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Aerospace & Defense Update
Date: 6 Jan, 2022
 
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Top Aerospace & Defense News in 2021
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Analog Devices Develops Ka-band Beamformer ICs for Aerospace and Defense Applications

Analog Devices
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Epirus Introduces Microwave Energy Based Weapon System to Knock Out Drones with High Precision

Epirus
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nScrypt 3D Prints Phased Array Antenna on a Curved Surface for the US Air Force

nScrypt
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ColdQuanta Receives Contract from DARPA to Develop Rydberg Atom based RF Sensor System

Hittite
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Raytheon Partners with GLOBALFOUNDRIES to Develop New GaN-on-Si Semiconductor Technology

Raytheon Technologies
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DARPA Awards Funding to Build AI-Based Digital Phased Arrays to Reduce Processing Time and Cost

DARPA
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U.S. Army Exploring Millimeter Waveforms to Strengthen Communications Infrastructure

U.S. Army
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United States Department of Defense Accelerates 5G Development

US DoD
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BAE Systems Wins DARPA Contract to Advance Quantum Technology for Military Antennas

BAE Systems
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Technology Breakthrough: Raytheon Develops a Software Defined Aperture for Radars

Raytheon Technologies
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L3Harris Develops Multi-Band Phased Array Ground Antenna for the US Space Force SATCOM System

L3Harris Technologies
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DARPA Developing New Filtering Technology for Wideband Arrays Operating in Congested RF Environments

