Dual-use manufacturing at HE Microwave

Author

Owens, J.J.

Author_Institution

HE Microwave Corp., Tucson, AZ, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

23-27 May 1994

Firstpage

1785

Abstract

HE Microwave was formed in July 1990 as a joint venture between Hughes Aircraft and Delco Electronics, to design and build radar modules for military and commercial applications. Its products are small electronics "modules" containing microwave substrates loaded with electronic components such as integrated circuits. Located in Tucson, Arizona, HE Microwave has established a flexible manufacturing facility capable of building commercial and military modules with equal ease. Automotive collision avoidance systems have been developed using military radar technology, while T/R modules for phased array military radar have benefited from commercial manufacturing methodology. Taken together, HE Microwave is a prime example of the successful implementation of dual-use manufacturing.<>

Keywords

electronic equipment manufacture; microwave devices; military equipment; radar equipment; Delco Electronics; HE Microwave; Hughes Aircraft; T/R modules; automotive collision avoidance systems; commercial modules; dual-use manufacturing; flexible manufacturing facility; military modules; Aerospace electronics; Airborne radar; Aircraft manufacture; Electronic components; Helium; International collaboration; Manufacturing; Military aircraft; Phased arrays; Radar applications;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 1994., IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1778-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.1994.335095

Filename

335095