Industry experts to discuss the future of power electronics in aerospace and defense
Key Highlights
- Explore how GaN and SiC devices improve efficiency, switching performance, and system SWaP in defense and aerospace applications.
- Understand the challenges of thermal management and reliability in tightly integrated, high-performance electronic subsystems.
- Gain insights into the role of power electronics in enabling AI, electronic warfare, and space-based energy infrastructure.
NASHUA, N.H. - Military + Aerospace Electronics cordially invites you to learn how advances in power electronics are helping aerospace and defense engineers meet growing demands for higher efficiency, increased power density, and reduced size, weight, and power (SWaP) across next-generation military platforms. This event is sponsored by Apex Microtechnology in Tucson, Ariz.
Join us on Wednesday, 17 June 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern for a 60-minute editorial webinar that will examine the rapidly evolving role of power electronics in defense and aerospace applications. This discussion will bring together subject matter experts to explore the technologies enabling the transition to more capable and efficient power architectures for air, land, sea, and space systems.
As modern platforms incorporate advanced sensors, electronic warfare systems, directed-energy weapons, artificial intelligence, and edge computing capabilities, power systems face increasing pressure to deliver greater performance in smaller, thermally constrained environments. At the same time, electrification and distributed power management are driving new approaches to power conversion, distribution, and control.
During this webinar, experts will discuss the impact of gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) devices on efficiency, switching performance, and overall system SWaP. The discussion will also examine high-density power conversion architectures for modern mission systems, thermal management challenges in tightly integrated electronic subsystems, and power system design considerations for AI-enabled edge computing, electronic warfare (EW), and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) payloads.
The webinar will focus on practical engineering challenges and real-world design tradeoffs, highlighting where traditional technologies are reaching their limits and where new approaches are creating opportunities to improve efficiency, reliability, and mission effectiveness.
This event is intended for engineers, system architects, program managers, and technical decision-makers involved in power electronics, embedded computing, aerospace systems, and defense electronics integration.
Featured speakers include HelenAnn Brown, director of global sales at Apex Microtechnology. Brown brings more than a decade of experience in technical marketing and sales and joined Apex in 2020 as technical marketing manager, where she helped align the company's sales and product development organizations to support a cohesive market strategy.
Also participating is Pratish Shah, general manager of Aitech Defense Solutions LLC's clearance programs business. Shah leads the company's U.S. business unit while contributing to global growth initiatives and helping shape Aitech's evolving defense technology portfolio.
Andrew Rush, co-founder, CEO, and board chairman of Star Catcher, will provide insights from the emerging space power sector. Rush leads the company's efforts to develop space-based energy infrastructure and power delivery capabilities for satellite operators.
The panel also includes Emil Verano, senior staff segment manager at Microchip Technology. Verano leads the company's sustainability and power segment initiatives and brings more than 40 years of experience in the analog and power semiconductor industries.
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