Subsystems and Systems

Boeing Phantom Ray Completes 1st Flight

The Boeing Phantom Ray unmanned airborne system (UAS) successfully completed its first flight April 27 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. The 17-minute flight took place following a series of high-speed taxi tests in March that validated ground guidance, navigation and control and...
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Richardson Announced Distribution Agreement With Maestro

Richardson RFPD Inc. announced it will continue offering former Vincotech embedded GPS receiver modules and evaluations boards now part of the Maestro Wireless Solutions product family, including the newly launched SiRFstarIV A2100 GPS receiver module. Richardson RFPD recently signed a global distribution agreement with Maestro Wireless to offer its...
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CommScope Opens Base Station Antenna Test Facility in China

Deploying advanced technology wireless networks means bringing high performing RF Path components into the field. With China’s wireless networks deploying 3G technologies, CommScope is opening a new state-of-the-art base station antenna testing facility in Suzhou to ensure the performance of its Andrew Solutions ® antenna portfolio in all types...
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RFMD Announces New Quad-band Transmit Modules

RFMD announced new RF3232, RF3233 and RF3234 quad-band transmit modules for the final portion of the transmitter section in multi-mode 3G entry handsets and connected devices. These modules are the core of RFMD’s RF323x Power Platform and include 50Ω matched input and output ports, eliminating the need for external...
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Raytheon Awarded $58 M for Patriot Tactical Missile Upgrades

Raytheon Co. has been awarded a $58.3 M contract for Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical, or GEM-T, missiles. The US Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM), Redstone Arsenal, AL, issued the contract to upgrade 131 Patriot Advanced Capability-2 missiles to the GEM-T configuration. This is a follow-on contract as part...
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