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Navy specifies replacement DC-DC converters from Pico Electronics for avionics flight control

Navy specifies replacement DC-DC converters from Pico Electronics for avionics flight control

KEYPORT, Wash., 23 May 2013. U.S. Navy avionics experts needed 100 spare DC-DC converter power supplies for the aircraft flight control systems of the Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion long-range maritime patrol aircraft and the Sikorsky H-53 heavy-lift helicopter. They are recommending a solution from Pico Electronics Inc. in Pelham, N.Y.

Radiation-hardened power electronics introduced by VPT for orbital and deep-space applications

Radiation-hardened power electronics introduced by VPT for orbital and deep-space applications

BLACKSBURG, Va., 23 May 2013. VPT Inc. in Blacksburg, Va., is introducing the SVR series of radiation-hardened DC-DC power converters, point of load converters, and EMI filters for space applications in low Earth orbit (LEO), medium Earth orbit (MEO), geostationary orbit (GEO), deep space, and launch vehicles.

Rugged switch based on Hall Effect sensor coding introduced by Elma for military uses

Rugged switch based on Hall Effect sensor coding introduced by Elma for military uses

FREMONT, Calif., 22 May 2013. Elma Electronic Inc. in Fremont, Calif., is introducing the X4 rugged switch based on Hall Effect sensor coding technology for devices that must withstand harsh environments as found in the construction, transportation, industrial and defense industries.

Researchers ask industry for ideas on Common Data Link radios for small manpackable UAVs

Researchers ask industry for ideas on Common Data Link radios for small manpackable UAVs

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, 21 May 2013. U.S. government researchers are asking industry for ideas on a Common Data Link (CDL) radio that is small enough to fit on small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that warfighters can carry into the field and operate with only one or two people.

GaN-on-SiC HEMT for L-band pulsed radar applications introduced by M/A-COM Technology

GaN-on-SiC HEMT for L-band pulsed radar applications introduced by M/A-COM Technology

LOWELL, Mass., 21 May 2013. M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. in Lowell, Mass., is introducing the MAGX-001214-500L00 gallium nitride-on-silicon carbide high-electron mobility transistor (GaN SiC HEMT) for L-band pulsed radar applications.

Government agencies to brief industry on upcoming contracting opportunities this August

Government agencies to brief industry on upcoming contracting opportunities this August

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., 20 May 2013. U.S. government researchers from a variety of agencies will brief industry in August on their new business opportunities for the coming year. Briefings will be 19-21 Aug. at the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town in Albuquerque, N.M.

DARPA asks industry for ideas on advanced thermionic and cold cathode electron emitters

DARPA asks industry for ideas on advanced thermionic and cold cathode electron emitters

ARLINGTON, Va., 20 May 2013. U.S. Government researchers are asking industry for ideas on advanced thermionic and cold cathode electron emitter technologies that operate at relatively cool temperatures to reduce complexity and enhance device lifetimes.

Air Force surveys industry for 480-volt AC UPS to safeguard facilities from power failures

Air Force surveys industry for 480-volt AC UPS to safeguard facilities from power failures

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, 19 May 2013. U.S. Air Force officials are surveying industry to find companies able to design and build a three-phase uninterruptible power supply that provides uninterrupted 480-volt AC power to a 100 kilovolt-ampere (kVA) facility load for at least 30 minutes during a power failure.

Rockwell Collins to provide Navy with aircraft radio communications in $9.2 million contract

PATUXENT RIVER NAS, Md., 17 May 2013. U.S. Navy aircraft radio communications experts needed electronic radios and related equipment for a variety of aircraft. They found their solution from Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

DARPA seeks to speed RF and microwave array development for radar, comms, and SIGINT

DARPA seeks to speed RF and microwave array development for radar, comms, and SIGINT

ARLINGTON, Va., 16 May 2013. U.S. military researchers are asking industry to find new ways of shortening the time it takes to develop, deploy, and upgrade RF and microwave arrays for communications, signals intelligence (SIGINT), radar, and electronic warfare.

