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As demand grows for more data, mobile web access, video on demand, and a number of other broadband wireless services, considerable engineering resources are now focused on developing the next big thing in wireless communication. With goals set to exceed the limits of cellular and WLAN, the mobile WiMAX...

The US Navy has awarded Raytheon Co. a $45 M contract to perform performance-based logistics for the AEGIS weapons system from 2007 through 2012. Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems will perform repairs and provide spares for the AN/SPY-1 radar and MK 99 Fire Control System, both key components of the...

The 3 rd SAR-Lupe satellite, carrying Thales Alenia Space Sensor Electronic Units, which form the core of the Synthetic Aperture Radar that will provide high-resolution images to the German Ministry of Defence, has been boosted into orbit. The SAR-Lupe program, which has a lifetime of 10 years, comprises a...

Indra has been awarded its first contract in Latvia, whereby the company will implement and start up an integrated surveillance system for the country's naval forces that will protect its territorial waters and coasts from threats. The contract valued at €18.2 M is to be concluded in 22 months....

From the 4 th of November through the 9 th , the Antenna Measurement Techniques Association (AMTA) held its 29 th annual symposium in St. Louis, MO. AMTA is a non-profit, professional organization that promotes advances in electromagnetic technologies applicable to antenna and radar cross-section measurements. The organization was...

Triggered by strong market interest and supporting the growth of mobile broadband worldwide, Ericsson has announced the launch of infrastructure and device platforms for WCDMA/HSPA in the 2.6 GHz frequency band. The launch of HSPA products in the 2.6 GHz frequency band provides an immediate and secure choice for...

Indra , a leader in information technologies and defense systems, has acquired the Australian Interscan Navigation Systems (INS), whose main activity is the design and integration of ground-based infrastructure support equipment for the aerospace transportation sector (radio navigational aids). The company's turnover amounted to €6.4 M in the last...

TRAK Microwave Corp. announced that it has been awarded a contract from Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS), Andover, MA, to supply several critical components for the DDG 1000 Zumwalt Program. The DDG 1000 is the lead ship of a class of next-generation multi-mission surface combatants tailored for land attack...

Tyco Electronics today announced that it has shipped the 2000th M/A-COM SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) SMR-5550i microwave receiver.

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced the industry's first probing solution for making oscilloscope measurements in environmental chambers and in other settings with extreme temperature conditions.