electronics
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Trump defense budget increase, open architectures, and export reform
Every month the McHale Report will host an online roundtable with experts from the defense electronics industry – from major prime contractors to defense component suppliers. Each roundtable will explore topics important to the military embedded electronics market. This month we discuss the potential impact on the Trump Administration’s proposed $54 billion increase to the [...]
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KKR acquires Airbus' German-based defense electronics business unit
AMSTERDAM. KKR officials completed the acquisition of the Airbus Germany-based defense electronics business unit following the receipt of regulatory and other approvals, including from the German government. KKR acquires the business for an enterprise value of approximately under $1.2 billion (€1.1 billion).
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FLIR lands $50 million Coast Guard contract for navigation electronics
WILSONVILLE, Ore. The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded FLIR Systems a $50 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide marine electronics systems under the Coast Guard's Scalable Integrated Navigation Systems 2 (SINS-2) program over a five-year period, with the option to extend delivery for an additional five years.
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B/E Aerospace to be sold to Rockwell Collins
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. B/E Aerospace and Rockwell Collins representatives have entered into a definitive agreement under which Rockwell Collins will acquire B/E Aerospace for approximately $6.4 billion in cash and stock, plus the assumption of $1.9 billion in net debt, for $8.3 billion in total consideration.
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SDR tech deployed throughout military, but design challenges remain
Every month the McHale Report will host an online roundtable with experts from the defense electronics industry – from major prime contractors to defense component suppliers. Each roundtable will explore topics important to the military embedded electronics market. This month we cover software defined radio (SDR) technology and its current use in the military electronics [...]
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Testing and installation complete for NASA's Deep Space Network antennas
SAN JOSE, Calif. Engineers at General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies completed the installation and testing of two of NASA’s 34-meter beam waveguide antennas, which will improve communications and tracking of space probes on Mars and other spacecraft. The antenna’s are part of NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) and will also help scientists explore the universe.
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Denmark buys 27 F-35A fighter aircraft
DENMARK. The Danish Ministry of Defence announced that Denmark will acquire 27 F-35As to replace the F-16 aircraft, which has been in operation since 1980. The F-35As are expected to join the Royal Danish Air Force by 2024.
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Railgun system from General Atomics demonstrated at Army Maneuver and Fires Integration Experiment
SAN DIEGO. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) officials demonstrated its Blitzer electromagnetic railgun system at the U.S. Army's Fires Center of Excellence annual Maneuver and Fires Integration Experiment (MFIX)last month at Ft. Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma.
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Military rad-hard designs and big data in space systems
In this Q&A with Ricardo Gonzalez Product Line Director, Space Products & Processing at BAE Systems in Manassas, Virginia, he discusses the impact of Department of Defense (DoD) budget cuts on the military space market, design radiation-hardened (rad-hard) components, and how BAE Systems handles big data and reduced SWaP requirements in their space products. Edited [...]
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War with North Korea
WARFARE EVOLUTION BLOG: Previously we've looked at what wars with Russia and China might look like. Now, let’s look at a war with North Korea.
Mariana Iriarte, Associate Editor
Lisa Daigle, Assistant Managing Editor
Mariana Iriarte, Associate Editor
Mariana Iriarte, Associate Editor
Mariana Iriarte, Associate Editor
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