22 SMT007 MAGAZINE I JULY 2023
EWPTE 2023: A Review
by Happy Holden E
While IPC was hosting its annual SummerCom
mid-year standards event, WHMA was hosting
its own "wire show," co-located in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. During IPC SummerCom 2023,
more than 90 meetings from May 13–18 were
conducted.
Raytheon to Deliver Full Rate Production
for TCTS Increment II Air Combat Training
System for U.S. Navy E
Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies
business, announced it will deliver on the full
rate production contract awarded by the U.S.
Navy for Tactical Combat Training System–
Increment II (TCTS II), Air Combat Training
System (ACMI) for the U.S. Navy.
Lockheed Martin to Collaborate With
U.S. Army to Improve Space-Enabled
Defense Systems E
L o ckheed Mar t in s ig ned a Co o p er at ive
Research and Development Agreement with
the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Develop-
ment Command's Aviation and Missile Cen-
ter to advance Beyond Line of Sight connectiv-
ity. Under this CRADA, Lockheed Martin and
AvMC will jointly develop and demonstrate
space-enabled defense systems.
Boeing, Indonesia Partner to Explore Air
Traffic Management Improvements E
Boeing has signed an agreement with Air-
Nav Indonesia to explore initiatives to further
enhance the safety and efficiency of Indone-
sia's national air traffic management system.
NASA Funds Small Business to Advance
Tech for Space, Earth E
A new slate of funding from NASA will help
small businesses develop technologies to
advance space exploration, climate research,
and more. In mid-April, NASA selected 112
proposals from 92 U.S. small businesses across
28 states to receive Phase II funding from the
Small Business Innovation Research program,
totaling approximately $98 million.
American Made Advocacy:
Taking the Fight to Capitol Hill E
If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.
at's one of the reasons, in his State of the
Union address, President Biden's praise for
an emerging manufacturing renaissance was
so welcome. He said, "If we invent it here, we
should also make it in America." He sounded a
lot like a microelectronics CEO.
Carol Handwerker Appointed to
NIST Advisory Committee E
We oen hear words and phrases that natu-
rally go together: Salt and pepper, touch and
go, trace and space. When it comes to the work
of IPC member Carol Handwerker, however,
the collocations are much more nuanced, and
have greater significance. You're more likely to
think of phrases such as standards and technol-
ogy, lead-free and solder, or advanced packag-
ing and heterogeneous integration.
Viasat Completes Acquisition
of Inmarsat E
Viasat Inc., a global communications company,
announced the completion of its acquisition
of Inmarsat.
