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conducted by the Supplier Quality Services
department of Lockheed RMS based in Moore-
stown, NJ.
Adventures in Engineering:
5G Expansion and Radar Altimeters E
e expansion of cellular broadband in the
3.7–3.98 GHz spectrum band has crossed
into the working frequency range of Radar/
Radio Altimeters (RAs). Commercial RAs
are intended to operate in the frequency band
of 4.2 to 4.4 GHz. However, Radar altimeter
receivers may be sensitive to frequencies out-
side this range, and this is the basis for the
FAA's current reluctance to wireless 5G wire-
less station deployment near airports.
Electronics Industry Praises Congress
for Providing $7.5 Million for Lead-Free
Electronics R&D E
e U.S. Senate last night approved an FY 2022
spending package that contains $7.5 million for
further research and development on lead-free
electronics in defense and high-performance
applications, sending the measure to President
Biden for his expected signature.
Northrop Grumman Develops
Prototype Constellation Supporting
Joint All-Domain Command E
Northrop Grumman Corporation received
an award with a potential value of $692 mil-
lion from the Space Development Agency
(SDA) to produce and field an innovative, pro-
liferated constellation of 42 low-Earth orbit
(pLEO) satellites for the Tranche 1 Transport
Layer (T1TL) mesh satellite communications
network.
Doug Pauls, Collins Aerospace, Receives
Dieter Bergman IPC Fellowship Award E
Recent recipient of the Dieter Bergman IPC
Fellowship Award, Doug Pauls worked nine
years for the Navy, eight years as technical
director of Contamination Studies Labs, and
19 years at Rockwell Collins (now Collins
Aerospace), in the Advanced Operations Engi-
neering group, where he is a principal materi-
als and process engineer. Doug was awarded
the Rockwell Collins Arthur A. Collins Engi-
neer of the Year Award in 2004.
Designers Notebook:
Design for Test, Part 2 E
Current generations for PCB designs have
increased in complexity. e product devel-
oper and assembly service provider, whether
in-house or outsourced, must consider manu-
facturing efficiency, throughput, and process
yield. Design to accommodate product testing
should ensure that the end product will per-
form reliably without compromise.
BAE Systems Completes Acquisition of
Bohemia Interactive Simulations E
BAE Systems announced that it has completed
the acquisition of Bohemia Interactive Simula-
tions (BISim) for $200 million, subject to cus-
tomary closing adjustments.
Winonics Receives Lockheed RMS
Supplier Approval E
Winonics announces the recent approval by
Lockheed RMS as an approved supplier for
rigid printed wiring boards for IPC-6011 and
6012 specifications. e approval followed a
rigorous quality and systems audit that was
