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RF & Microwave Electronics

Developing User Terminals for ESA's Optical Communications Network

Kepler Communications, a Canadian satellite telecommunications provider operating the first commercial optical data relay constellation, is leading a group of industry...

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Electronics & Computers

New Report Outlines Challenges and Opportunities for Orbital Data Centers

Space-based data centers would place data processing and storage systems for AI and other computing needs into satellites. This could reduce the land, electricity,...

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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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Electronics & Computers

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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Manufacturing & Prototyping

SpaceRAN Demonstrator Will Test 5G Connectivity on Software-Defined Satellite

Satellite connectivity is essential for global communications, and Airbus is leveraging its experience in satellites to test the capabilities of a 5G...

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Aerospace

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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Information Technology

German Researchers Test Quantum Channels In-Flight

It is not easy to transmit individual photons precisely from an aircraft, capture them in a ground station and detect them successfully. Researchers have, however, now managed to do exactly that. They have even measured, multiple times, various quantum channels between an aircraft and a ground station, sent photons to an ion trap and tested technologies for quantum key distribution (QKD). Read on to learn more.

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Sensors/Data Acquisition

F-22 Pilot Controls Drone With Tablet

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®, with industry partners and the U.S. Air Force, controlled an uncrewed aerial system (UAS) from the cockpit of a fifth generation fighter jet while in flight.

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Manned Systems

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

USNORTHCOM's Counter-UAS Fly-Away Kit Achieves Operational Certification

An 11-person team from U.S. Northern Command deployed to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota at the end of October to provide counter-small uncrewed aerial system...

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Defense

Algorithms for Autonomous Marine Vehicles

Autonomous cars have hit the roads, and drones fly in the skies. But what about the water? Marine vehicles have a host of challenges that make maritime autonomy extremely difficult. That’s why...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Satellite Communications for the Army’s NGC2 Pilot

Kymeta Corporation has been selected as a multi-orbit satellite communications (SATCOM) capability provider for the Army’s Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) Pilot with the...

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Weapons Systems

AUSA 2025: The Army's New Anti-Vehicle Terrain Shaping Munition is Ready for Deployment

Textron Systems recently delivered the first XM204 Top Attack Munition to the U.S. Army in support of its European operations. XM204 is an anti-vehicle...

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Defense

A Wearable Next-Generation Tactical Networking System for Dismounted Military Operations

Silvus Technologies has developed a new chest-mounted tactical networking system that delivers mission-critical connectivity and data access for...

Podcasts

RF & Microwave Electronics

Designing Low-Cost, Long-Range Autonomous Strike Drones

MGI Engineering recently unveiled their new long-range autonomous precision strike drone, TigerShark, at the 2025 DSEI event in London. MGI is a U.K.-based engineering consultancy founded by former F1 Chief Designer Mike Gascoyne. Gascoyne is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to explain how MGI is leveraging their history of collaborating with F1 racing teams to design low cost precision strike drones that can be manufactured at scale.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

AI-Powered Military Communications at the Tactical Edge

On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Fuse Integration CEO Sumner Lee is the guest to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) is redefining how military communications and networks are leveraged in contested environments.

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Defense

Air Force Streamlines Tactical Communications with Portable Command and Control Unit

The 90th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight was given the opportunity to exhibit a project after four years of development at the...

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Electronics & Computers

Mercury Signs Embedded Production Agreement for AeroVironment’s Satellite Augmentation Technology

Mercury Systems announced a new production agreement with AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) to support the U.S. Space Force’s Satellite...

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Communications

Boeing X-37B Latest Mission Tests Quantum Inertial Sensor in Space

Boeing's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 on August 22 for its eighth mission, and has been confirmed to be...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

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...

Articles

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

COFFEE Program to Develop Dual-Use RF Filters for Defense Systems, 6G and More

Spectrum is a limited resource, and demand is rapidly increasing. From satellites to smartphones, commercial providers are vying for more radiofrequency (RF)...

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Electronics & Computers

Fiber Deep Upgrade Improves Cyber Resilience for JBPHH

An Air National Guard fiber cable installation team is implementing the 'Fiber Deep' project on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. This project aims to save up to $10 million by...

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Aerospace

Metamaterials Antenna Makes Generational Leap in Multi-Band Connectivity

Kymeta, the Redmond, Washington-based antenna maker, has achieved a major technological leap: simultaneously operating across both Ku and Ka satellite bands in a...

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Design

How the Air Force Leverages Simulation to Explore Lethality Before it's Built

Before a new weapon system is ever built, flown or fired, it begins in a simulated environment digitally constructed, dynamically tested and refined in real time....

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Software

Reverse Engineering the Security Risks of the AeroScope Drone Detection Module

Da Jiang Innovations' AeroScope drone detection platform has proven to be an effective security tool for military and law enforcement. It identifies and tracks drones in real time, providing AeroScope users with information like flight status, path and pilot location for drones up to 50 kilometers away. Read on to learn more about it.

Products

RF & Microwave Electronics

New Products

See the new products, including L3Harris Technologies' AMORPHOUS™, its new software that features a single user interface to operate thousands of autonomous assets simultaneously; Rohde & Schwarz's new R&S NRP140TWG(N) thermal power sensor; SBG Systems' expansion of its high-performance inertial navigation systems, Ekinox, Apogee, and Navsight, with new GNSS receiver options; Supermicro, Inc.'s wide range of new systems which are fully optimized for edge and embedded workloads; and much more.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

SpaceX Dragon Brings Stranded Astronauts Back to Earth

At 1:05 a.m. on Tuesday, March 18, NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov undocked from the space-facing port of...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Startup Develops Manufacturing Breakthrough for Traveling-Wave Tubes

Traveling-wave tubes (TWTs) are a type of vacuum tube critical for many high-performance applications, including deep space missions, satellites, and electronic warfare....