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Saab awards power modules contract to British manufacturer

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160309-N-MJ491-003 EAST SEA (March 9, 2016) Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Richard Ocampo replaces components on a circuit board in the avionics micro-miniature repair shop aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is the flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and is participating in exercise Ssang Yong 16. Ssang Yong is a biennial combined amphibious exercise conducted by forward-deployed U.S. forces with the Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, Australian Army and Royal New Zealand Army Forces in order to strengthen our interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations – from disaster relief to complex expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Matthew N. Jackson/Released)

Saab has awarded British electronics manufacturer e2v a contract to provide power modules for military electronics.

The Military Power Modules (MPM) are “compact, lightweight transmitters for use in airborne military applications,” according to an e2v news release. “Each MPM system is comprised of a helix travelling-wave tube (TWT), an electronic power conditioner (EPC) and a solid state amplifier (SSA) in a single package.”

The MPMs can deliver medium output power up to Ku-band, and can operate in both pulsed and continuous-wave mode.

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