Electronics & EW – Page 23 – International Defense Security & Technology

3D Radars for Counter stealth Aircraft, Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) to Air and Missile defence systems

March 23, 2022 Electronics & EW, Industry Comments Off on 3D Radars for Counter stealth Aircraft, Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) to Air and Missile defence systems

Radar, electromagnetic sensor used for detecting, locating, tracking, and recognizing objects of various kinds at considerable distances. It operates by transmitting electromagnetic energy toward objects, commonly referred to as targets, and observing the echoes returned from them. Energy is emitted in various frequencies and wavelengths from large wavelength radio waves to …

DARPA JUMP creating next generation microelectronics for dominance in future Battlefield Internet of Things

March 13, 2022 AI & IT, Electronics & EW, Industry Comments Off on DARPA JUMP creating next generation microelectronics for dominance in future Battlefield Internet of Things

DARPA pursues game-changing technologies and capabilities in a way that provides a surprising advantage for U.S. and Allied warfighters and at a much faster pace than the state of the art. DARPA’s work with the Services and other agencies aims to meet not just known but as-yet unrecognized needs and …

DARPA’s ACT & ACT-IV developed software defined RF phased array antennas that perfrom communications, radar, and electronic warfare (EW) simultaneously

March 9, 2022 Electronics & EW, Military Comments Off on DARPA’s ACT & ACT-IV developed software defined RF phased array antennas that perfrom communications, radar, and electronic warfare (EW) simultaneously

Phased radio frequency (RF) arrays use numerous small antennas to steer RF beams without mechanical movement. Phased array antennas are a type of antenna array that comes with the feature of electronic steering to change the direction and shape of radiated signals, without any physical movement of the antenna. The phase …

Cyber Security of Aircraft avionics on commercial and military aircrafts

March 4, 2022 Air Force, Cyber, Electronics & EW Comments Off on Cyber Security of Aircraft avionics on commercial and military aircrafts

Avionics are the electronic systems used on aircraft. Aircraft avionics is the most crucial component of aircraft systems and helps in providing various operational and virtual information in-flight and on the ground. The avionics system receives data from the air traffic management system and feeds this information to the pilot …

DARPA project for cryogenic cables and connectors for quantum computing

February 16, 2022 Electronics & EW, Manufacturing, Quantum Comments Off on DARPA project for cryogenic cables and connectors for quantum computing

Cryogenic electronics is important for a growing number of applications, including superconducting classical computing, superconducting quantum computing and quantum annealing, and superconducting single-photon detector arrays. One of the more difficult aspects about developing a successful superconducting electronics technology at very low temperatures (~10 mK) is the lack of robust commercial …

DARPA EPIC-HXR developing Hard X-ray imagers

February 15, 2022 Electronics & EW, Material Comments Off on DARPA EPIC-HXR developing Hard X-ray imagers

An X-ray, or, much less commonly, X-radiation, is a penetrating form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation. Most X-rays have a wavelength ranging from 10 picometers to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz (30×1015 Hz to 30×1018 Hz) and energies in the range 124 eV …

New Radiation-hardened electronics enable military small satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to deep space missions

February 13, 2022 Electronics & EW, Industry, Material, Mechanical, Space Comments Off on New Radiation-hardened electronics enable military small satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to deep space missions

There has been rapid growth in New Space applications like small satellites (small sats) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) mega constellations or satellite swarms. The increased U.S. investment in military space is driving growth in classified and unclassified applications. The Satellite has a large number of electronic systems and …

Challenges for electronics for defense and aerospace and technology solutions

February 11, 2022 Electronics & EW, Manufacturing Comments Off on Challenges for electronics for defense and aerospace and technology solutions

The Satellite has a large number of electronic systems and subsystems which are critical to the functioning and its mission. The spacecraft is divided into two sections: the platform or bus and the payload. The platform consists of the five basic subsystems that support the payload: the structural subsystem, the …

MIL-STD-810 standards ensure electronic systems designed, manufactured, and tested to battle harsh defense and aerospace conditions

February 9, 2022 Electronics & EW, Manufacturing, Military Comments Off on MIL-STD-810 standards ensure electronic systems designed, manufactured, and tested to battle harsh defense and aerospace conditions

MIL-STD 810 is a Department of Defense Test Method Standard for environmental engineering considerations and laboratory tests. It is the most popular Military specification used to conduct environmental testing of military products. Given the fact that these products may be exposed to harsh or even extreme conditions, their reliability under …

Military Quantum Camouflage and Stealth requirements as Quantum sensors advance

January 31, 2022 Electronics & EW, Quantum Comments Off on Military Quantum Camouflage and Stealth requirements as Quantum sensors advance

Quantum technologies exploit the fundamental laws of nature to reach the ultimate limits of sensing, imaging, communications and computing; in short, enabling leaps in the precision, accuracy and speed of technology. They are diverse, complex, and generally early in technical readiness and demand new ways of thinking about the employment …