MAE Weekly - Sep 27th, 2023
 
 
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September 27, 2023
LEADING OFF
While summer is coming to a close, those in the electronics industry experts often have heat at the front of their minds. Engineers have the unenviable task of taking today's ever-more-powerful advanced components like processors and sensors and fit them into shrinking enclosures, all the while keeping everything cool. Those increasingly diminutive...
IN TECHNOLOGY
The NASA mission, which was designed, built and flown by Lockheed Martin, aims to learn about the building blocks of life in our solar system.
Agency says it wants aircraft, or any other asset equipped with the proper mesh radio, to automatically join the network as they approach the area of operations during wildfire management.
Air Force researchers want to design an ultra-broadband radio that dynamically adjusts carrier frequency, output power, and data rate above 100 GHz.
The MTM program aims to develop sensors and exploitation techniques capable of performing wide-area searches to detect high-value targets.
IN CONTRACTS
ARC-210 provides VHF close air support communications on 30-88 MHz frequencies; navigation on 108-118 MHz; and air traffic control on 118-137 MHz.
Company will develop and build the Marine Corps Wideband Satellite Communication-Light and -Heavy (MCWS-L/H) for the forward edge of the battlefield.
The AMPV is to replace the Army’s M113 combat vehicles, and also will back-up the BAE Systems M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle on the battlefield.
NetJets has also been announced as the fleet launch customer for Textron Aviation’s newest jet the Citation Ascend.
NEWS FROM OUR ALL-ACCESS MEMBERS
Master Bond EP21LVFL combines good flexibility with a solid strength profile. It is curable at room temperature with a long working life of 120-160 minutes at 75°F for a 100 gram batch and features a flowable initial mixed viscosity of 10,000-14,000 cps.
Neousys Technology, an industry-leading provider of rugged embedded systems, is collaborating with Bressner at the DSEI exhibition during September 12th to 15th at booth H8-420, ExCel London.
Lumispot Tech, a renowned laser components and systems manufacturer, is excited to extend a warm invitation to its esteemed customers to the upcoming 2023 China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE).
VPT, Inc. (VPT®), a HEICO company (NYSE:HEI.A) (NYSE:HEI), announces the availability of its SVLFL5000 Series of space-qualified DC-DC converters.
IN BUSINESS
PARIS - Safran Electrical & Power in Paris and Cuberg in San Leandro, California announced the two companies plant to combine their technologies to create a high performance propulsive energy storage system for future generations of aircraft. Cuberg, a vertically integrated battery provider, will manufacture and supply rechargeable aviation battery...
An October 3rd Military & Aerospace Electronics-hosted webinar will explore the latest tends in microprocessors, GPGPUs, FPGAs, high-speed switch fabrics, encryption, trusted computing, and data security for the latest applications of AI and ML.
The AN/ARC-210(v) programmable digital aircraft radio provides two-way, multi-mode voice and data communications over frequencies from 30 to 512 MHz.
OptiClimb is a predictive analytics solution that uses machine learning to build tail-specific performance models.
FEATURED WHITE PAPERS
In aerospace/space hardware, shock, vibration or harsh operating environment have the potential to impact component and/or solder joint integrity. Coatings represent one option to help mitigate the impact of those operating environment conditions.
Satellites play a critical role in modern communication, Earth observation, and scientific research. For on-orbit satellites, the optical systems used are of utmost importance in capturing high-quality images and data.
Beamformer integrated circuits are the key to unlocking the low latency and increased bandwidth performance promised by 5G networks, and they play a critical role in other applications areas as well including radar, imaging and remote sensing.
Learn about Airbus and BAE Systems leveraging the latest technologies to bring innovations to the war fighter.
IN PRODUCTS
Uses include satellite communications (SATCOM), GPS and phased array antennas, radar systems, test equipment, and remote monitoring communications.
Power ICs integrate a gate driver, microcontroller, communication interface, and power supply on one chip for small size, weight, and power (SWaP).
The CMS X08 enables systems designers to eliminate vendor lock-in, simplify technology upgrades, reduce costs, and accelerate workloads.
RF gallium nitride (GaN) amplifier is for communications, electronic warfare (EW), and radar transmitters where space, cooling, and power are limited.