Aerospace & Defence
David takes on Goliath in the defence industry
Electronic Specifier Editor Joe Bush talks to Hugh Griffiths, CEO of Inzpire, a training and mission systems provider to the military aviation sector, about how the company’s ethos and experience is helping it take on some of the big primes in the industry.
Accelerating factors in capacitor life testing
Ed Jones, Product Manager and Sandy Campbell, Associate Product Manager KEMET Corporation, explain the need for commerical-off-the-shelf (COTS) components to be screened and qualified for use in military projects.
Products support U.S. Navy’s Trident II D5 Missile Program
Microsemi Corporation extends its congratulations to Lockheed Martin on the U.S. Navy’s 158th, 159th and 160th successful test launches in March of the Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM). Microsemi has supported Lockheed Martin, the Navy’s strategic missile prime contractor, with a number of strategic designs and product offerings catered to this national defense program.
World's first full sized hybrid aircraft
BOC and a long-standing player in the lighter-than-air sector as partner to many of the world's largest aerospace assemblers and manufacturers, is sponsoring the First Flight of the Airlander, the world's first full sized hybrid aircraft. The vision of UK-based manufacturer Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), the Airlander is one of the largest and one of the greenest aircraft in the world.
Wet electrolytic tantalum capacitors deliver high CV
Expanding its high-reliability TWA series, AVX has introduced high voltage COTS Plus axial-leaded, wet electrolytic tantalum capacitors. Featuring a high capacitance cathode system that enables high CV levels in DSCC-compatible case sizes and new ratings as high as 4700µF/25V, 3000µF/50V, 2200µF/60V, 1000µF/75V and 750µF/100V, the capacitors are suited for use in high-reliability defence, avionics, radar and power su...
GTK attains AS9100C Certification for cable assemblies
As of November 2015, GTK UK is certified to manufacture cable assemblies and box builds for the aerospace, military and security sectors. The AS9100C standard is the globalised certification that demonstrates full traceability on the components used in production – as well as the necessary rigour in terms of product and process conformance.
Game changing technology for satellite communications
This week’s Satellite 2016 exhibition in Washington DC has seen AtlanTecRF launch its new Ka Band Satellite Simulator. Testing of mobile satellite communications systems has received a further boost with the launch of AtlanTecRF’s LSS range of ‘game-changing’ Satellite Simulators designed for operation in Ka band with optional use in other bands, including Ku and DBS.
Aircraft tracking system could aid disaster relief efforts
A tracking system called HYPERION based on eye-safe lasers could enable aircraft, UAVs and even orbiting satellites to transmit vital data to ground stations more securely, quickly and efficiently. The development of HYPERION has been pioneered by a joint team through Innovate UK's HITEA programme: the University of Oxford with funding from the EPSRC, and Airbus Group Innovations with Innovate UK support.
Increasing ESD protection and signal processing performance
The portfolio of radiation tolerant multiplexers from Intersil Corporation has been expanded with the release of two new, single supply 5V devices. The 16-channel ISL71830SEH and 32-channel ISL71831SEH multiplexers join Intersil’s 30V multiplexers, which have been onboard many satellite and space exploration missions, including NASA’s Orion spacecraft flight test.
Flexible high-speed data networking provided for space applications
Microsemi Corporation and STAR-Dundee have announced their collaboration to provide SpaceWire and SpaceFibre network technology using Microsemi's RTG4(TM) high-speed signal processing radiation-tolerant FPGAs. STAR-Dundee specialises in supporting users and developers of SpaceWire and SpaceFibre, which are data-handling networks for onboard satellites and spacecraft.