Rapid Fire 2010-05-28: Integrated Circuit Speed

May 27, 2010 20:24 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff

  • Northrop Grumman sets integrated circuit speed record – at a frequency that could double the bandwidth of military communications networks – as part of DARPA’s Terahertz Electronics program.

  • CSIS analysts skeptical of costs savings from 2009 Weapon System Acquisition Reform Act.

  • BAE delivers 2nd dome set to Spain’s S-80 submarine project.

  • BAE and GD-ATP deliver 1st production element of the DDG-1000 “destroyer’s” 155mm Advanced Gun System.

  • First flight of ScanEagle SECC, which could be launched from submarines or aircraft.

  • Harris snags $27 million order to supply additional JTRS-approved Falcon III AN/PRC-152-C multiband handheld radios and AN/VRC-110 vehicle amplifier adapters for M-ATVs.

  • Who’s your tailor? US Marine Corps chooses new tailor for recruits and military personnel at Parris Island, SC.

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