Following the recent award of a major contract for the supply of its travelling wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs)*, the TMD Technologies Division of Communications & Power Industries (CPI), has now successfully negotiated a key contract for the supply of a derivative of its well-proven microwave power modules (MPMs).
The MPMs will be engineered to stringent customized specifications for prime contractor to the U.S. military and tailored for use in a military airborne platform environment.
Acquisition expands CPI’s electron device capabilities and product offerings for defense and commercial markets
PALO ALTO, Calif. – July 8, 2021 – Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has successfully completed the purchase of TMD Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries, including TMD Technologies Limited and TMD Technologies, LLC (together, TMD). Consisting of approximately 170 employees in facilities in the United Kingdom and the United States, TMD is a world-leading designer and manufacturer of technologically advanced microwave, radio frequency and high voltage equipment for radar, electronic warfare, communications, medical, EMC testing and scientific applications.
TMD Technologies, LLC (TMD USA), a world class supplier of advanced microwave and RF products, will be showcasing its latest innovations on Booth 1553 at the International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Meeting up again:
Said Tom Curtin, Vice President, Sales and Business Development: “Since the last IMS exhibition we have introduced four new MPMs (Microwave Power Modules), namely the PTXM9754, PTX8808/8811, and PTS10147 solid state power amplifier (SSPA) to our portfolio of microwave products for radar, EW, and defence/homeland security programs”.
TMD Technologies Limited (TMD), independent, world class, West London based manufacturer in the professional microwave and RF field, has introduced a new advanced test set to its range of radar transponders and support equipment.
The Test Set model 754-3U-2-1 is designed to test G-Band tracking radar Transponders under closed-loop or open-loop conditions. The equipment is supplied as a single sealed enclosure and includes an accessory set to interface with the Transponder-under-test in both open and closed-loop modes.
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TMD Technologies Limited (TMD), independent, world class, West London based manufacturer in the professional microwave and RF field, has introduced two new products to its advanced PTX range of Microwave Power Modules (MPMs).
Improved frequency range…
The new PTX8808 and PTX8811 operate in the technically challenging Ka band and are designed to meet the exacting needs of today’s Electronic Warfare (EW) and high-performance radar systems. Replacing the earlier PTX8807, the new MPMs between them cover the extended frequency range of 26.5 to 40 GHz, with power outputs of 60 to 160 W (CW/pulsed, 100% duty cycle). The PTX8811 employs a narrower bandwidth, allowing it to be optimised to provide a higher power.
TMD Technologies, LLC, Baltimore, Maryland (TMD US), a world class supplier of high-power microwave and RF transmitter products, has significantly expanded its Service and Repair facility in response to increased demand for technical support services.
This development is a direct response to recent new maintenance requirements from our US Military customers to service and support our transmitter/amplifier products, including TWT-based amplifier diagnostics, component level upgrades, and sub-system repairs.
TMD has been awarded a competitively bid contract to supply X band transmitters to a prime contractor in support of a US Military ground mobile platform. Further details are unavailable.
TMD Technologies USA, is a leading supplier of high-power TWTAs, ruggedized amplifiers, Microwave Power Modules, and HVPS (high voltage power supplies) used in radar, EW/ECM/EA, and other applications.
TMD Technologies, a world leader in RF, microwave, and high-power amplifiers has introduced the PTXM9754, an ultra-compact, modular MPM (Microwave Power Module). This unit is ideally suited for high-performance military radar, EW/EA/ECM and communications systems. It utilizes a ‘super-mini’ TWT (travelling wave tube), a solid-state preamp, and an optimized high density switched-mode power supply to form a single ‘drop-in’ amplifier block. This design provides a FFF (form, fit, function) equivalent to existing 6-18 GHz MPMs installed across many shipboard, airborne, and ground-based systems.
Strategic investment cements partnership in innovative, solid-state microwave products for aerospace and defence systems
As part of a strategic investment programme, TMD Technologies Ltd (TMD), world class West London based manufacturer of advanced equipment for the microwave industry, has taken a share in Diamond Microwave Ltd (DML), a specialist in high-power solid-state microwave amplifier products utilising gallium nitride (GaN) and GaAs technology.
Diamond Microwave has been a pioneer in the development and manufacture of advanced compact GaN-based microwave high-power solid-state power amplifiers (SSPA) for the radar, electronic warfare (EW), communications and aerospace sectors. DML’s chip and wire GaN technology is particularly suited to these demanding applications, where their power-to-volume performance is a leading-edge capability differentiator.
Click here for full press release – Diamond Microwave Jan 2020 press release 20200107 Final
