Category Electronics & EW

DARPA  thrust in Terahertz electronics for future military wireless and sensing

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The terahertz (THz) frequency band is a fascinating and relatively unexplored part of the larger electromagnetic spectrum (EMS). The terahertz frequency range, lying between electronics and optics (300 to 3000 gigahertz frequencies), can be disruptive force in sectors as diverse as…...

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Passive and active multistatic radars capable of detecting stealth fighters and guiding missiles to destroy them

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Stealth technology has proven to be one of the effective approaches to enhance the survivability of Aircrafts. Aircraft/helicopter designers are making them stealthier by reducing their signatures; viz. visual, aural, infrared (IR), and RADAR cross section. Advancements in stealth technologies,…...

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DARPA’s ARC and BLADE developed Cognitive and Adaptive Electronic warfare Systems to Counter dynamic wireless communication and radar threats

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Electronic warfare provide  means to counter adversary’s radar and communication systems  while protecting one’s own systems through  Electronic Attack (EA), Electronic Protection (EP) and Electronic Support (ES). Jamming systems still rely on classified databases of known emitter signals. As radars emit…...

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Cognitive and Adaptive Radar technologies can counter advanced electronic threats

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RADAR offers special advantages with respect to other types of sensors including all-day, all-weather operations, long detection distance and, depending on the frequency used, penetration. Moreover, radar can often be carried by a number of platforms, spanning from classic naval…...

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Weapon Locating Radars (WLR) that can track artillery rounds, rockets, mortar shells and unguided rockets, have been developed by NATO, China and India

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Weapon Locating Radars (WLR) are primarily used to detect and locate enemy Artillery units by tracking the trajectory of incoming rounds. They can also provide fire correction of friendly artillery units. WLRs usually can also track mortar shells and unguided…...

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Printed electronics breakthroughs leading to Printed and flexible electronics (PFE) revolution

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While the conventional electronics like computers and smartphones is built around silicon integrating billions of transistors and is manufactured using complex, costly and wasteful processes in multi-billion dollar foundries , The printed and flexible electronics aim to replace this by…...

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Transparent Electronics enabled by new materials promise invisible electronic circuitry and opto-electronic devices and radar-absorbing coatings on fighter planes

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Transparent electronics is an emerging science and technology field focused on producing invisible electronic circuitry and opto-electronic devices. The transparent electronic devices and transparent electronic circuits have wide range of applications. Transparent Conducting Oxides (TCOs) and Thin Film Transistors (TFTs) are used…...

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Advancements in mechatronics demand ECAD-MCAD Collaboration for Co-design of Smart Products

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Mechatronics, which is also called mechatronic engineering, is a multidisciplinary branch of engineering that focuses on the engineering of both electrical and mechanical systems, and also includes a combination of robotics, electronics, computer, telecommunications, systems, control, and product engineering. As…...

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3D printing promises agile develpment of consumer and Defense electronics

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Additive manufacturing is already revolutionizing various industries from the automotive sector to the medical field, and now it is looks promising  to disrupt the electronic industry. They can save thousands of dollars by printing heat sinks, connectors, components, and even…...

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DARPA’s MIDAS developing Digital Phased-Arrays at Millimeter Wave technology for fiber-optic-class 100 Gb/s communications for airborne data links

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Expanded mission areas and the implementation of additional data routing resulting from future warfighting capabilities place more demand on data distribution services in the form of higher data bandwidths and reduced latencies. These demands require improvements in Radio Frequency (RF)…...

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