JUNE 2025 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 55
Navigating Change, Mitigating Risk:
We've Been Here Before u
In this interview, Tom Edman, TTM CEO,
candidly shares his insights into the implica-
tions of changes on the defense sector and the
broader electronics manufacturing industry,
especially concerning PCB manufacturing.
Proposed NASA Budget Redirects Funding
Toward Mars, Ends Key Programs u
According to a discretionary budget document
published on NASA's website, the plan shis
resources toward returning to the Moon ahead
of China's efforts and initiating a human mis-
sion to Mars.
RTX's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense
Sensor Positioned for Production u
"is is an unprecedented achievement, with a
development program of this magnitude tran-
sitioning from prototype to production and
deployment at an accelerated pace," said Tom
Laliberty, president of Land and Air Defense
Systems at Raytheon.
Defense Speak Interpreted: Is There Still
a CHIPS Act? u
Columnist Denny Fritz reviews what the
CHIPS Act is—and isn't. He also explores how
the CHIPS Act is related to defense expendi-
tures and how much money is allocated specif-
ically for those needs.
Lockheed Martin Completes Orion Devel-
opment for Artemis II Moon Mission u
is milestone is a significant step for NASA
and the Artemis industry team as they prepare
to launch a crew of four astronauts to further
the agency's mission in establishing a human
presence on the Moon for exploration and sci-
entific discovery.
The Government Circuit: Trump's Trade
War Disrupts the Electronics Ecosystem u
IPC's Chris Mitchell looks at how "the breadth
and speed of U.S. President Donald Trump's
tariff campaign continues to be a serious chal-
lenge for our industry."
Honeywell Advances Technology for the
European Defense Sector u
e multi-year projects will be carried out by
Honeywell International s.r.o.—a subsidiary
of Honeywell International based in the Czech
Republic. e work will be conducted at the
company's advanced engineering center in Brno.
BAE Systems Selected to Enhance Ground
System for Space Force Missile Warning
Satellites u
e Space Force will utilize BAE Systems' so-
ware solution to consolidate telemetry, track-
ing, and command, flight dynamics, mission
management, and ground resource manage-
ment applications onto a single framework.
Panasonic Avionics Completes Multi-
orbit Network Optimization Following
Seamless LEO / GEO Switching in Flight u
Panasonic Avionics has announced the suc-
cessful optimization of its multi-orbit sat-
ellite network for in-flight entertainment,
switching between LEO and GEO networks
in its flight test program.
