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and security of the electronics manufacturing
ecosystem, including PCB fabrication and PCB
assembly, the green-and-gold hardwiring at
the core of all electronics systems.
Advanced Assembly Earns AS9100D
Certification E
Advanced Assembly announced it received the
AS9100D certification. The certification was
awarded after an extensive audit conducted by
NQA, a division of NTS.
BAE Systems Awarded Radar Contract for
Royal Air Force's Eurofighter Typhoons E
BAE Systems and Leonardo have been awarded
a contract to develop the Active Electronically
Scanned Array, the European Common Radar
System Mark 2 radar, to a standard ready to be
integrated on to RAF Typhoons.
Air Force Awards Contract for New ICBM
System to Strengthen U.S. Triad E
The Department of the Air Force awarded an
Engineering and Manufacturing Development
contract for the Ground-Based Strategic De-
terrent (GBSD) intercontinental ballistic mis-
sile (ICBM) program to Northrop Grumman on
September 8.
Mr. Laminate Tells All: Is Your Laminate
and Prepreg Supplier Cheating?
Only One Way to Find Out E
According to Doug Sober, a huge void now
exists in the base materials specifications for
PCBs and PCB assemblies with the inactivation
of MIL-S-13949 for base materials and the loss
of the military's oversight function. IPC-4101
replaced the specification for MIL-S-13949, but
there was no mechanism established for an
oversight function.
Fresh PCB Concepts: Advantages of
Application-Engineered PCBs E
When working with your PCB supplier, do you
have a dedicated engineering resource to help
with the design of your PCB before fabrication?
How about a resource that has experience and
knowledge about the different applications for
PCBs? Jeffrey Beauchamp explains how this is
one of the most important and valuable factors
when producing high-reliability PCBs, as well
as what—or who—this resource could be.
Standard of Excellence: Five Ways to
Ensure You Have the Right Military
PCB Supplier E
With the current shortage of qualified and cer-
tified military PCB suppliers, finding one has
become more challenging than ever, and the
trend toward consolidation over the past few
years has only added to the shortage. Anaya
Vardya shares five guidelines to consider when
developing a bilateral relationship with your
military PCB supplier.
Defense Speak Interpreted: The Defense
Innovation Unit E
Many of Denny Fritz's columns are about new
defense technologies and innovations, but
what about an organization with "innovation"
in its name? Here, he describes the history and
purpose of the Defense Innovation Unit, as
well as some of its programs.
IPC Statement on NDAA Provisions
Aimed at Bringing Resiliency and
Security to Supply Chains E
IPC, the global association of electronics man-
ufacturers, issued a blog post in support of the
FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act
provisions that would bolster the resiliency