DARPA
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Trending White Papers
Next-Generation Military Communications Challenges - Analog Devices
SOSA and VITA: Working Together for Next-Gen Defense Systems - Pentek
The Basics of Military EMC Testing - AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation
Understanding The Limitations of Modern Military Radio Testbeds - JFW Industries
Build vs. Buy - Radar Target Generation and Electronic Warfare Simulation Test Suite Development - Giga-tronics
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Top Aerospace & Defense Products in 2021
RF Transceiver
SOSA-Aligned Microwave Transceiver from 6 to 18 GHz for EW Applications
RF Transceiver  from Mercury Systems
The RFM3111 from Mercury is a Microwave Transceiver that operates from 6 to 18 GHz. In Tx mode, it provides a gain of 20 dB, has a noise figure of less than 26 dB, and a P1dB of 21 dBm. In Rx mode, it provides a gain of 25 dB, has a noise figure of less than 17 dB, and a P1dB of 16 dBm. The transceiver has a versatile local oscillator (LO), low-phase noise, and fast tuning speed.
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Integrated Microwave Assembly
3U RF Up/Down Converter from 0.5 to 18 GHz for Electronic Warfare Applications
Integrated Microwave Assembly  from Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions
The 3U RF Up/Down Converter from Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions (CAES) operates from 0.5 to 18 GHz. This SOSA-aligned, single 3U slot up/down RF converter has an integrated LO and supports frequency preselection. It has an IF of 3.5 GHz and a tuning speed of 350 ns. The converter has a modular architecture and can accommodate various channel configurations such as 1 up and 1 down, 2 up or 2 down.
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RF Transceiver
SOSA-Aligned Microwave Transceiver from 100 MHz to 18 GHz for EW Applications
RF Transceiver  from Planar Monolithics Industries
The PTRAN-100M18G-SDLVA-2SFB-3UVPX-P4-MAH from Planar Monolithics Industries is a SOSA-Aligned Microwave Transceiver that operates from 100 MHz to 18 GHz. It fits into a 3U Open VPX form factor utilizing a high-speed VITA 67 connector. The transceiver up-converts a Tx signal from 100 MHz - 4 GHz to 2 GHz - 18 GHz range and down-converts an Rx signal from 100 MHz - 18 GHz to 100 MHz - 4 GHz for analog to digital conversion. The transceiver input has an integrated CW immune Logarithmic Amplifier offering 70 dB of dynamic range.
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GNSS Anti-Jamming Solution
Anti-Jam GNSS CRPA System for Critical Mission Applications
GNSS Anti-Jamming Solution  from TUALCOM
The TUALAJ 4200 L1 L2 from TUALCOM is an Anti-Jam GNSS CRPA System that provides jam free GNSS signals for mission critical applications. It has an embedded GNSS receiver that supports BeiDou (B1C), Galileo (E1, E5a), SBAS, GLONASS (L1) and GPS (L1) bands. It has a bandwidth of up to 30 MHz and an internal GNSS tracking sensitivity of -164 dBm with a nominal wideband suppression of over 40 dB.
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RF Spectrum Recording and Playback System
RF Record & Playback System for Secure Classified Applications
RF Spectrum Recording and Playback System  from X-COM Systems
The IQC5000B from X-COM Systems is a dual channel RF record and playback system designed for applications such as electronic warfare, interference analysis, surveillance, and spectrum monitoring and management. The system has two recording channels each with an instantaneous bandwidth of 255 MHz, these signal bandwidths can be recorded at any input frequency from HF through millimeter wavelengths.
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RF Spectrum Recording and Playback System
Modular Digital Spectrum Recording System from 200 MHz to 6.7 GHz
RF Spectrum Recording and Playback System  from Wideband Systems, Inc
The DRS9300X from Wideband Systems is a Digital Recording System that operates from 200 MHz to 6700 MHz covering P Band, L Band, S Band, and C Band spectrum. It has been designed to record two RF signals (typically right-hand polarization and left-hand polarization) directly from the multi-coupler (between the antenna and receiver).
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RF Spectrum Recording and Playback System
8-Channel Phase Coherent RF Signal Recorder from 30 MHz to 6 GHz
RF Spectrum Recording and Playback System  from Pentek
The RTR 2628 from Talon is an 8 Channel Phase Coherent RF Signal Recorder that operates from 30 MHz to 6 GHz. It accepts signals from eight antennas to provide eight channels of phase-coherent RF signal recording. Each channel is tunable up to 6 GHz and captures up to 80 MHz of instantaneous bandwidth and can be set for phase-coherent operation or independent tuning.
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RF Amplifier
15 W Bi-Directional GaN SSPA from 5030 to 5091 MHz
RF Amplifier  from NuWaves Engineering
The NW-BA-C-15-RX01-C044 from NuWaves is a C-Band Bi-directional SSPA that operates from 5030 to 5091 MHz. On the TX side, it delivers an output power of 15 W (3 W of linear) and with a gain of 48 dB and has an efficiency of 20 %. On the Rx side, the amplifier has a P1dB of 18 dBm with a gain of 7.5 dB and a noise figure of 3.5 dB.
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Software Defined Radio
Robust and Flexible Software Defined Radio with 1 GHz Bandwidth from 100 kHz to 20 GHz
Software Defined Radio  from Per Vices
The Cyan from Per Vices is versatile, wide-band software-defined radio that operates from 100 kHz to 20 GHz. This Direct Conversion Quadrature Transceiver and Signal Processing Platform provides simultaneous support for 16 fully independent transmit or receive radio channels, each with 1 GHz of bandwidth (3 GHz option also available).
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Software Defined Radio
Software Defined Radio from 30 to 941 MHz for Military/Civil Applications
Software Defined Radio  from Collins Aerospace
