Topic: AESA

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: Metamaterials for military radar, invisibility cloaks, and more

February 13, 2024

Engineers at Echodyne have enhanced the capability of small radars for military applications such a counter-UAS [uncrewed aircraft system]. In a podcast I did with Tom Driscoll, co-founder and CTO of Echodyne, he and I discussed how his team’s metamaterials electronically scanned array (MESA) radar system does things that traditional active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar systems cannot, the company’s unique business model, and how it leverages commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components like Xilinx FPGAs [field-programmable gate arrays]. Tom also shared details about his background in metamaterials and how he once designed an RF invisibility cloak using them. Edited excerpts follow.

Topic: AESA

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: Metamaterials for military radar, invisibility cloaks, and more

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Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

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Unmanned

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Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

Solid-state technology suitable for radar applications

Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

GaN-based AESA Patriot radar takes another step to production readiness

Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

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Radar/EW

Kontron secures major defense and security order expected to be worth around EUR 165 million

Comms

GPS satellite launches as part of modernization of constellation

A.I.

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Radar/EW

Kontron secures major defense and security order expected to be worth around EUR 165 million

A.I.

Lufthansa Technik, Microsoft to partner on AI in aircraft maintenance

Cyber

IT services contract with Akima signed by U.S. Indo-Pacific command