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Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007 John McHale	Lead-Free Evaluation and Protocol in Lineup for 2007 Military Technologies Conference Department of Defense (DOD) and industry experts will discuss procedures and methods for dealing with lead-free compliance.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2006 John Keller	Could RoHS Mean the End of COTS as we Know it? The electronics industry's move away from using solders containing lead is setting up a clash between private industry, both here and in Europe, and the U.S. military that may well lead to the end of the COTS era as we have come to know it.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2006 Courtney E. Howard	Electronics Designers Grapple with Lead-Free Solder Guidelines The European Union WEEE/RoHS directives cause concern in the military and aerospace market as to the availability and reliability of lead-free electronic components.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2006	Lead-Free Solder Regulation Unfairly Given a Bad Name for Military Applications Does lead-free solder really not provide the reliability needed for military applications.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Lead-Free Issues Continue to Plague Mil-Aero Market, Says DMEA Engineer The lead-free movement has a greater impact on the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) than the commercial market.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2006 Mike Murphy	Lead-Free Solder Regulation Unfairly Given a Bad Name for Military Applications Letter to the editor: Why doesn't nonlead solder work for the military?
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2005 John Keller	Lead-Free Solder: A Train Wreck in the Making Companies are walking away from leaded solders because they see their economic futures elsewhere, driven primarily by the European program to limit the use of lead. Where this trend places the military, at least in the short term, is in a lot of trouble.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2009 J.R. Wilson	Lead-Free RoHS on Military Electronics Procurement Worldwide environmental requirements to use lead-free solder continues to squeeze military system designers.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2007 Gurnett & Adams	The danger of hybrid-solder boards If a hybrid board fails in military or aerospace applications, the consequences could be severe.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 Gurnett & Adams	Achieving Reliability with Lead-Free Solders Strategies for improving the characteristics, behavior, and reliability of lead-free solders.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007 Keith Gurnett & Tom Adams	RoHS One Year Later: Supplies of Leaded Solder Drying up When the EU's Restriction of Hazardous Substances legislation took effect one year ago, it marked the beginning of the end for most electronics assemblies containing leaded solder, and the beginning of a nearly universal franchise for lead-free solders.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004	Lead-Free Movement Complicates Electronic Parts Traceability Electronics manufacturers at all levels are increasingly concerned with the implications of lead-free processing. The real challenge in military applications will be to ensure that all components are clearly identified at all stages as lead or lead-free.
National Defense September 2009 Jean & Erwin	Higher Prices and More Failures Predicted for Defense Electronics All electronics from Europe are required to be made with lead-free solder. However, U.S. defense and aerospace users have documented over $1 billion of damage resulting from failure of the lead-free electronics.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2007 John McHale	Thermal-management challenges highlight Military Technologies Conference 2007 U.S. Department of Defense and industry experts to discuss thermal and power management at the Military Technologies Conference (March 27 and 28, 2007) in Boston.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2008 Gurnett & Adams	Achieving Reliability with Lead-Free Solders Experts believe lead-free solders can achieve the same high levels of component and system reliability that military and aerospace users have become accustomed to during 50 years of tin-lead solder use.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2008 Tom Adams	Revised moisture sensitivity standard includes lead-free components The revised standard, J-STD-020D, is used by component manufacturers to expose a given component type to a specific temperature/humidity environment and then test the component.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008 Tom Adams	Standard Gives Guidance for Alloy Conversion Using Hot-Solder Dip Military and aerospace received allowance to continue to use lead solder. However, the elimination of lead soldered components by electronics companies has left the military and aerospace unable to buy components on the market.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 John McHale	COTS Integration and Acquisition is Focus of Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum Dr. Stephen M. Jarrett, chief technologist of the U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems (SPAWAR) will discuss solutions to COTS integration challenges and other issues facing defense COTS electronics designers.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005 Estro Vitantonio	Military and aerospace component manufacturers learn from the commercial market Military and commercial component suppliers traditionally have done business in different ways. Not so much anymore, however. And the changes are all for the better.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007 John McHale	Military Technologies Conference a Hit Among Attendees Lead-free issues, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITARs), and thermal management were three important issues discussed at this year's MTC conference.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 John Keller	MAEF 2008: The Show is Back The 2008 Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum conference and exhibition was held last month.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2005 Gurnett & Adams	Can ISO Standards Smooth the Lead-Free Transition? In the long run, the global legislative demand being made by lead-free rules and the European Reduction of Hazardous Substances rule in the consumer world will benefit military and aerospace users.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2007 John McHale	Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Ronald c. Jost to Keynote Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum Conference in March Session topics include: COTS integration panel discussion, COTS acquisition, software-defined radio and the Joint Tactical Radio System program, IPv6 and its influence on military systems, information assurance, and more.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2005	Letters to the Editor Tin-whisker issues deserve to be on the front burner... No-lead solder problems continue to plague industry...
