China strikes back against decoupling, restricts two rare earth minerals

China strikes back against decoupling, restricts two rare earth minerals
China strikes back against decoupling, restricts two rare earth minerals

“In order to safeguard national security and interests, with the approval of the State Council, it is decided to implement export controls on items related to gallium and germanium,” China’s Ministry of Commerce and its General Administration of Customs (GAC) said July 3 in a joint statement.

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Raytheon Readies LTAMDS Radar For Tests

Raytheon Readies LTAMDS Radar For Tests
Raytheon Readies LTAMDS Radar For Tests

Raytheon’s currently on contract for six of the Army’s next-gen radars, but just replacing every US Army Patriot radar — the current plan — would be 80-plus sales.

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Raytheon: Robotized Factory Speeds Up Army LTAMDS Radar

Raytheon: Robotized Factory Speeds Up Army LTAMDS Radar
Raytheon: Robotized Factory Speeds Up Army LTAMDS Radar

The company is using extensive automation and a new generation of high-efficiency gallium nitride materials to accelerate development of the Lower-Tier Air & Missile Defense Sensor, LTAMDS.

LTAMDS: Raytheon To Build Linchpin Of Army Air & Missile Defense

LTAMDS: Raytheon To Build Linchpin Of Army Air & Missile Defense
LTAMDS: Raytheon To Build Linchpin Of Army Air & Missile Defense

Unlike Patriot, LTAMDS can watch for drones, missiles, and planes coming from all directions at once. A single LTAMDS side panel is twice as powerful as the entire Patriot radar.

Army To Pick LTAMDS Winner By September

Army To Pick LTAMDS Winner By September
Army To Pick LTAMDS Winner By September

“This is a radar they’re going to buy for, I don’t know, 30 years?  So you want to make sure you’ve got new technology that can meet the threats of the future.”

New Missile Defense Radar Passes Key Stage: Lockheed LRDR

New Missile Defense Radar Passes Key Stage: Lockheed LRDR
New Missile Defense Radar Passes Key Stage: Lockheed LRDR

As anxiety rises over North Korean rocket tests, the Missile Defense Agency needs better radar to tell threats apart. Which of those distant blips is an InterContinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) warhead capable of hitting the US? Which is a burnt-out rocket boaster coasting harmlessly through space? Which is a decoy warhead designed to make MDA…

Raytheon Wins MDA Gallium Nitride Radar Deal: Companies Shift To GaN

Raytheon Wins MDA Gallium Nitride Radar Deal: Companies Shift To GaN
Raytheon Wins MDA Gallium Nitride Radar Deal: Companies Shift To GaN

ARLINGTON: Two recent contracts make clear the military radar industry is shifting to a new gold standard, a once-obscure material called Gallium Nitride. GaN, a high-efficiency semiconductor, makes radar transmitters much more powerful without using more electricity. Industry consultant Loren Thompson once told us it was “the biggest thing since silicon.” Just in time for…

The Biggest Thing Since Silicon: Raytheon’s Gallium Nitride Breakthrough

The Biggest Thing Since Silicon: Raytheon’s Gallium Nitride Breakthrough
The Biggest Thing Since Silicon: Raytheon’s Gallium Nitride Breakthrough

WASHINGTON: It’s been a big week for arms exports. But sometimes the big story isn’t what you think. While headlines have focused on the US government’s decision to allow limited exports of armed drones, arguably the most important export policy change involved a material called gallium nitride (GaN). “The gallium nitride story is an under-reported…