MAY 2025 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 43
American Made Advocacy: Reshoring—
About Trust, Not Just Geography u
Microelectronics are the backbone of Amer-
ica's critical infrastructure—from our energy
grids and transportation networks to our
healthcare systems and communication plat-
forms. Our reliance on advanced technology
is greater every day as is our vulnerability to
sophisticated attacks from state sponsored
groups and other bad actors.
Real Time with... IPC APEX EXPO 2025:
Revitalizing the U.S. Microelectronics
Industry with PCBAA
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PCBAA President David Schild discusses his
experience in the PCB and aerospace sectors,
focusing on the mission of the PCBAA and its
collaboration with IPC.
U.S. Air Force Selects Boeing for
Next-generation Air Dominance
Fighter Platform
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Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD)
Platform will usher in a new generation of
United States fighter jets that brings leap-ahead
capability in range, survivability, lethality, and
adaptability. e NGAD Platform is the central
node in the NGAD Family of Systems.
Lockheed Martin, Google Cloud
Announce Collaboration to Advance
Generative AI for National Security
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Lockheed Martin and Google Public Sector
announced their intent to integrate Google's
advanced generative artificial intelligence
(genAI) into Lockheed Martin's AI Factory
ecosystem. is collaboration will enhance
Lockheed Martin's ability to train, deploy, and
sustain high-performance AI models along-
side other leading providers, accelerating AI-
driven capabilities in critical national security,
aerospace, and scientific applications.
Defense Speak Interpreted: Update on
the Continuing Resolution and Budget
Process for Defense
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In December 2019, I discussed the Continuing
Resolution (CR), a "kick-the-can-down-the-
road" action by Congress signed by the presi-
dent that delays the final decision on many
departmental budgets in the U.S. government.
Now, I'd like to provide an update on where we
stand today with a new president and a slightly
different makeup in Congress.
Teledyne FLIR Defense Captures $7.8
Million Contract to Provide Mobile
Surveillance Systems for Key Military
Entity in Saudi Arabia
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Teledyne FLIR Defense has won a contract
valued at $7.8 million with Middle East Task
Company (METCO) to provide its next-gen-
eration LVSS (Lightweight Vehicle Surveil-
lance System) to a high-profile military entity
in Saudi Arabia.
Airbus to Design and Build ESA's ExoMars
Rover Lander Platform
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Airbus has been selected by the European
Space Agency (ESA) and ales Alenia Space
(TAS), a joint venture between ales (67%)
and Leonardo (33%)), the ExoMars industrial
prime contractor, to build key systems for
the ExoMars lander that will safely place the
Rosalind Franklin rover on the surface of the
Red Planet.
