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Raytheon Co. received a $173 M US Army fiscal year 2010 contract for the production of Excalibur precision-guided projectile rounds for in-theater use. This contract marks the beginning of full rate production for Excalibur Ia-2. Successfully fielded in 2007, Excalibur is a 155 mm precision-guided artillery round with extended...

TiaLinx Inc. , a developer of remotely controlled miniaturized object detection radars, announced the launch of the Viper60-A. The ultra fine radio frequency beam is capable of detecting very small objects concealed under clothing. The lightweight sensor system with polarized arrays provides an ultra-wideband (UWB) fine beam that can...

Thales Alenia Space has signed a €54.5 M contract with the European Space Agency (ESA), acting on behalf of the European Commission, to supply a new version of the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS), incorporating improvements that are indispensable for enhanced operability. The 28-month contract will upgrade critical...

Harris Corp. has received a $7.6 M order from the US Department of Defense (DoD) for its Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio systems. The DoD is acquiring the radios to provide deployed forces with expanded wireless tactical communications capabilities such as video, e-mail and collaborative chat. The field-proven...

New research has found that the majority of traffic (63 percent) generated by Smartphones, Tablets and Feature Phones will transfer onto the fixed network via Wi-Fi and Femtocells by 2015. This means that the annual mobile data traffic offloaded from operators’ networks via WiFi and Femtocells is forecast to...

The International Microwave Symposium (IMS), the annual conference and exhibition of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S), will increase the number of student competitions this year, with an eye on amplifying both the volume and caliber of collegiate entrants. Due to the popularity of the annual events...

NEC Corp. is strengthening its strategic operations by launching its new regional headquarters for Latin America. The decision forms part of an overall strategy of regionalization, which covers five main geographic areas outside of Japan; Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), North America and Latin America. NEC’s...

Link Microtek has set up a dedicated export sales team as part of a long-term strategy to develop overseas business for the RF, microwave and infra-red technology products the company designs and manufactures at its premises in Basingstoke, UK. Spearheaded by Chaxu Lad and Ed Yeap, the team aims...

Raytheon Co. received the US Army and Navy’s Joint Air-to-Ground Missile request for proposal and will respond as a prime contractor. Raytheon is teamed with The Boeing Co. for the competition. Joint Air to Ground Missile (JAGM) is a cost-effective, low-risk solution to meet the program needs among the...