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tive President-elect. It's shaping up to be a
busy month here at IPC, heading into a busy
new year. Chris Mitchell details some of the
top issues we're following this November.
U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin to
Transform Airlifters Into Potent Strike
Weapon Platforms
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The U.S. Air Force Strategic Development
Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) Office
awarded Lockheed Martin a $25 million con-
tract to support the next phase of the service's
Palletized Munitions Experimentation Cam-
paign.
Perspecta Labs to Improve 5G Security
for DARPA
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Perspecta Inc. announced that its innovative
applied research arm, Perspecta Labs, received
two awards on the Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency's (DARPA) Open, Programma-
ble, Secure 5G (OPS-5G) program for work to
improve the security of 5G networks.
TTM Technologies: Defense, Data Drive
Profits in 3Q
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TTM Technologies Inc., a leading global
printed circuit board and radio frequency com-
ponents manufacturer, reported results for the
third quarter of fiscal 2020, which ended on
September 28, 2020.
ST Engineering iDirect Achieves World's
First Live MF-TDMA Demo
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ST Engineering iDirect announced the success-
ful completion of the first Over-the-Air (OTA)
testing of iDirect's Multi-Frequency Time Divi-
sion Multiple Access (MF-TDMA) return link
on the Telesat Phase-1 Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
satellite.
PCB Technologies Focuses on an
All-in-One Solution
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Recently, PCB Technologies reached out to us
with news about their new All-In-One offering.
Intrigued, we followed up and spoke with VP
of Marketing and Business Development Arik
Einhorn to get more details on the All-In-One
services. We've included the short article and
the interview.
Insulectro Opens Shop With All-New
Printed Electronics E-Commerce Site
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Insulectro, a distributor of materials for use in
the manufacture of printed circuit boards and
printed electronics, rolled out its new online
shopping center for conductive inks and pastes
plus advanced substrates and films.
Understanding MIL-PRF-31032, Part 4
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Continuing with Part 4 of the discussion
on understanding the military PCB perfor-
mance standard MIL-PRF-31032, Anaya Vardya
explains how the next step in the process is
to create four new procedures to address the
unique requirements of the military.
Jaunt Air Mobility Establishes Access
Skyways to Support Integration of
Advanced Air Mobility
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Jaunt Air Mobility announced the establish-
ment of Access Skyways, a group of partner
companies providing expertise to support the
integration of Advanced Air Mobility.
The Government Circuit:
As 2021 Nears, What's on IPC's
Government Policy Radar?
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In the United States, Election Day 2020 has
come and gone, and all signs indicate that for-
mer Vice President Joe Biden is the presump-
