Category Electronics & EW

DARPA RPOD developing E-Waste recycling to address supply chain disruptions of critical elements

Consumer electronics constitute a rapidly increasing source of waste. Cell phones, tablets and the like are typically made of non-renewable, non-biodegradable, partly environmentally toxic materials. A report from United Nations University (UNU) found that the world produced 41.8 million metric tons…...

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Through the wall imaging (TTWS) or Wall-penetrating radar technologies assist security forces in counterterrorism and diaster management operations

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Urban Warfare Operations are complicated by a three-dimensional environment, limited fields of view  because of buildings, enhanced concealment and cover for defenders, and the ease of placement of booby traps and snipers.  Unknown individuals hidden from view can slow emergency…...

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Satellite Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE)

There is growing utilization of miniaturized satellites for military and defense applications.  Defense organizations have been launching communication nanosatellites and microsatellites to provide communication signals to soldiers stationed in remote locations or in dense forests. The military needs more data…...

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Raytheon’s AN/SPY-6(V) is and integrated air and missile defense naval radar that can track multiple ballistic and cruise missile targets.

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Navies around the world are increasingly facing formidable strategic and threat environments in terms of complexity, lethality, range, sophistication and number of threats. Many of these threats, including long-range anti-ship cruise missiles, can travel hundreds of miles to their targets, …...

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Satellite Harness Design, Optimization and Standards

Wire harnesses are bundled assemblies of cables and connectors, that are used to transmit signals and power between components. If we could compare a satellite to the human body, the electrical harness would represent the blood vessels conveying the power…...

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MIL-STD 461 EMI/EMC standards ensure safety and mission success of Military, Aeropace and Space vehicles

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Modern computers operate in a “noisy” electronic environment. They are surrounded by powerful electromagnetic interference (EMI) generated by radios, radar, microwave transmitters, other computers, and a wide assortment of electronic equipment. Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) is electromagnetic energy that disturbs, interrupts,…...

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US Navy’s Ship’s Signals Exploitation Equipment (SSEE)

Signals intelligence (SIGINT) is intelligence-gathering by interception of signals, whether communications between people (communications intelligence—abbreviated to COMINT) or from electronic signals not directly used in communication (electronic intelligence—abbreviated to ELINT).   The abbreviation SIGINT – Signals Intelligence – stands for…...

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PCB Design consideration for aerospace and military applications

PCB for Military Industry

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the foundational building block of most modern electronic devices on which all of the other electronic components are assembled onto. A circuit card is a thin, flat piece of dielectric material that has conductive paths…...

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Microwave Networks

Microwave networks consist of many ports.  For example, in phased arrays, which are used in 5G wireless communication in base stations, we often have systems that can even have 100s or 1000s of ports, input-output ports. We need to come…...

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