Aerospace and Defense Channel

Hensoldt Leads New Radar Consortium

July 2, 2020

Sensor system supplier HENSOLDT has been awarded a contract by Airbus Defence and Space to develop and produce a new active electronic scanning array (AESA) radar for the German and Spanish Eurofighter fleets.

BAE Systems and Royal Navy Provide First Look at Autonomous Sea Boats of the Future

July 2, 2020

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During Armed Forces Week, BAE Systems and the Royal Navy announced a £3.2 million autonomous boat contract that will increase Navy’s capabilities while protecting sailor’s lives.

Mercury Systems Receives $25M Integrated Subsystems Order for Electronic Support Application

June 30, 2020

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Mercury Systems, Inc. announced it received a $25 million follow-on order from a leading defense prime contractor for integrated RF and digital subsystems for an advanced naval electronic support application.

Second Edition of Artech House Radar Bestseller Now Available

June 30, 2020

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Artech House announced the release of Cognitive Radar: The Knowledge-Aided Fully Adaptive Approach, Second Edition by Joseph R. Guerci.

VadaTech Announces a New 3U VPX, Dual ADC 12-bit at 6.4 GSPS or Quad ADC at 3.2 GSPS with Virtex UltraScale+

June 29, 2020

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VadaTech announced the VPX572, a dual ADC with sampling rates of up to 6.4 GSPS at 12-bit resolution (ADC12DJ3200) with ADCs capable of being configured to run as quad channel each running at 3.2 GSPS).

Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions Joins The Open Group SOSA™ Consortium

June 29, 2020

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Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions (CAES) has joined The Open Group Sensor Open Systems Architecture™ (SOSA) Consortium, which allows flexibility in the selection and acquisition of sensors and subsystems.

Pentek Accelerates Real-Time Recording with New Talon Recorder for Quartz RFSoC

June 29, 2020

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Pentek, Inc. introduced a new addition to the Talon® Series of recorders, the Model RTR 2757 4U 19-in. rackmount recorder.

Raytheon Missiles & Defense Awarded $2.3B Production Contract for Missile Defense Radars

June 29, 2020

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Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, has received a $2.3 billion production contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for seven GaN-based AN/TPY-2 radars, part of a foreign military sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Mercury Systems Receives $3.9M Contract Award Based on New System-in-Package Capability

June 25, 2020

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Mercury Systems, Inc. announced it received a $3.9 million multi-phase contract award from a leading defense prime contractor for the development of a high-density system-in-package solution for radar systems utilizing its novel 2.5D chip-scale integration technology.

Anokiwave and hiSky Collaborate to Enable Smartellite™ SATCOM Terminals

Next-generation of Low Cost, Voice, Data and IoT SATCOM Terminals.

June 25, 2020

Anokiwave Inc., San Diego, Calif.

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Anokiwave and hiSky will collaborate to develop the next-generation of low-cost, voice/data/IoT terminals for hiSky’s Smartellite™ offering.

We will first present an overview of phased-array antenna fundamentals and basic Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) principles and challenges, and then we will explain how planar solutions can help with form-factor issues. We will also show how planar solutions at frequencies at or above X-band require increased integration, as well as highlighting some associated challenges.

Electronic Warfare Fundamentals Poster.Â This poster contains a radar warning receiver and DRFM based jammer block diagrams, a compare and contrast of Radar versus EW, basic equations, cross-eye jamming, modern jamming techniques, three areas of EW; common acronyms and the latest hardware and software for electronic warfare test and measurement.

Pulse signals are widespread in radar and other EW applications and must be accurately measured for manufacturing, design of countermeasures, and threat assessment. However, pulse measurements are an especially challenging area for signal analysis due to a combination of factors such as wide pulse bandwidth, pulses that are difficult to detect, and increasingly complex signal environments. This application note discusses the best tools for different types of pulse analysis, along with display and analysis techniques for various signals and measurement goals.