M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes analog semiconductors, components and subassemblies for RF, microwave and millimeter-wave applications) says it is supplying Northrop Grumman with its GaAs-based MMIC technologies for the development of next-generation airborne defense sensor systems.
"The acute and enduring challenge facing defense contractors - higher performance systems with improved affordability - is accelerating the pace of innovation in the defense market-space,” said MA/COM’s president & CEO John Croteau. “Our collaboration with customers like Northrop Grumman has resulted in design, test and manufacturing processes that yield high performance products and a cost-effective, highly dependable supply chain."