DARPA, the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, has announced a new research program into “Instant Fire Suppression.” The agency noted that “Fire especially in enclosed military environments such as ship holds, air craft cockpits, and ground vehicles, continues to be a major cause of material destruction and loss of warfighter life. Essentially, there have been … [Read more...]
Extensive Line of Custom EMI Filters Available
WEMS EMI/RFI Filter Division designs and manufactures high reliability input, output, power line, and signal filters intended for military, aerospace, and high end industrial applications. WEMS services include filter circuit design and analysis, filter packaging and layout, prototype/first article, EMI test assistance, environmental tests, source control drawings, acceptance … [Read more...]
Lotions and Potions vs. EMFs: the Controversy Continues
The French cosmetics firm Clarins has incurred the wrath of yet another consumer group. According to the Nevada based National Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation (NTEF), Expertise 3P Poly Pollution Protection (3P) products are touted as "the most advanced protection against every type of pollution known today...for the first time in cosmetology, it also protects against the … [Read more...]
Defense Technology Firms Announces Successful Completion of EMI Testing
Australian defense technology firm Metal Storm has announced that it has conducted successful electromagnetic interference (EMI) testing on its 40-mm ammunition tail propulsion system. Testing was conducted at a National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accredited facility in Melbourne and was the most rigorous performed as yet on Metal Storm technology. Metal Storm … [Read more...]
IEEE Publishes Guide for the Application of SPDs for Lower Power AC Power Circuits
The IEEE Guide for the Application of Surge-Protective Devices for Low Voltage (1000 V or Less) AC Power Circuits (C62.92-2007) provides specifiers and users of surge-protective devices (SPDs) about the application considerations associated with power distribution systems within North America. This guide applies to SPDs to be connected to the local side of the service entrance … [Read more...]
IEC Issues Draft of Amendment on ICs and Measurement of EM Emissions
IEC 61967-6 am1 Ed. 1.0 is entitled "Integrated Circuits - Measurement of Electromagnetic Emissions, 150 kHz to 1 GHz - Part 6: Measurement of conducted emissions - Magnetic probe method." The Final Draft International Standard has the following voting period: 2007-11-30 to 2008-02-01. Purchasers of this draft version will receive the definitive version once it … [Read more...]
Investigators Rule Out EMI in Investigation of Boeing Crash Landing at Heathrow
Since the crash landing of a Boeing 777 returning from Beijing to London's Heathrow Airport on January 17, 2008, speculation and the rumor bill have looked for an explanation as to what caused a crash landing on a grassy area short of the runway after a seemingly normal flight. One persistent version blamed electromagnetic interference from the many WiFi systems in densely … [Read more...]
NY Company Wins $10 Million Handheld Radio Contract
Harris Corporation of Rochester, NY is being awarded a contract for $10,204,063 to provide single-channel handheld radios that are an integral part of the Air Force Joint Tactical Radio System. Hanscom AFB, MA is the contracting activity. Learn more about this award at the Defense Link website."Is your company bidding on more military contracts? Check out our Forums … [Read more...]
Lumera Corporation Wins $2.2 Million U.S. Air Force Contract
Lumera Corp. of Bothell, WA has won a $2.2 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to fabricate low driving-voltage, reliable electro-optic modulators using its proprietary high-performance organic polymers. Utilizing RF photonics, in which optical components and optical fiber are used to process and to distribute high-speed electrical signals, helps provide the high … [Read more...]
High-Reliability Cable Firm Creates Center of Excellence for European Military Needs
High-Reliability Connector Company ITT Interconnect Solutions (Cannon, Veam, and BIW) has created a centre for excellence for military and aerospace customers at its Basingstoke facility in the United Kingdom. The company has significantly increased its engineering and sales capabilities dedicated to this important sector. With these improvements, the company is preparing to … [Read more...]
