Newsletter | December 11, 2012

12.11.12 -- Combat UAV Moves Closer To Full Autonomy

RF Globalnet Newsletter
Sponsor

SPONSOR



Narda IDA-3106
The portable, low-weight IDA interference and direction analyzer is a highly sensitive signal analyzer, with an extremely fast sweep-time at 12 GHz/sec and a real-time bandwidth of up to 32 MHz for intercepting short-term signals. The unique smartDF direction finding mode manages triangulation results and automatically calculates emitter positions. Learn more.

From The Editor

Combat UAV Moves Closer To Full Autonomy
By Paul Kruczkowski, editor
The Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air systems (UCAS) demonstrator, capable of autonomous flight and chock-full of RF and microwave payloads, made its first land-based catapult launch on November 29 at the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in Patuxent River, Md. This milestone was a critical step in verifying the aircraft’s ability to handle the stress of a catapult launch, and in ultimately integrating the UCAS into an aircraft carrier flight deck environment. Other noteworthy technology on display was a new wireless, handheld device called a Control Display Unit (CDU), also designed by Northrop Grumman.

Guest Column

Do You Make This Site Noise Measurement Mistake?
This article is part of a series of guest columns by Alfred T. Yerger II, RF engineering specialist, Bird Technologies.

When working with customers on their RF interference problems here at the Bird Technologies Site Optimization Services group, at some point in the process we usually have to quantify the amount of environmental RF noise present at the site.

Do You Make This Site Noise Measurement Mistake?

Industry News

AR Introduces New Family Of 400-MHz Solid State RF Amplifiers

Rakon Launches A 7 x 5 mm Acceleration-Tolerant TCXO

Pharad Introduces New Directive Wearable Antenna For UWB Applications

Agilent Technologies Introduces Basic Spectrum Analyzer For Budget-Driven Applications

Anritsu Introduces Signal Generator For Analog/Digital Narrowband Radio Applications

FEKO Student Competition Results For 2012

Rohde & Schwarz Video Testers Now Support Compliance Tests On Devices Equipped With An MHL 2.0 Interface

Skyworks Now Supporting All Major Smartphone And Tablet Operating Systems

Marvell Introduces Industry's First 802.11ac 4 x 4 Wireless Solution Serving End-To-End Enterprise-To-Consumer Applications

Harris Corporation To Sell Broadcast Communications To The Gores Group For $225M

Raytheon Wins First Contract For New Lightweight GPS Anti-Jam Capability For Land Systems
View more headlines

Featured Downloads

Satellite Link Emulator Datasheet
dBm’s SLE900 Satellite Link Emulator features the ability to be configured with one to four channels, three currently available RF bandwidths of 20 MHz, 72 MHz, and 125 MHz. Parameters can be set to fixed values in static mode, or continuously changed in real time in dynamic mode without any phase discontinuities.

1000 Watts CW, 100- To 500-MHz RF Power Amplifier Datasheet
The Model KAW5040 is a Class AB wideband RF power amplifier system delivering in excess of 1000 Watts CW power into a 50-Ohm load over the frequency range of 100 MHz to 500 MHz

160-MHz Ultra-Miniature RF Discriminators Datasheet
The Pascall Ultra-Miniature series of frequency discriminators provides broadband performance and superb linearity over a wide temperature range.
Browse the download library

Featured Products And Services

Signal And Power Integrity Simulation Tool
Signal And Power Integrity Simulation Tool

Product Details
Download Datasheet
Request Information

CST of America, Inc.

Miniature Clock Oscillator
Miniature Clock Oscillator

Product Details
Download Datasheet
Request Information

Precision Devices Inc.

Self-Contained RF Signal Routing Solution
Self-Contained RF Signal Routing Solution

Product Details
Download Datasheet


Giga-tronics Incorporated

Two-Way In-Phase Power Divider
Two-Way In-Phase Power Divider

Product Details
Download Datasheet
Request Information

Teledyne Microwave Solutions

Drop-In Isolators And Circulators
Drop-In Isolators And Circulators

Product Details
Download Datasheet
Request Information

BoCen Microwave Technology Co., Ltd.

Surface-Mount EMI Filters
Surface-Mount EMI Filters

Product Details
Download Datasheet
Request Information

Corry Micronics, Inc.

High-Reliability VCXO
High-Reliability VCXO

Product Details
Download Datasheet
Request Information

CTS Electronic Components

10-Hz To 44-GHz Signal Analyzer
10-Hz To 44-GHz Signal Analyzer

Product Details
Download Datasheet


Agilent Technologies

800-MHz To 2.7-GHz Solid State Amplifiers
800-MHz To 2.7-GHz Solid State Amplifiers

Product Details
Download Datasheet
Request Information

MILMEGA Ltd.

High Frequency, High-Performance Ceramic Filter
High Frequency, High-Performance Ceramic Filter

Product Details
Download Datasheet
Request Information

ComNav Engineering, Inc.

Broadband 8-Way Power Divider
Broadband 8-Way Power Divider

Product Details
Download Datasheet
Request Information

TRM Microwave

10- To 100-MHz Oscillator
10- To 100-MHz Oscillator

Product Details
Download Datasheet
Request Information

Greenray Industries, Inc.