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ventec Supports ESA Proposal for
IPC4101D's Appendix A
the proposed appendix a, originally drafted in
february 2013 and revised in september 2014,
aims to define an enhanced quality standard for
base materials used in high-reliability PCbs for
critical applications, with particular reference to
the prevention and detection of foreign material
inclusions early in the supply chain.
i3 Nets Contract to Supply Substrates
for Military use
the company has announced that an industry
leading aerospace and defense firm has awarded
the company an order for the supply of advanced
substrates for a military application.
Cutting Dynamics Employs Robot to
Transform Business
Cutting dynamics has joined the roster of ad-
vanced manufacturers using collaborative robot-
ics to transform its business, adding a baxter ro-
bot to a critical part of its thermal deburring line
in its avon, ohio plant. baxter works alongside
the company's team of aerospace manufacturing
engineers, automating the finishing process for
its line of high-precision parts.
DARPA unveils Tool to Identify
Counterfeit Electronics
"the advanced scanning optical microscope—
one of many iris-developed technologies—of-
fers important hardware security and reliabil-
ity assurance capabilities," said Kerry bernstein,
darPa program manager. "these tools are op-
timized to support the mission of ensuring trust
in microelectronics in dod labs such as nswC
Crane."
New JEDEC Subcommittee: Focus on
Emerging Tech
JedeC solid state technology association an-
nounced that its JC-13 Government liaison
Committee has formed a subcommittee focused
on evaluating new and emerging electronic de-
vice technologies for potential future insertion in
military, aerospace, and other special use applica-
tions.
CEA Lauds FAA's Ruling on Drones
the decision by the faa is an important milestone
as the agency develops rules to allow unmanned
aircraft to operate safely in u.s. airspace.
Going Beyond X-rays for Advances in
Imaging in the Field
seeking to expand the nation's capability to detect
and identify materials that are not easily visualized
by conventional imaging technologies, darPa
released an announcement inviting proposals to
develop portable, next-generation imaging tools
that combine the complementary benefits of X-
ray and neutron radiography.
Electronic Warfare Systems Market:
$13.2B by 2024
the global electronic warfare systems market is
expected to value us $10.2 billion by the end of
2014, which is estimated to increase to us $13.2
billion by 2024, representing a CaGr of 2.68%
during the forecast period.
Military unmanned Aerial vehicles
Market to Hit $5.26B
new analysis from frost & sullivan, "Global mili-
tary unmanned aerial vehicles market assess-
ment," finds that the market earned revenues of
$3.87 billion in 2013 and estimates this to reach
$5.26 billion in 2022.
u.S. GDP to Grow 3% by 2016;
Defense Spending Rises
uCla anderson forecast's third quarterly report
of 2014 indicates that the real Gross domestic
Product for the united states will grow at approxi-
mately 3% over the next two years, following a
decline of 2.1% in the first quarter of this year and
a rebound of 4.2% growth in the second.
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