Mil-Aero Article Archive

MIL-PRF vs. AEC-Q200: What Engineers Need to Know
Manufacturers of commercial space and avionics systems sometimes turn to AEC-Q200 automotive-rated parts for non-mission critical applications. However, engineers considering AEC-Q200 parts for non-mission-critical applications must consider each supplier’s production processes, test conditions, test limits and quality systems/certifications.

Advances in Wearable Battlefield Systems Require Advances in Connector Technology
Today's military servicemembers depend on wearable technology to accomplish their missions

Smart Weapons Form Thinking Battlefields
Modern battlefields are immersed in electronic devices and data, whether on the ground, at sea, or in the air.

Overcoming Common Connectivity Challenges in High Power Electric Aircraft
Design engineers must overcome many connectivity challenges when handling high voltage and high current levels in electric rotorcraft and urban air mobility (UAM) applications.

Impacts of Space Radiation on Interconnect Wire Harnessing
This article take a look at the impacts of space radiation on interconnect wire harnessing.

Detection with Quantum Radar
A multinational group of researchers have found a new means of tracking an object on radar even in a noisy thermal environment.

RF and Microwave Designers Take-On the Cluttered Spectrum
Systems built for low size, weight, and power consumption (SWaP) and industry standards like SOSA are dominating applications ranging from satellite navigation to next-generation 5G communications.

Connectors Lighten the SWaP Burden in UAV/MUMT Aircraft Electronics
Combat is being transformed by MannedUnmanned Teaming (MUMT) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technologies that improve a warrior’s situational awareness.

New Standard Redefines VPX Slots
VPX standards have helped standardize many high-speed backplane designs, but support for arbitrary interfaces still demanded custom backplanes - until now.

Low-Cost High-Performance COTS Solutions
Commercial off-the-shelf technology has been an integral part of military systems for more than 30 years, providing the military the ability to adopt cutting-edge technologies at a lower cost and with shorter lead-times.

Passive Components & Small Satellite Systems
This paper provides a high-level view at the emergence of ceramic capacitor technologies that will be utilized to enable future advanced system level designs. In light of all these changes, key pre-production conversations with an authorized distributor can ensure component availability when the project passes the final design gate and prevent the possibility of counterfeit components entering the supply chain.