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BAE Systems wins $325m U.S. contract for jam-resistant M-Code GPS

BAE Systems has been awarded a $325.5 million contract by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency to supply advanced Military Code (M-Code) GPS modules. They will provide reliable and secure positioning, navigation, and timing data with anti-jamming and anti-spoofing capabilities. The technology is intended to help warfighters conduct operations in what may be contested electronic environments. ...

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Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect builds on Raspberry Pi silicon

Following on from the Arduino Portenta comes another new board from Arduino – the Nano RP2040 Connect, which was first announced back in January. The board builds on the Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller and is described by Arduino as “a small board with big features”, working within the tiny footprint of the Nano format. Nano ...

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Vishay awards Digi-Key EMEA

Digi-Key has received the Catalog Distributor of the Year 2020 award from Vishay, the manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components. The award recognises Digi-Key’s contributions to Vishay’s European revenue, growth, customer count and more over the past year, the company said. “The Catalog Distributor of the Year award is a great milestone in ...

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Sony expands its vision for Camera Remote SDK

Sony has expanded the functionality of its Camera Remote SDK, in version 1.04, and increased the range of compatible models. Aimed at applications involving photogrammetry, speed cameras and mapping systems, the updated SDK now allows up to 20 cameras to be synchronised, via USB or Ethernet connectivity for greater distances. As well as the Sony Alpha ...

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One Web buys TrustComm for U.S. government focus

One Web, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company that is part owned by the UK government, is looking to buy the US company TrustComm. OneWeb says the acquisition of the Texas-based company – creating a US government-focused subsidiary – will enable it to offer its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network and connectivity services ...

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Arduino Portenta Machine Control eyes Industry 4.0

Arduino has announced the Portenta Machine Control, a low-power industrial control unit to drive equipment and machinery, aimed at Industry 4.0 applications. For example, it could enable the collection of real-time data from the factory floor and remotely control equipment, maybe from the cloud, if necessary. Arduino also says that enables a range of predictive ...

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Digi-Key teams with Molex on power connectivity

Digi-Key has introduced a power focus campaign with Molex with a focus on smaller interconnects and power connectivity. Molex power connectivity solutions have grown to meet new challenges, highlights the distributor. These include increased connectivity in tighter spaces and thermal-constraints, next-generation automotive and industrial solutions, or increasingly diverse medical applications. The Molex range includes the ...

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OSIRIS-REx spacecraft heads home with asteroid samples and data

Nasa’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has now started its return journey back to earth, complete with cargo of samples and data collected by sensors produced by aerospace engineering company Leonardo at their business in Southampton. The arrival back on Earth is scheduled for 24 September 2023. We reported in January that Infra-red detectors produced by Leonardo in ...

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NMITE engineering university highlights bursaries for September 2021

The start-up university NMITE (New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering) has announced a one-off new bursary for students who apply to become part of its 100-strong Pioneer Cohort before the end of this month. The Hereford-based organisation says it is making its first offers for September 2021 entry to those who have completed the ...

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Keeping a wide area ICEYE over land and sea

The Finnish satellite imagery specialist ICEYE has announced wide area imaging capabilities covering 10,000 km² data acquisitions via its SAR (synthetic-aperture radar) satellite constellation. It claims to be the first SAR satellite provider to achieve wide-area Scan mode imaging, with the persistent monitoring capabilities now commercially available. ICEYE says the new Scan imaging is particularly ...

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