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formal partnership, to offer a greater range of
products and services to the U.K. Aerospace &
Defense industry.
Ventec, Taiyo America Sign Exclusive
Distribution Agreement for Mainland
Europe, UK E
Ventec International Group Co., Ltd., is pleased
to announce it will be taking over the exclusive
distribution of Taiyo products in mainland Eu-
rope, the UK and Ireland.
Raytheon: A Radar for Any Mission E
Raytheon Technologies is redefining the radar
with what's known as the "soware-defined
aperture," making single arrays far more capa-
ble and flexible through secure soware up-
grades. e digital transformation in radar de-
velopment offers benefits in every domain—
land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace.
New Algorithm Flies Drones Faster
Than Human Racing Pilots E
For the first time an autonomously flying
quadrotor has outperformed two human pilots
in a drone race. e success is based on a nov-
el algorithm that was developed by researchers
of the University of Zurich. It calculates time-
optimal trajectories that fully consider the
drones' limitations.
Celestica Releases Q2 2021 Financial
Results E
Celestica Inc., a leader in design, manufactur-
ing, and supply chain solutions for the world's
most innovative companies, announced finan-
cial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021
(Q2 2021).
Catching Up With AMI's Jim Barry E
I met Jim Barry 25 years ago when we worked
on a project at Eltek Ltd. Since then, I have fol-
lowed his career with a great deal of interest,
believing that he is one of the best technical
sales professionals in our industry. When Jim
recently accepted the position as vice presi-
dent of business development at AMI right
here in Maine, I knew it was time to catch up.
Adventures in Engineering: Test Points—
The Other Side E
In many instances test points are a critical part
of the process for launching, producing, and
maintaining a successful product. Sadly, many
times test points are le as an aerthought and
squeezed/pushed into a design aer PCB lay-
out is "complete," signal integrity analysis is
"done," and all but the final design review re-
mains. Now, let's see what we can do to effec-
tively place test points in our CCAs.
Mars Rover Mission Only Just Beginning
One Year After its Launch E
Of all the exciting aspects a space mission en-
tails for a planetary scientist who makes a liv-
ing studying the outer limits, it's still the launch
from ground zero that gets Briony Horgan's
heart-pounding the most.
Micross, C-MAC Partner to Service U.K.
Aerospace and Defense Market E
Micross Components Ltd., a leading glob-
al provider of mission-critical microelectron-
ic components and services for high-reliability
aerospace, defense, space, and industrial appli-
cations, based at Norwich, U.K., and C-MAC
Electromag BVBA are pleased to announce a
