MILITARY & DEFENSE CASE STUDIES AND WHITE PAPERS
MILITARY & DEFENSE PRODUCTS
MtronPTI offers the Stratum 3 M6071 series of TCXOs ideally designed for operation from 10 to 40 MHz frequencies for satcom, telecom, milcom, and other test and measurement applications. The M6071 series features a superior phase noise -97dBc/Hz @10 Hz offset, measured at 38.88 MHz.
Bird offers the FH-AV-KIT, a FlightHawk™ RF Aviation Test Kit designed for avionics testing and measurement applications. This kit includes a proven antenna and cable testing functionality of the FlightHawk handheld analyzer, all necessary adapters and cabling, and Bird’s aviation testing software that allows anyone on the maintenance team to test and verify all antenna systems in a fleet.
The CMD325 from Custom MMIC is a negative controlled, wideband GaAs MMIC 6-bit digital attenuator die designed to operate from the DC to 30 GHz frequency range. Each bit of the attenuator is controlled by a single voltage of either 0 V or –5 V. It features a low insertion loss of 4 dB at 12 GHz and the attenuation accuracy is typically 0.2 dB step error.
Empower RF Systems offers the Model 2213 compact solid state GaN on SiC amplifier delivering 10 kW of peak pulsed power in radar and jamming applications operating in the 2.9 – 3.5 GHz frequency range. This air cooled 10 KW 6% duty cycle pulse amplifier system brings sophisticated monitoring, protection, and control functions to mission critical applications. It features flexible software and embedded firmware design that can be customized to add mission support capabilities specific to the users integrated system.
Guerrilla RF offers the GRF5507 as a high gain, two-stage InGaP HBT power amplifier designed to deliver excellent P1dB, ACLR and IM3 performance over the 700 to 800 MHz frequency range. This amplifier’s exceptional native linearity makes it suitable for transmitter applications that typically do not employ digital predistortion correction schemes.
Coilcraft offers a variety of transformers that have been optimized the most common output voltages and output power up to 24 Watts for no-opto flyback topology. They are ideally used in many applications including telecom/dtacom, PLC systems, car battery charging, building automation HVAC systems, and isolated auxiliary supplies.
BNC offers the Model 525 digital pulse generator designed with full feature functions in a compact 7.125” x 5.1” x 1.5” cost-effective package. The Model 525's interface is USB only, which eliminates the bulky front panel components and reduces the potential for mechanical problems.
Wi2Wi designs and manufactures a wide array of "PDI Brand" wide variety of Space Qualified Clock Oscillators specifically designed for the avionics and space market. The product family is hermetically sealed to exceed all performance and functionality requirements in the extreme environment in the space applications.
MILITARY & DEFENSE NEWS
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![bright-ideas]( "Bright Ideas — Laser Systems Needed To Refuel UAS, Everlasting Laser Built With BEC")
Bright Ideas — Laser Systems Needed To Refuel UAS, Everlasting Laser Built With BECBright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in photonics. This week, DARPA is asking industry to help outfit refueling aircraft with lasers to recharge UAS, an everlasting laser is built with Bose-Einstein Condensate, and nanoscale flying robots with light-up wings are explored as light-based communicators.
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![bright-ideas]( "Bright Ideas — NASA To Reveal First JWST Color Images, Optical Laser Communications Advances")
Bright Ideas — NASA To Reveal First JWST Color Images, Optical Laser Communications AdvancesBright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in photonics. This week, NASA announced the first images from JWST will be revealed on July 12. Northrop Grumman and BlueHalo are making strides in optical laser communications. And, Optica covers the Russia-Ukraine war by chronicling the challenges faced by researchers whose personal lives and scientific work are threatened by the conflict.
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![bright-ideas]( "Bright Ideas — DoD Strategic Review To Determine Space Weapon Priorities, Mitsubishi Electric Claims First Laser Terminal To Integrate Spatial Acquisition")
Bright Ideas — DoD Strategic Review To Determine Space Weapon Priorities, Mitsubishi Electric Claims First Laser Terminal To Integrate Spatial AcquisitionBright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in photonics. This week, the DoD affirmed that it will supply the the Biden Administration with the results of a strategic space review that aims to determine the appropriate mix of offensive and defensive capabilities. Plus, Mitsubishi Electric claims it has developed the first laser terminal that employs both optical communication and spatial laser acquisition.
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![bright-ideas]( "Bright Ideas — Russia's Latest Laser Weapon Likely All Talk, \"Wonder Material\" Graphyne Created")
Bright Ideas — Russia's Latest Laser Weapon Likely All Talk, "Wonder Material" Graphyne CreatedBright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in photonics. This week, a Russian official says the country's newest directed-energy laser weapon can "burn up" a target — and critics balk at the claim. Scientists are on their way to developing a usable amount of graphyne. Plus, DARPA and CACI successfully conducted optical communication between satellites in LEO.
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![bright-ideas]( "Bright Ideas — HEL & Hypersonic Weapons Tests Successful, High-Quality Graphene-hBN Deposition Method Proves Scalable")
Bright Ideas — HEL & Hypersonic Weapons Tests Successful, High-Quality Graphene-hBN Deposition Method Proves ScalableBright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in photonics. This week, two laser weapon system effectively upended their targets, while a hypersonic weapon carried out its second successful training test. Plus, University of Michigan researchers have established a scalable deposition method for developing hBN on graphene, potentially leading the way for new deep-UV LEDs and quantum technologies.
MILITARY & DEFENSE VIDEOS
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![Hyperspectral Camera For Systems Integration]( "Hyperspectral Camera For Systems Integration")
Telops has responded to the request of their customers for a smaller version of their Hyper-Cam hyperspectral camera and has miniaturized it enough so that it can be integrated into smaller systems and packages.
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![Diverse Catalog Of Aerospace And Defense Solutions]( "Diverse Catalog Of Aerospace And Defense Solutions")
Craig Taylor with Qioptiq, an Excelitas Technologies Company spent some time with us on day two of the DSS exhibition to give us an overview of some of his division’s work in optical modules and systems used in the aerospace and defense markets. He then turns it over to Eric Desfonds with Excelitas so he could catch us up on some of their more recent product developments, including their newly launched N-type quadrant detectors.
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![dss14-sui_450x300.jpg]( "SWIR Camera For Military And Industrial Imaging")
Technology involving military and industrial imaging applications is prevalent at DSS this year, and Sensors Unlimited's was no exception. Check out the video to hear Bob Jones talk about two newer SWIR cameras for these two market segments, and what makes them a fit for each.
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![pw14-precision-optics.jpg]( "Very Small Optics And Assemblies For Defense And Medical Applications")
In this video, Precision Optics Corp president Joe Forkey gives us a brief overview of his company and then gives us a closer look at some of the things they featured at their Photonics West booth.
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![pw14-l3.jpg]( "Military Precision For Commercial Solutions")
In this video, Jim Hooker, from L-3 Applied Optics Center, gives us an overview of his company and their capabilities.
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![dss13-telops-thumb]( "Hyperspectral And Infrared Imaging Solutions For The Defense Market")
Vincent Farley with Telops gives us an overview of the Hyper-Cam Hyperspectral Imaging System and its role in defense and security related applications such as standoff chemical detection and identification, characterization of rockets, missiles, and flares, and more.
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![dss13-excelitas-thumb.png]( "Mission Critical Solutions for Aerospace and Defense")
Eric Desfonds with Excelitas runs us through their offerings displayed at SPIE DSS 2013.
