Defense Electronics

Elma’s robust SOSA-aligned backplane with a VITA 62 PSU slot enables high-speed signals on all data paths.

Learn how phase noise impacts a radar system’s performance and about a way to improve it using a voltage-controlled SAW oscillator in a PLL architecture.

Communications systems specialist Ultralife launched the A-2303, a compact, energy-efficient military amplifier.

As part of a U.S. Air Force contract, Gulfstream will help maintain special-mission aircraft of all sizes for all branches of the military services.

By working with operational S-70 Black Hawk helicopters, students at STA receive hands-on, real-world maintenance skills.

Use of 3D printing has dramatically reduced the number of parts needed for the copper thrust chamber of the RL10 rocket engine.

The RSGS integrated robotic payload applies robotic technology to the maintenance and servicing of commercial and military satellites in geosynchronous orbit above the Earth. ...

The Creo-ADL communications system employs software-defined radio with encrypted voice and communications to operate securely in hostile environments.

The WESCAM MX-20 EO/IR imaging system from L3Harris was recently teamed with the AI-powered SIP from Palantir for improved reconnaissance and surveillance.

Raytheon continues to improve its TOW missile system for success in the latest combat missions and operating environments.

Five companies in South Australia have been added to competitors working on nuclear-powered submarines, such as the Virginia-class submarine, for defense.

This military-grade, man-pack troposcatter terminal provides as much as 20 W of linear output power from 4.4 to 5.0 GHz.

Today’s battlefield includes autonomous air systems as well as new, complex direction-finding/direction-deceiving radar techniques.

Innovative new direct RF sampling systems promise a more simplified front-end architecture by allowing the ADC to sample the RF signal directly at its original frequency.

The article discusses security challenges in electronic-warfare systems and how to address them with static analysis, coding standards, dynamic testing, and more.

With unexpected threats constantly arising, stressing an EW system against actual recordings of the environment helps developers gauge real-world performance.

Proper evaluation, validation, and integration of the amplifiers and signal generators in an EW system is necessary to achieve optimum performance.

The modern battlefield is increasingly shifting from boots on the ground to a more remote, intelligent, digital space that requires a host of new technologies and practices to...

Electronic warfare is really jamming. We're in the midst of disruptive development in almost every application space in electronics, with the modern battlefield being no exception...

The mesh radar developed by MatrixSpace provides effective detection of low-flying aircraft for USAF bases.

A DoD memorandum on brain health established safe operating distances for personnel from weapons systems, such as the howitzer, capable of generating high levels of blast over...

The technology employed in Menlo Micro's high-power MM9200 SMT Ideal Switch will be part of a reduced SWaP hybrid circuit-breaker design meant for high-speed power distribution...

The SpaceX LEOS constellation relies on robust SSPA modules to boost millimeter-wave signals from 60 to 90 GHz.

ARC-232A SDRs produced by BAE Systems will provide secure, anti-jam communications for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft for the Republic of Korea as part of a modernization program...

Explore the foundational principles behind radar technology and how these systems are engineered to meet the demanding needs of modern applications. This article sets the stage...

The latest upscreened version of the model LX2160 microprocessor provides impressive computing power across a wide temperature range in a package measuring just 40 × 40 mm.

Working as a DoD-funded University Affiliated Research Center, Penn State’s ARL will help top DoD officials with serious matters of national security.

This compact gallium-nitride PA provides at least 70-W CW output power from 2 to 8 GHz for high signal boosts from tight places.

The Engagement Operations Center is a key IBCS subsystem for processing substantial amounts of data from multiple sensors.

Experience in tactical common data links (TCDLs) earned CAES a major contract for an international missile system data link from RTX.