Renewed Interest In Military Electronics

Oct. 25, 2007
Wireless applications brought many commercial opportunities to this industry. As an example, for chip makers like RF Micro Devices (www.rfmd.com), cellular handsets represented the opportunity to manufacture and ship millions of integrated circuits ...

Wireless applications brought many commercial opportunities to this industry. As an example, for chip makers like RF Micro Devices (www.rfmd.com), cellular handsets represented the opportunity to manufacture and ship millions of integrated circuits (ICs) for front-end functions. More recently, an article appearing in the November issue of Microwaves & RF showcases the company's efforts in supplying modules and ICs to the emerging Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS) market.

Perhaps lost in the steady growth of commercial wireless applications is the similarly strong growth in military-electronics opportunities. One clear sign of this is to follow the moves of the capital-equipment suppliers, such as test-equipment companies. In recent months, activities at major companies such as Aeroflex, Agilent Technologies, Anritsu, and Rohde & Schwarz have led to the release of products aimed at pulsed or multi-emitter testingthe types of tests performed by companies engaged in the manufacture of components and subsystems for such platforms as electronic-warfare (EW) receivers and radar systems. This industry cut its teeth on military electronics and, in spite of the commercial opportunities, remains close to the needs of military applications worldwide.

About the Author

Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.

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