On March 29th 2016, Electronics Sourcing released an article by Thomas G E Smart talking about Toshiba Electronics. The website says how there will be a new type of range for the MOSEFETs switching voltage regulators designs. These are considered more efficient, more high speed, and higher voltage than previously. Read more >>

The Lighting Industry Association is the largest trade association in Europe, setting the standards for quality, safety, and performance in the United Kingdom Lighting Industry. They are largely involved with regulation and came to existence in January of 2012. President of the Lighting Industry Association, Alasdair McRury, officially open the doors to the laboratory on March 08, 2016. This will be the largest independent test laboratory dedicated solely on the European lighting industry. The new laboratory will serve as an ISO 17025 test Lab and will include ISO 17065 National Certification Body. The ISO 17025 consists of 5 main target elements which include Scope, Normative References, Terms and Definitions, Management Requirements, and Technical Requirements. These elements will help implement a quality system for the ability to produce valid results consistently. Read more >>

Today Airbus has announced that they have entered into a flight hour service (FHS) components support agreement with Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways for their new fleet of A350 XWBs currently on order. The agreement includes 22 A350-900s and 26 A350-1000s which totals 48 A350 XWBs. Under the expressed long-term agreement Airbus industries will provide Cathay Pacific’s main base with spare parts, maintenance, logistics services and flight simulator support. Furthermore planning of the airline’s A350 XWB expendables inventories are being outsourced to Satair Group who is Airbus’s materials management subsidiary along with all the purchasing and planning of the integrated material services (IMS). Engineering Director of Cathay Pacific Airways Christopher Gibbs believes that a smooth entry-into-service for the A350 XWB widebody fleet will be paramount to Catha Pacifics’s success in a fast growing and highly competitive market, especially with the first aircraft just now undergoing assembly in Toulouse. Read more >>

Newcastle University has partnered up with Raytheon UK to develop silicon carbide (SiC) based amplifier circuitry with the characteristics of operational amplifiers. Up until now silicon carbide semiconductors have been power electronics and exploited the material’s ability to dissipate internally-generated heat but for this project the focus has been on creating circuitry that can operate in high temperatures and other equally harsh environments opines Dr. Alton Horsfall who is the Reader in Semiconductor Technology at Newcastle University. The research utilized the thermal characteristics of silicon carbide in small-signal circuitry that operates in high temperatures as opposed to high power devices. According to researchers, the improvement in hostile environments is due to the amplifier circuit which is based on lateral small-signal junction field effect transistors (JFET). This will lead to greater stability in the threshold voltage and will reduce the intrinsic noise which makes the structures suitable for the realization of high temperatures, low noise amplifier circuitry. Read more >>

The United States Navy has recently awarded the Raytheon Aircraft Manufacturing Company, a major American defense contractor and manufacturer of weapons as well as military and commercial electronics, a $1 billion contract that will require the company to build 15 engineering development models of its future electronic warfare pod, the Next Generation Jammer (NGJ). This billion dollar contract is scheduled to have completed work by December of 2020, as the Navy will be initiating operations with the electronic warfare pod on the Boeing EA-18G Growler. Read more >>

On April 1, 2016, Bombardier announced that there was an order placed for 20 Bombardier Challenger 350 Aircrafts, valued at $534 million US.   Bombardier is the world’s leader of both plane and train manufacturing. They continue to evolve with the ever changing transportation industry focusing on efficiency, sustainability, and customer service. Read more >>

Under an Aviation Restructuring Initiative (ARI) issued in October of 2013, the Army National Guard has been strongly advised by the U.S. Army to retain some AH-64 Apache attack helicopters as opposed to relinquishing it back to the Army. This initiative is designed to reduce the annual procurement by the Guard for the UH-60s helicopters up to ten and requiring only two UH-60 Black Hawk battalions as opposed to the traditional four. The commission is tasked with analyzing and assessing the size and mixtures of forces needed to maintain an active Army National Guard aircraft arsenal. Read more >>

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has revealed their latest series of storage solutions at DockerCon 2015 in Europe. Read more >>

Lockheed Martin was recently awarded a contract to fit the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s (RNLAF) F-16 fleet with Sniper advanced targeting pods (ATP). Arranged via the Dutch Defence Materiel Organization, the new contract allows for Lockheed Martin to deliver and equip 29 Sniper ATP systems. Additionally, the contract includes clauses for pilot training and equipment sustainment. Lockheed intends to perform upkeep on the ATP systems at the Warner Robins Logistics Complex via an agreement with the US government. Read more >>

Bombardier Inc. and Airbus Group SE have recently ceased communication over possible business opportunities for both jet makers. The two companies have verified that negotiations between the two have reached an end. These business opportunities arose when Bombardier had reportedly approached Airbus for financial support in an attempt to boost its development of their CSeries jets. In return, Airbus would have received a controlling stake in the program. Read more >>