78 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I DECEMBER 2021
Monitoring the High Seas
at High Altitude E
Raytheon Intelligence & Space demonstrated
the SeaVue MR and DAS-4 on the SeaGuardian
for the United Kingdom, e Netherlands and
12 other NATO member and partner nations as
part of the Joint Warrior demonstration in the
fall of 2021.
Honoring Those Who Served E
On this Veteran's Day holiday, the I-Connect007
staff takes a moment to honor those men and
women over the years who served to protect
and defend their country. Just on the I-Con-
nect007 staff, we have loved ones who served in
the military, ranging from World War I to pres-
ent-day active-duty. e holiday isn't intended
to be a political statement, but rather a reflec-
tion on service, duty, and personal sacrifice.
Defense Speak Interpreted: What
Happened to Our Defense JEDI? E
When columnist Dennis Fritz last wrote about
the Defense's JEDI program (not JEDI knight)
back in June, he had high hopes for its success.
JEDI stands for Joint Enterprise Defense Infra-
structure and is the backbone cloud computer
system for Defense to tie the service branches
together.
Boeing Forecasts Africa's 20-year
Commercial Aviation Market Opportunity E
Boeing forecasts that Africa's airlines will
require 1,030 new airplanes by 2040 valued at
$160 billion and aermarket services such as
manufacturing and repair worth $235 billion,
enabling growth for air travel and economies
across the continent.
The Government Circuit: How Can
Government Help or Hurt You in 2022? E
e seasons may be changing, but IPC's com-
mitment to advocating for the electronics man-
ufacturing industry remains the same.
Nanoracks, Voyager Space, Lockheed
Martin Teaming to Develop Commercial
Space Station E
Nanoracks, in collaboration with Voyager
Space and Lockheed Martin, has formed a
team to develop the first-ever free flying com-
mercial space station.
Blue Canyon Delivers CubeSats
to NASA for Starling Technology
Demonstration E
Small satellite manufacturer and mission ser-
vices provider Blue Canyon Technologies
LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon
Technologies, delivered the first of four 6U
CubeSats to NASA's Ames Research Center in
California's Silicon Valley.
Army Grants to Bolster Unique, New
Semiconductor Fab Facility E
More than $5 million in total funding from the
Army Research Office and the Army Research
Laboratory will go toward a unique silicon
carbide semiconductor fabrication facility at
the University of Arkansas. e grants—$4.5
million from the Army Research Office and
$900,000 from the Army Research Labora-
tory—come on the heels of an $18 million
grant from the National Science Foundation to
fund construction and operation of the unique
national fabrication facility.
