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Ball Aerospace Starts Final Assembly of Space Force's Next Generation Operational Weather Satellite
Ball Aerospace completed the spacecraft bus for the Weather System Follow-on-Microwave (WSF-M) satellite, the U.S. Space Force's...
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Airbus Developing New Laser Communication Terminal for Military Aircraft
Airbus and VDL Group have signed a partnership agreement for the development and manufacturing of a laser communication terminal for aircraft, known as UltraAir....
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Using Laser Transceivers for LEO Satellite Links
Organizations in both the public and private sectors are currently racing to launch large numbers of satellites into low-Earth orbit (LEO).
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James Webb Space Telescope Enters New Era of Universal Infrared Imaging in Cycle 1
It began full scientific operations July 11, following six months of instrumentation cool-down, calibration, and other commissioning activities.
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Designing Multi-Channel Microwave Radio Systems Using Optical Interconnects
Imagine if it was possible to build multi-channel microwave radio systems leveraging optical rather than copper interconnects.
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Solving Military Satellite, Radar and 5G Communications Challenges with GaN-on-SiC MMIC Power Amplifiers
Systems need to meet higher gain targets but not if it comes with any increases in cost and complexity, or size and weight.
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Army Aviation Team Achieves Software Success in Live Fire Test
Less than one second. That was how long it took for an Apache helicopter in Europe to transmit a call for fire to ground forces while operating forward of the fire line. A...
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How to Specify and Select RF Filters
Selecting a filter for an A&D application requires an understanding of available RF filter responses, physical formats, and technologies, with a good idea of necessary functional goals, such as separating channels or rejecting interference.
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Meeting the Challenges for Space to Earth Optical Communication
Satellite radio communication is widely used in industry and government for high-bandwidth data transfers.
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New Combat Pod System Wakes Up with Software Updates
The operational assessment of the Angry Kitten Combat Pod electronic attack system demonstrated rapid reprogramming between flights. This combat pod, an updated version of the Georgia...
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Army Cross-Functional Team Tackles Modernization of Air and Missile Defense
The U.S. Army Futures Command Air and Missile Defense Cross-Functional Team (AMD CFT) based in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, is coordinating and accelerating Army efforts...
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Receiver Testing: Noise, Interferers and Channel Simulation
At home, at work, or on the go, our daily activities depend on many types of receivers. Developers and manufacturers test receiving devices to ensure their performance and behavior...
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Special Report: Optics & Photonics Innovations - July 2022
The most powerful telescope ever launched, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will peer back in time to the birth of the universe's first stars. Learn about its highly advanced optics...
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Test Strategies to Track Hypersonic Threats
Hypersonic weapons, unlike ballistic missiles, take unpredictable paths and can evade missile defense systems. To counter hypersonic technologies, radar engineers must build systems that have no...
Special Reports Test & Measurement
RF & Microwave Electronics - May 2022
In this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Aerospace & Defense Technology and Tech Briefs, read about how advances in RF electronics are enabling new applications in avionics systems,...
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Time of Flight vs. FMCW LiDAR Systems
An expert compares Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) LiDAR systems with Time of Flight tech.
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Wirelessly Power Multiple Wearable Devices Using a Single Source
Researchers successfully demonstrated the use of the human body as a medium for transmitting and harvesting energy to power wearables.
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Low-Cost Radio System Could Help Trace Disease Spread
In efforts to limit the spread of disease while preserving privacy, an interdisciplinary research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has designed and...
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Development of a 94 GHz Radar System for Dedicated Bird Detection at Airports and Airfields
BIRDAR™ detected small birds at distances of 1.2 to 1.3 km and large birds.
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Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Jamming Unit
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal jamming unit supports bomb disposal squads.
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New on the Market: January 2022
Microwave measurement receivers, oscilloscopes, longwave infrared cameras, and more.
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High-Sensitivity Microwave Radiation Sensor
Better detection of microwave radiation will enable improved thermal imaging, electronic warfare, radio communications, and radar.
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Products of Tomorrow
Breath-regulating garments, humidity sensors, thin-film antennas, and more.
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DoD Increases Order for Hardened Military GPS Modules
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has executed a $316 million contract option for BAE Systems’ advanced M-Code Global Positioning System (GPS) modules, raising the contract funding...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Designing, Developing and Deploying CubeSats
Learn all about the miniature satellites orbiting the Earth.
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Vote for Tech Briefs Product of the Year 2021
These 12 products are the nominees for the 2021 Tech Briefs Readers’ Choice Product of the Year.
Briefs Energy
Method Recharges an Electric Car as it Drives
This practical technique uses magnetism to transmit electricity wirelessly to recharge electric cars, robots, or drones.
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