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News Highlights
ACE Recertified as Northrop Grumman
Preferred Supplier
ACE has held this prestigious certification for the
last five years and is extremely honored to have
again been certified by NGC's Supplier Quality
Team.
Eltek Suffers from Defense
Sector Decline
Yitzhak Nissan, chairman of the Board and CEO,
commented, "Eltek's revenues in the third quar-
ter were still weak. We experienced a decline in
the demand by the domestic defense sector for
printed circuit boards manufactured locally. This
decline was not sufficiently compensated by sales
to the domestic civilian market. In addition, there
was a reduction in orders received from the United
States."
Murrietta Recognized as Raytheon
Three Star Supplier
After receiving their second 5 Star award earlier
this year, another Raytheon division, Space and
Airborne Systems, awarded Murrietta their 3 Star
Supplier Excellence Award. The annual award was
instituted to recognize suppliers who have pro-
vided excellent service and exceeded customer re-
quirements.
Invotec Enjoys Strong Demand
from Space Sector
In addition to NADCAP and AS9100 Rev C accredi-
tation, Invotec is one of the very few PCB manu-
facturers to have been awarded two separate ESA
approvals: one for sequential rigid circuits and one
for sequential flex-rigid circuits.
Multicircuits Earns UL Cert for
Bergquist Metal-clad Materials
Mike Thiel, director of Operations at Multicircuits,
announces his company achieved UL Certification
for a number of Bergquist thermal-clad materials
including high temperature (HT) and multi-pur-
pose (MP).
PEC Debuts Contest to Spur
Manufacturing Innovation
At a meeting of the President's Export Coun-
cil (PEC), President Obama will announce nearly
$400 million to help improve the competitiveness
of American businesses and workers by spurring
new manufacturing innovations and giving Amer-
ica workers additional opportunities to improve
and expand their skill sets for middle-class jobs.
Global Business Aviation Reaches
Cruising Altitude
Global business aviation activity saw modest gains
in Q3 2014, with 2% growth quarter-over-quarter
and 2.2% growth year-over-year, according to JS-
SI's most recent Business Aviation Index.
Security, Economic Concerns Fuel
Military Radar Market
The worldwide market for military radar was
worth US $6,900 million in 2012 and will reach US
$8,440 million in 2019, registering a 2.9% CAGR
during the forecast period.
Military Radar Market Continues on
Growth Trajectory
"The total number of radar shipments is forecast to
grow at a CAGR of 4.1% through 2023, to reach
1393 units," notes Eric Higham, North American
director for ADS.
2014-2024 Electronic Warfare
Market Forecast
The global electronic warfare (EW) market is cur-
rently going through a period of growth, as many
countries are realising its benefits and attempting
to expand their capabilities therein.
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