Microwaves & RF Online: August, 2026

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Welcome to Microwaves & RF's monthly publication, where you can find the latest articles, videos, and podcasts. You can sign up for our newsletters to see the latest articles as they're posted. You can also catch up on archived versions of MWRF's Top Stories of the Month.

David Maliniak
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Signal Reflections: Sensors, AI, and RF Converge on the Battlefield

For one who has never served in the military, it’s difficult to even conceive of the chaos and horror of front-line action in an armed conflict. I’ve seen plenty of films, of course, some of which do an admirable job of portraying what it must be like (such as the terrifying Normandy landing sequence in Saving Private Ryan). The overall impression is one of utter confusion. Where is the enemy? Where is my support? Should we advance directly, or to the left or right? What’s coming up behind me?

Flashing forward to how modern warfare is waged, we see an entirely different picture. I’m sure it’s no less horrifying and frightening to be on the battlefield. But today’s armed forces have a massive amount of information to work with.

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Featured Content

Semtech’s LR2022 and LR2012 serve IoT deployment types from cost-optimized sub-GHz sensors to global, multi-band NTN use cases.
On today’s wholly connected battlefield, time is compressed by a coordinated network to foster greater situational awareness and faster decision making.
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NetcoreNetwork's Causeway Ecosystem enables private, peer-to-peer device connectivity and management.
Numerous applications in the water industry, as well as in M2M and IoT environments, still rely on GSM technology, and therefore face an urgent need for modernization.
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The SBC is designed for low-latency video ingest, multi-sensor fusion, and AI-accelerated edge processing in ISR, autonomous systems, and mission computing applications.
Command-and-control links, high-definition video transmission, ISR data transport, and more fall within the capabilities of the 60-GHz module.
The BG2B is Silicon Labs' lowest-power Bluetooth LE chip, combining channel sounding, Secure Vault high security, and integrated CAN-FD and peripherals.

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New Products

Here are summaries of our new product coverage throughout the month.

Here's this week's selection of some of the most interesting new products that have been launched of late.
Here's this week's selection of some of the most interesting new products that have been launched of late.
Here's this week's selection of some of the most interesting new products that have been launched of late.
Here's this week's selection of some of the most interesting new products that have been launched of late.
Here's this week's selection of some of the most interesting new products that have been launched of late.

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Multimedia

Here are our latest videos, podcasts, and webinars.

Analog Devices' Bryan Goldstein discusses the company's role in working toward a seamlessly connected tactical communications strategy.
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Wireless battlefield networks are evolving beyond traditional tactical radios to resilient, intelligent RF fabrics that connect sensors, drones, vehicles, and command systems ...
Vinci’s technology can make physics simulation perform 1000X faster.
Spiking neural networks and neuromorphic processing open the door to ultra-low-power, real-time intelligence.
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The debate rages on over AI and its role in society, with many split on the issue. In this podcast, we discuss AI and explore its impact on engineers and civilization in general...
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Is the electric grid losing the race to keep up with surging demand for power? In this podcast, we discuss how battery energy storage systems could help.

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Editor's Choice: From the Microwaves & RF Archives

These articles were chosen by the editors at Microwaves & RF to complement the new articles above. They're included in our regular newsletters.

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Using RF over fiber to control UAVs eliminates the possibility of jamming or interference while conferring the benefits of low jitter, high dynamic range, and high bandwidth.
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Effective use of transmit and receive antennas hinges on polarization, which can be not only horizontal or vertical, but also circular. This article defines circular polarization...
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Non-terrestrial networks, combined with early 6G research, demand test equipment capable of handling extreme parameters and complex multichannel scenarios, requiring significant...
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In the 6G era, non-terrestrial networks promise not only coverage, but resilience and inclusivity.
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6G will push antenna technology to new limits, demanding intelligent, adaptive, and multi-band systems capable of supporting emerging terrestrial and non-terrestrial network architectur...
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Thanks to their agility and resilience, software-defined radios can provide a capable first line of defense against threats to the increasingly crowded electromagnetic spectrum...
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The “spacescape” exposes crystal oscillators used in space applications to the hazards of radiation. This article focuses on the effects of different types of radiation on these...
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The need for reliable and seamless connectivity in large indoor spaces and densely populated areas has fueled technological improvements in 4G and 5G distributed antenna systems...
Enabling next-gen wide-bandwidth, mission-critical satellite communications while meeting the SWaP constraints of spacecraft and tactical radios is a significant challenge for...
It’s not too late to develop a standardized framework for testing ground-station satellite-communications antennas that will serve to prolong the antennas’ operational life and...
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As wireless devices shrink, antenna design becomes a critical bottleneck. This guide explores several techniques to overcome size constraints without sacrificing performance or...
An increasingly connected world has led to a massive ramp up of the number of IoT devices being developed. Here are some of the critical requirements—and challenges—for testing...

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Editor's Monthly Picks

In this section, our editors highlight articles they found this month that you might be interested in as well.

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