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NAWCWD Engineers Turned a Threat Simulator into an Offensive Electronic Attack Weapon

Keith Yuen, a supervisory engineer at Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) spent years building a jammer designed to defeat America’s own radars. Then the question changed: what if the same system could jam the enemy? The system is Angry Kitten. Read on to learn more about it.

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Energy

CES 2026: AI, EVs Need These Power Electronics Updates

Physical AI may have been the dominant keyword at CES 2026, but behind all the hype around that, there were still plenty of companies on hand in Las Vegas focused on less flashy headlines. Read on for some examples of companies working on the power electronics required behind the scenes to make our potential artificial intelligence future possible.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

New Products

See the new products, including Signal Hound's VSG200, a 20 GHz vector signal generator offering 40 MHz of realtime streaming bandwidth; LK Metrology's innovative COREX 250; Aerotech Inc.'s launch of its AGV-CPO CORE Performance 2-Axis Laser Scan Head; VPT, Inc.'s release of the VSCPL1210SG, the first point of load DC–DC converter in its award–winning VSC Series of space–grade COTS power supplies; and more.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Undetectable Ship-to-Ship Laser Communications

Astrolight recently demonstrated undetectable, unjammable, and high-bandwidth laser-based ship-to-ship communication with its POLARIS terminal during REPMUS’25, NATO’s largest unmanned maritime exercise. Read on to learn more about it.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

How Precise GNSS Unlocks Scalable, Cost-Effective Mapping for ADAS and Autonomy

There are benefits to using GNSS and SD maps to keep ADAS/AVs up-to-date, including lower data requirements.

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Manned Systems

Northrop's New Multifunction Active Electronically Scanned Array

Northrop Grumman has introduced Valen, the newest multifunction active electronically scanned array (AESA) in the company’s advanced sensing portfolio. Valen's next...

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Software

Mobileye, VW Gearing Up for 100,000 AVs by 2033

The building blocks for the partnership’s large autonomous driving fleet include video, lidar and radar data from around 100 ID.Buzz AD test vehicles running in Europe and the U.S.

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Automotive

Microvision Aquires Luminar, Plans Relationship Restoration, Multi-industry Push

Microvision has completed its acquisition of Luminar, once a shining star of the lidar sector that entered its Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

How RF-over-Fiber is Providing the Backbone of Next Generation Mil/Aero Networks

RF and fiber have long co-existed within modern military and aerospace systems, with each medium dedicated to separate, mission-critical roles. Increasingly, however, system designers are turning to RF-over-fiber (RFoF) architectures to bridge the gap between over-the-air RF interfaces and the long, interference-resistant transport advantages of fiber. Read on to learn more.

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Information Technology

New Products

See the new products, including Pacific Defense's SDR4320VP, its newest ultra-wideband software-defined radio transceiver; Microchip Technology's Radiation-Tolerant ATA6571RT CAN FD Transceiver; Smalley's Nestawave™ — the spring that redefines compact power; and more.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

The B-52’s New Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar System

Boeing delivered the first B-52 Radar Modernization Program flight test aircraft to the U.S. Air Force for testing with the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The test aircraft is equipped with an APQ-188 active electronically scanned array radar system that is akin to those on fighter aircraft. Read on to learn more.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

FAA to Replace Aging Network of Ground-Based Radars

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued separate contract awards to RTX subsidiary Collins Aerospace and Indra for its "Radar System Replacement" program.

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Transportation

Stoneridge Innovation Truck Envisions a Digital-vision Future

Stoneridge displayed its vision for the future of commercial vehicle technology on the SAE COMVEC 2025 exhibit floor. The Innovation Truck showcases the Tier 1 supplier’s next-generation vision and driver-assistance technologies designed to enhance driver safety and fleet optimization. Read on to learn more.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

L3Harris Starts Low Rate Production Of New F-16 Viper Shield

L3Harris is ready to start low-rate initial production of the Viper Shield, a next-generation software-defined electronic warfare (EW) upgrade for the U.S. Air Force fleet of F-16...

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Unmanned Systems

Mobileye Ready to Meet FMVSS 127 with Vision-Only System

In April 2024, the U.S. DoT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finalized a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard to make automatic emergency braking (AEB), including pedestrian AEB, standard on all passenger cars and light trucks by September 2029. While other companies use at least two sensors in their AEB systems, Mobileye said it can meet the new FMVSS No. 127 rule with a vision-only system. Read on to learn more.

