Military Embedded Systems
Topic: AESA

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: Metamaterials for military radar, invisibility cloaks, and more
February 13, 2024
Engineers at Echodyne have enhanced the capability of small radars for military applications such a counter-UAS [uncrewed aircraft system]. In a podcast I did with Tom Driscoll, co-founder and CTO of Echodyne, he and I discussed how his team’s metamaterials electronically scanned array (MESA) radar system does things that traditional active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar systems cannot, the company’s unique business model, and how it leverages commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components like Xilinx FPGAs [field-programmable gate arrays]. Tom also shared details about his background in metamaterials and how he once designed an RF invisibility cloak using them. Edited excerpts follow.
Unmanned
-
MQ-20 drone simulates shoot-down using modular software architecture
June 17, 2025
-
AW139 helicopter flown autonomously for first time in test for U.S. Marine Corps
June 17, 2025
-
Curtiss-Wright to supply mission processors for Triton UAS
June 16, 2025
-
Pratt & Whitney will provide engines for Black Arrow small cruise missiles
June 16, 2025
-
EW market to reach $34.1 billion by 2031, study predicts
June 16, 2025
-
Analog Devices will showcase RF, data, power solutions at IMS 2025
June 12, 2025
-
Line-replaceable unit (LRU) displays to be produced for L3Harris by IEE
June 11, 2025
-
Werlatone celebrates 60 years at 2025 IMS show
June 11, 2025
-
AI agent completes air combat test flight on Gripen E fighter
June 13, 2025
-
AI in deployed systems
June 11, 2025
-
Real-time digital twins with AI/ML: A new level of battlefield intelligence
June 11, 2025
-
From swarms to digital twins: AI’s future in defense is now
June 11, 2025
Comms
-
Bloomy announces commercialization of eSoldier advanced power monitoring system
June 12, 2025
-
Troposcatter system to be delivered to U.S. Army for training and evaluation
June 11, 2025
-
Multi-sensor satellite system under joint development by BAE Systems, Hanwha Systems
June 11, 2025
-
Speed, modularity, and more: Satellite communications and space exploration
June 11, 2025