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defense community; it stands for size, weight,
and power—the holy grail of technical perfor-
mance for defense systems.
Northrop Grumman to Enhance
UH-60V Aircraft Capabilities E
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been
selected to provide engineering services for
the KBR-led $156.7 million, five-year Depart-
ment of Defense Information Analysis Center's
multiple-award contract vehicle.
Report: Rising Use of PCBs in Aerospace,
Aviation Sector Boosts Growth E
According to a global report by Research and
Markets, a surge is expected in the coming years
due to the rising use of flexible PCBs in satel-
lites. Increasing aircra traffic is expected to
play a significant role in the rise in the demand
for aircra, worldwide.
Raytheon Missiles & Defense,
TTM Technologies Reach Agreement E
TTM Technologies, Inc. and Raytheon Mis-
siles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies
business, have reached a multi-year agreement
to provide radio frequency assemblies, elec-
tronic hardware, and printed circuit boards for
the SPY-6 family of radars. e agreement has
the potential to reach $500 million over five
years.
Collins Selected to Participate in
Multiple EU Clean Aviation Projects E
Collins Aerospace has been selected to par-
ticipate in seven projects under the European
Union's Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking.
One World, One Industry: Rallying
Around a Robust Ecosystem E
e U.S. CHIPS and Science Act has been
enacted and funding is now in place for its
implementation. Governments globally are
marshaling resources and policy mechanisms
to make their own semiconductor industries
more competitive in the global marketplace.
Digital Transformation: Leveraging
Digital Automation to Accelerate
PCB Design E
I see digital automation as the simplification of
manual tasks that have been optimized in the
digital world to a point where they require the
least amount of effort to successfully do what
they are required to do in the real world.
The Pulse: Fitting Physics to Fact E
e realities of engineering mean that compro-
mise is always needed—and so the desire of the
purist for "absolute perfection" has to be bal-
anced with the skill of the engineer in design-
ing product to be "good enough" for the spe-
cific application.
Pulsar Circuits Technology to Expand
Operations in 2023 E
Pulsar Circuits Technology, a leading provider
of printed circuit boards for the electronics and
semiconductor industries, has just announced
its expansion in the fall of 2023.
Defense Speak Interpreted: SWaPing
Nanosatellites for Defense Systems E
When I say "SWaP," you might be thinking: A
swap for what? SWaP is a common term in the
