Now that several near misses have been reported near airports, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a streamlined and user-friendly web-based aircraft registration process for owners of small unmanned aircraft (UAS), that is, “drones”, weighing more than 0.55 pounds (250 grams) and less than 55 pounds (approx. 25 … [Read more...]
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EMC Project Management and COTS
By Tim Williams Introduction One feature of the electronics industry that has become apparent, over the years of advising companies on EMC aspects of their designs, is the difficulty that many project managers seem to have in anticipating the problems that EMC requirements will cause to their project. Although it’s a universal feature – and you could say that an EMC … [Read more...]
Flexible Material Controls Electronic Emissions and EMP
Conductive Composites, a company in Utah, has developed a flexible material that is thin and tough enough for wallpaper or woven fabric to keep electronic emissions in and electromagnetic pulses out. “Conductive Composites has created a method to layer nickel on carbon to form a material that’s light and moldable like plastic yet can disperse energy like a traditional metal … [Read more...]
Navy to Expand EM Warfare Tools to include Undersea Advantages
The U.S. Navy plans to extend its electromagnetic warfare tools and capabilities by investing in longer-range targeting tools to help submarines operate effectively. “While the Navy has tried to achieve long-range targeting by submarines in the past and wasn’t able to overcome technology obstacles, we think we’re on the cusp of getting to it with our new technologies. But it’s … [Read more...]
Company to Help U.S. Army Modernize EMRE Test Complex
AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation announces it has been awarded a contract to provide large broadband RF amplifiers to the U.S. Army. The contract is part of the US Army Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Systems Modernization Program at White Sands Missile Range, Electromagnetic Radiation Effects (EMRE) test complex in New Mexico, according to the company. The company is … [Read more...]
New Low Noise and Gain Block Amplifiers
Pasternack recently introduced new, affordable coaxial-packaged RF amplifiers. The low noise and gain block amplifiers cover wide octave frequency bands from 9 KHz to 3 GHz. According to the company, these RF amplifiers have P1dB levels up to +23, and many utilize advanced GaAs PHEMT semiconductors. “These amplifiers exhibit outstanding noise figure levels as low as 0.5 dB … [Read more...]
Russia Developing Drone that can see through Camouflage and Detect Hidden Objects
United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation, a corporation based in Russia, is building an all-seeing eye drone fitted with tech-forward technology that allows it to see beyond the human eye’s electromagnetic spectrum, giving it the ability to detect both hidden and camouflaged objects. The drone will advance technology for all types of military equipment. “The unmanned aerial … [Read more...]
Invisibility Cloak to Improve Military Operations
A team of scientists from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have developed a material that resembles an invisibility cloak. The material could change the face of military operations and would allow weapons and maybe even military personnel to function while undetected. UCSD scientists have tested the “first effective dielectric metasurface material—an ultra-thin, … [Read more...]
GaN Coaxial Power Amplifiers
Pasternack recently launched its increased offering of gallium nirtride (GaN) coaxial power amplifiers. “The high power density of gallium nitride semiconductor technology dissipates heat more effectively which results in amplifier designs that have significantly higher output power levels over broadband and narrowband frequencies,” according to the company. This technology … [Read more...]
New Metamaterial Yields Invisibility for Aircraft and Drones
Electrical engineers from the University of California have created a new ultra-thin metamaterial that could provide a cloaking device and make UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) invisible. The new material creates invisibility and leaves no electronic, infrared or visual signatures for enemies to detect. The new design uses “an ultra-thin Teflon substrate, studded with … [Read more...]
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