The AN/ARC-210 from Collins Aerospace is a Generation-5 Software Defined Receiver-Transmitter that operates from 30 to 941 MHz and complies as per U.S. National Security Agency requirements. It is software reprogrammable in the field via Memory Loader/Verifier Software (MLVS) and is one of the first military airborne transceivers to provide an embedded, fully programmable INFOSEC capability.
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Rubidium Oscillator
10 MHz Rubidium Oscillator for Telecom and Defense Applications
Rubidium Oscillator  from Orolia
The Spectratime LPFRS from Orolia is a Rubidium Oscillator that operates at a frequency of 10 MHz. It provides a sine wave output with a phase noise of -140 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz and has a short-term stability of 2 x 10-12 /100s. The oscillator has spurious levels of less than -80 dBc and harmonics of under -25 dBc. It requires a DC supply of 18-32 V.
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RF Spectrum Analyzer
Military-Grade Outdoor Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer from 10 MHz to 6 GHz
RF Spectrum Analyzer  from Aaronia AG
The SPECTRAN® V6 MIL from Aaronia is a Military Certified outdoor Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer that operates from 10 MHz to 6 GHz (optional 8 GHz available). It provides up to 245 MHz (I/Q) of real-time bandwidth and can sweep the complete band in less than 5 ms (1 THz/s). The analyzer is designed for frequency monitoring and for detecting, analyzing, and recording unknown and illegal signal transmissions.
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RF Amplifier
100 W Pulsed/CW GaN SSPA from 2 to 6 GHz for EW Applications
RF Amplifier  from TMD
The PTS10147 from TMD Technologies is a Pulsed/CW Solid State Power Amplifier that operates from 2 to 6 GHz. It employs gallium nitride (GaN) high-power transistors in its output and driver stages to deliver an output power of 100 W with a gain of 60 dB. The amplifier is flexible in layout and architecture, and both electrical and mechanical interfaces can be tailored to meet customer specific requirements.
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RF Switch
Solid-State SPDT Switch from 3 to 30 MHz for Military Applications
RF Switch  from Comtech PST
The HH20-202 from COMTECH PST is a Solid-state SPDT Switch that operates from 3 to 30 MHz and is designed for cold-switched operations only. It can handle a peak input power of 1600 W, an average input power of 32 W and a CW input power of 200 W. It has a switching speed of 50% logic to 10/90% RF and have switching transients at 30 Vpp.
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Data Link
VHF/S-Band Communication System for Airborne Military Application
Data Link  from BAE Systems
The FireNet from BAE Systems is a Mission-critical Communication System that operates in the VHF to S-band frequency bands. This modular open system architecture (MOSA) based solution enables Line of Sight (LOS), voice, data, and network communications. The system incorporates FireNet Tactical and the FireNet Link16 components.
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Beamforming IC
Ka-Band Beamforming IC from 17 to 22 GHz for Aerospace and Defense Applications
Beamforming IC  from Analog Devices
The ADAR3000 from Analog Devices is a Ka-band beamformer IC that operates from 17 to 22 GHz. This 4 beam / 16 channel beamforming IC can be configured for transmitting or receiving operations via an SPI interface. This Beamformer IC has programmable bias modes and supports features like update, reset & mute beam commands, beam hopping, raster scanning and 16 chip parallel addressability.
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Block Up Converter
20 W X-Band BUC from 7.9 to 8.4 GHz for Military SATCOM Systems
Block Up Converter  from ACORDE
The ACMB-X20W-E1-V3 from Acorde Technologies is a Block Up Converter (BUC) that converts an input frequency from 950 – 1450 MHz to an output frequency of 7.9 – 8.4 GHz. It provides over 60 dB of gain and has an output P1dB of more than 20 W. The BUC has an attenuation range of 30 dB with a 0.5 dB step size.
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Down Converter
V-Band Down Converter from 51 to 59 GHz
Down Converter  from RFE
The RFE-2017019 from RFE is a V-band Downconverter that converts an input frequency (RF) from 51 – 59 GHz to an output frequency from 10 - 160 MHz (IF). It provides a conversion gain of 28 dB and has a noise figure of less than 5 dB. The down converter can handle an LO input power of 2 dBm and has a VSWR of less than 2.5:1. It has an integrated noise diode for system calibration.
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RF Spectrum Analyzer
High Performance Signal Analyzers for mm-Wave 5G and SATCOM Applications
RF Spectrum Analyzer  from Keysight Technologies
The N9042B UXA X-Series from Keysight Technologies are Signal Analyzers that operate from 2 Hz to 26.5/44/50 GHz and cover current 5G-NR, FR1, FR2 as well as most RADAR, EW and satellite bands. They provide an ultra wide analysis bandwidth of up to 11 GHz which is configured using an external digitizer. They also have a deep dynamic range to help solve the most difficult mmWave challenges.
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RF Cable
67 GHz Flexible Cables for Military and Space Applications
RF Cable  from MegaPhase
The HyperFlex Cables from MegaPhase are flexible coaxial cables that allow tight, right-angle bends directly behind the connector. These cables are available in three different size and frequency configurations – 0.09 inch: 67 GHz, 0.12 inch: 50 GHz, and 0.141 inch: 40 GHz. The cables have a propagation velocity of more than 69.5% and a time delay of 1.47 ns/ft.
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RF Amplifier
Automatic Gain Controlled Amplifier from 800 to 1000 MHz
RF Amplifier  from API Technologies
The BXMF1041 from APITech is an Automatic Gain Controlled Amplifier that operates from 800 to 1000 MHz. It allows the user to anticipate receiver power levels and automatically adjusts the output power to the desired level. The amplifier has a P1dB of +13 dBm, gain range from 25 to 40 dB and a noise figure of 8 dB. It has an input dynamic range from -55 to 0 dBm and a group delay of +/-1 ns.
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