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Software

High-Performance Enclosure Systems for Aerospace and Defense Applications: Preparing for What’s Next

As mission-critical systems demand more processing power, real-time data movement, and multi-domain interoperability, rugged embedded systems are being transformed. Today’s military and aerospace applications increasingly demand the merging of AI computing, enhanced sensor interfaces, and cybersecurity. At the heart of this evolution is the 3U OpenVPX form factor, a modular, compact, and ruggedized hardware standard. Read on to learn more.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

TRML-4D Radar for Ukrainian Air Defense

Hensoldt recently received a major order to supply radars to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense. As part of a comprehensive order package worth more than 340 million euros, TRML-4D high-performance radars and SPEXER 2000 3D MkIII shortrange radars will be delivered. Read on to learn more.

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Software

The World’s Largest Real Time EW Test Range

The U.S. Department of Defense faces an increasingly complex electromagnetic environment, in which rapid advances in radar and electronic warfare (EW) demand new tools for development, testing, and training. DARPA’s Digital RF Battlespace Emulator (DRBE) program took up this challenge, resulting in the development of the world’s largest high-fidelity, real-time virtual radio frequency (RF) test range. Read on to learn more.

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Manned Systems

Analyzing Aircraft Antenna Placement and Performance with Unified Modeling and Simulation

Aircraft OEMs and suppliers are implementing unified modeling and simulation technology and processes, which enables them to combine their CAD model with multiphysics simulation within a secure, data-managed and collaborative computing environment. Read on to learn more.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

FibreCoat’s New Radar-Absorbing ‘Stealth’ Fiber Reinforced Composites for Spacecraft, Aircraft and Tanks

FibreCoat, the German materials startup, has developed a groundbreaking fiber reinforced composite that is capable of making aircraft, tanks and spacecraft invisible to radar surveillance. Read on to learn more about it.

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Connectivity

Korean P-3C Maritime Patrol Aircraft Receive Satellite Communications Upgrades

Get SAT, the Seoul, South Korea-based satellite terminals maker, has completed installations and upgrades of two P-3C maritime patrol aircraft for the Republic...

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Manned Systems

Advanced Subsystems Improve Performance of Eurofighter Radar Mk1

Eurofighter Common Radar System Mark 1 (ECRS) is the next-generation Eurofighter radar system to be fielded by the air forces of Germany and Spain. Based on a multi-channel...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

The Tug-of-War Between Speed and Strength

Here, Jeff Wood, from mil-spec cable specialist WireMasters, explains the importance of both performance and resilience in wiring solutions for aviation and military, and how to find a middle ground that best fits the application.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Transforming Satellite Antenna Technology for the Next Era of Aerospace and Defense

The global satellite communications sector is undergoing profound transformation. Read on to learn more about it.

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Aerospace

New Products

See the new products, including Microchip's BR235 and BR235D series of 25A QPL hermetically sealed electromechanical power relays; PIC Wire & Cable’s new Single Pair Ethernet; Galleon Embedded Computing's high performance recorder (HPR); Pixus Technologies' new SOSA aligned ATR enclosures utilizing the 3U OpenVPX form factor; and more.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellites for UK Defense

Airbus has been awarded the U.K. Ministry of Defense’s Oberon contract to design and build two Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites with day-and-night, all-weather, space-based ‘Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance’ (ISR) capability. Read on to learn more.

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Manned Systems

New PhantomStrike Radar Completes First Flight Test

Raytheon has successfully completed the first flight test of its PhantomStrike radar on its Multi-Program Testbed aircraft in Ontario, California. PhantomStrike successfully tracked...

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Imaging

The Evolution of Autonomous Systems in UAV Technology

So, let’s talk about it: What’s happening in 2025? Well, the sky is no longer the limit — it’s just the beginning of a new era in autonomous UAV technology. Read on to learn more.

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Manned Systems

The Marines New Installation Counter UAS System

The U.S. Marine Corps awarded a 10-year, $642 million program of record to Anduril Industries to develop and sustain their new Installation-Counter small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (I-CsUAS) technology. I-CsUAS is a platform powered by machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to protect Marine Corps installations globally by detecting, identifying, tracking and defeating small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Read on to learn more.