Defense & Aerospace

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In close collaboration with our defense and aerospace supplier partners, Avnet supports some of the world’s most advanced technology contractors with electronics design, supply chain and logistics.

From our start selling surplus military radio parts to supplying critical components for today’s low earth orbit satellites, Avnet’s been on the cutting edge of technology for more than a century.

Our dedicated product and technical experts bring decades of experience to their work. They know the distinct, complex requirements of the aerospace and defense industries, including sourcing, security and regulations.

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Bringing mm-wave beamforming to new applications
By Steven Fireman   -   April 9, 2024
Technical article
With 5G rolling out and the help of phased array antennas, the 30 to 300 GHz, and specifically the millimeter-wave bands, of the RF spectrum are making their way into applications like autonomous driving.
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aircraft flying over city
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads
By Philip Ling   -   February 17, 2023
Technical article
We’re a grounded species reaching for the stars. Personal aircraft will let us colonize the air immediately above us and expand our cities in ways that don’t need networks of multilane highways. For eVTOLs, air taxis are just the beginning.
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satellites in low Earth orbit
Putting 5G in space for the massive IoT
By Philip Ling   -   January 4, 2023
Technical article
5G cellular networks and the massive IoT are a natural fit. Putting 5G cell towers in space is taking massive to a new level. To learn more, Avnet spoke with Sateliot Chief Business Officer Gianluca Redolfi, one of the pioneers in this area.
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James Webb Space Telescope launch
How streaming HD video from space enables future missions
By Philip Ling   -   March 2, 2022
Technical article
As the recent James Webb Space Telescope launch demonstrated, there is no doubt that streaming HD video from space is going to be hugely popular with the public and even more important for the engineers responsible for future missions.
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