RF/Analog

Computers

Bell, Northrop Grumman, to build 12 AH-1Z attack helicopters, avionics, and mission computers for Nigeria

March 18, 2024
The AH-1Z helicopter can carry as much as 5,764 pounds of payload, can fly 222 knots for 370 nautical miles, and can fly as high as 20,000 feet.
Uncrewed

General Atomics asked to build another four MQ-9B SkyGuardian aircraft, sensors, and avionics for Taiwan

March 18, 2024
MQ-9B can be configured with UAV sensors> such as detect and avoid (DAA), and airborne due regard radar (DRR) for operation in non-cooperative airspace.
Test

Software to enable RF and microwave test and measurement in the 6 GHz band introduced by Anritsu

March 18, 2024
The software enables the Anritsu MT8000A to evaluate TRX characteristics, performance, and other properties of 5G Frequency Range 1 (FR1) devices.
Sensors

BAE Systems to build networked AMPV armored combat vehicles and vetronics for mobile battlefield command

March 15, 2024
The AMPV, which is to replace the Army’s Vietnam-era M113, and also will back-up the BAE Systems M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle on the battlefield.
Trusted Computing

DARPA picks RadiaBeam Technologies for ways to test radiation-hardened 3DHI next-generation electronics

March 14, 2024
Radiation from three sources threatens electronic parts: galactic cosmic rays; charged particles in planetary magnetic fields; and solar particles.