RF Military Electronics Featured Articles

  1. Talking MOSA At The TSOA-ID 4/25/2022

    At theTri-Service Open Architecture Technical Interchange Meeting and Expo (TSOA-ID), industry joined armed forces representatives to demonstrate the latest open architecture advancements, including Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), that promote interoperability, cost savings, and sustainment. 

  2. Ground Mobile/Fixed Site ELINT/ESM System: MFEL-5000 GSN 4/20/2022

    Survivability in any modern conflict will depend on the operational capability of a military to conduct operations in the face of a complex and fast changing Electromagnetic Environment (EME). The D-TA MFEL-5000 GSN ELINT system delivers timely and integrated ELINT data to ensure mission effectiveness.

  3. Why SOSA Is Driving The Future Course Of Embedded Military Electronics 4/12/2022

    Active participation in SOSA by the DoD, all three armed services, embedded industry vendors, universities, and research facilities offers evidence that SOSA is well on its way to setting the future course for embedded military electronics systems.

  4. Facts About Noise Figure In 5G And Defense Systems 12/10/2021

    System designers are always looking for simple solutions for their complex system designs. This article is a practical guide to reducing design complexity while meeting those tough noise figure requirements for 5G infrastructure, defense, and aerospace applications.

  5. Passive RF And Microwave Beamformer Networks 11/12/2021

    Early beamforming network designs for antennas were typically fixed-beam architectures, although newer configurations include complex adaptive beamforming networks. This brief presentation reviews the origins of the technology and offers several example circuit topologies of passive microwave beamformers.

  6. Amplifiers To Support SDRs 10/29/2021

    With the help of software-based transceiver architectures, military tactical radios are taking advantage of faster, more complex waveforms with new radios supporting modern modulations and communications protocols. 

  7. Fully Digital Beamforming For Emerging Military Applications 8/20/2021

    Initial large-scale active electronically scanned arrays (AESAs) aren’t as convenient as the operational frequencies for many military applications increase. But fully digital beamforming can bring many benefits to several emerging military applications, especially those in the electronic warfare (EW) space.

  8. Making A Reduced Form Factor, High-Performance Switch Filter Bank A Reality 8/18/2021

    More components cannot filter unwanted signals in a crowded RF environment. Rather, the ideal solution is a compact, lightweight wideband tuner architecture with the ability to intelligently acquire and filter signals from a wide number of bands. However, developing this component presents quite a few challenges.

  9. Power Supplies — What’s Better: Custom Or COTS? 8/18/2021

    When sourcing power supplies for military and commercial applications, system design engineers must choose between commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) or custom products. This article clarifies the misunderstandings of each, including delivery timelines, ease of integration, and real-world performance.

  10. Force Design 2030 8/6/2021

    When you think of the United States Marine Corps, the first thing that comes to mind is the deep-rooted Naval traditions. A Naval Expeditionary Force is the base of how the Marine Corps was established and how they started to build such a polished reputation.