800-Watt programmable power supply for RF amplifier uses introduced by TDK Lambda

800-Watt programmable power supply for RF amplifier uses introduced by TDK Lambda

SAN DIEGO, 15 May 2013. TDK Lambda Americas Corp. in San Diego is introducing the Z+ 800W, an 800-Watt programmable power supply for test and measurement, semiconductor burn-in, component test, LED/laser test, RF amplifiers, electromagnetic, and electrochemical applications.

V-22 tiltrotor avionics upgrade uses tactical booster amplifier from AR Modular

V-22 tiltrotor avionics upgrade uses tactical booster amplifier from AR Modular

BOTHELL, Wash., 9 May 2013. Avionics experts upgrading the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft needed a booster amplifier to help increase the fixed-wing aircraft's ability to defeat enemy missiles. They found their solution from AR Modular RF in Bothell, Wash.

Analog-to-digital converter for high temperature applications introduced by DATEL

Analog-to-digital converter for rugged, high temperature applications introduced by DATEL

MANSFIELD, Mass., 9 May 2013. DATEL in Mansfield, Mass., is introducing ADS-1201 series of analog-to-digital (A/D) converters that operate in extreme temperatures from -55 to 200 degrees Celsius for applications in rugged, high-temperature operating environments.

Navy looks to Communications & Power to repair and rebuild klystron tubes for shipboard radar

Navy looks to Communications & Power to repair and rebuild klystron tubes for shipboard radar

CRANE, Ind., 8 May 2013. U.S. Navy radar experts needed repairs and rebuilds for klystron traveling wave tubes for long-range radar systems on Navy surface warships. They found their solution from Communications & Power Industries LLC in Palo Alto, Calif.

LGS Innovations to take part in DARPA LRT program to develop new laser radar technologies

LGS Innovations to take part in DARPA LRT program to develop new laser radar technologies

ARLINGTON, Va., 7 May 2013. Electro-optical sensor experts at LGS Innovations LLC in Florham Park, N.J., are joining a U.S. military research program to develop laser detector array and laser transmitter technologies for multiple-modality, diverse-waveform laser radar (lidar) systems.

HEICO boosts expertise in missile defense and commercial aviation with Reinhold acquisition

HEICO boosts expertise in missile defense and commercial aviation with Reinhold acquisition

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., 6 May 2013. Executives of HEICO Corp. in Hollywood, Fla., are boosting their company's expertise in missile defense and commercial aviation with their acquisition of Reinhold Industries Inc. in Santa Fe Springs, Calif.

Army looks for companies able to manufacture power supply for AN/ARC-231 helicopter radio

Army looks for companies able to manufacture power supply for AN/ARC-231 helicopter radio

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., 5 May 2013. U.S. Army helicopter avionics experts are reaching out to industry to find companies willing and able to manufacture the power supply circuit card assembly for the Raytheon AN/ARC-231 Skyfire multimode airborne communications system.

HF radio switch module for connecting 32 transceivers and antennas released by DRS

HF radio switch module for connecting 32 transceivers and antennas released by DRS

GAITHERSBURG, Md., 3 May 2013. DRS Signal Solutions Inc. in Gaithersburg, Md., is releasing the SI-9332 switch matrix module that connects antennas to RF receivers, or other kinds of electronic signal inputs and outputs in a wide range of high-frequency (HF) communications applications in complex operating environments.

MOTOR CONTROL: Servo controller for robotics, automation, and manufacturing introduced by Maxon Motor

Maxon Motor AG in Sachseln, Switzerland, is introducing the CON Module 50/5 servo controller for robotics, automation technology, machine manufacturing, and equipment engineering.

POWER ELECTRONICS: Rugged mobile DC power rectifier for powering military electronics introduced by API

API Technologies Corp. in Orlando, Fla., is introducing the Rugged Mobile 150 Amp DC power rectifier for powering command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems, as well as other military electronics.

Mil & Aero Magazine

April 2013
Volume 24, Issue 4
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