-cash transaction. Aggregate sales of the two companies would have been $651.5 M based on Comtech's sales of $504.3 M for its four...

Endwave Corporation today announced that Chuck Piercy was named Site Manager for the company's El Dorado Hills, CA facility.

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) will achieve another world first later this year when it deploys new cameras developed by QinetiQ to enhance its Tarsier runway debris detection system. This new addition will be a welcome addition to the Tarsier system, which uses millimeter-wave radar as its primary sensor, and...

Aperto® Networks , builder of WiMAX base stations and subscriber units, has announced that its 5 GHz WiMAX solution has been certified for use in the Republic of Ukraine. This certification applies to the entire line of Forum Certified PacketMAX® base stations, including the PM 5000 macro base station...

On 7 May the GIOVE-B satellite began transmitting navigation signals, marking an historic step for satellite navigation. For the first time, it is transmitting the GPS-Galileo common signal using a specific optimized waveform, Multiplexed Binary Offset Carrier (MBOC), in accordance with the agreement drawn up in July 2007 by...

RF Micro Devices Inc. , a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance semiconductor components, announced that effective immediately RFMD® is reducing its investments in wireless systems, including cellular transceivers and GPS solutions, in order to focus on core semiconductor component opportunities, including cellular front ends and...