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2007 Courtney E. Howard	The Cost of Compliance: A RoHS Retrospective The military and aerospace industry continues to grapple with lead-free challenges a year after the European Union restricts the use of hazardous substances.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008 Keith Nardone	Combating the Military's Tin Whisker Threat: No-Lead Strategies for Power Products Global transition to lead-free material has raised concerns regarding reliability of electronic interconnects, especially for the military and aerospace community.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2007 John McHale	Networking-on-the-Move Capability Highlights Content at 2007 Military Technologies Conference U.S. DOD and industry experts will discuss the challenges, as well as the lessons learned and potential solutions to enabling networking on the move for today and tomorrow's conflicts, at the Military Technologies Conference.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007	Cobar offers CobarCore lead-free solder This solder delivers excellent wetting, bright solder joints, and clear, noncorrosive residues.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 Chris Reynolds	Tin-Lead Components Alive and Well in the Military Sector Contrary to popular opinion, tin-lead termination devices are alive and well, and many devices are readily available from stock.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2005	The elusive military optoelectronics market Optical technology is more important for military and aerospace applications today than ever before
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007 John Keller	Cisco Develops Smart Robot Nodes to Maintain Network Connectivity While on the Move Engineers at networking expert Cisco Systems have developed small smart robots, which act as mobile communications relays, that sense when a wireless network user is moving out of range, and follow the user to maintain connectivity.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2007 John Keller	Defense Executive: News for Defense Industry Managers Defense Executive will inform senior managers in the military and aerospace industries about the latest and most timely information on emerging markets, contract awards, contracting opportunities and more.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007	Research and Markets Unveils U.S. Aerospace Industry Analysis The U.S. aerospace industry deliveries are expected to surpass $184 billion this year-up more than 8% from last year's $170 billion, according to experts.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Power to the people Advanced electronics are increasingly finding their way onto today's digital battlefield. Companies that manufacture power electronics will continue to provide products that are lighter in weight and can power at a higher range.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2006 John Keller	Defense industry upbeat; military spending to stay healthy over next decade Predictions released last month say that U.S. defense spending will grow to an annual $609.4 billion over the next decade.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2008 Gurnett & Adams	Farewell to Surface Mount? The idea of placing components inside the printed circuit board (PCB), rather then on the surface, has come and gone several times. Today, however, the concept is re-appearing with more promise and credibility than it has before.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005 Gurnett & Adams	Lead-free processing involves several board issues As worldwide electronics manufacturing moves slowly and unevenly into lead-free materials and processes, board assemblers should pay attention to six areas of potential problems.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2004	The move to lead-free solders has its own challenges and hidden problems Peak reflow temperature increases and the imperfectly known characteristics of new materials lie at the core of the problem. Will the new finish layer on the lead frame adhere well to the epoxy? Will the epoxy stick to the die face?
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008 John Keller	DOD to cut unmanned aerial vehicle procurement by one third over next decade The early years of the 21st century have seen explosive growth in U.S. Department of Defense purchases of unmanned aerial vehicles, but DOD is expected to cut UAV procurement by one-third over the next decade.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2006 John Keller	Election Aftermath: What's in it for the Military? One potential target of the new Congress is the large supplemental spending budgets that fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008 John Keller	U.S. Spending for Intelligence and Battle Management Headed Down Over Next Decade This rate of spending for command, control, communications, intelligence, computers, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) will decrease over the next 10 years.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2007 Courtney E. Howard	Industry Wants Unique Part Numbers for Lead-Free BGAs The electronics industry is calling for unique part numbers to differentiate lead-free ball-grid-array (BGA) metallurgies that comply with the European Union's Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2006 John Keller	Military Aircraft Funding to Peak This Year, Decline Over Next Decade U.S. military aircraft spending will peak this year at $47 billion, and decline to $41 billion in 2017, predict analysts of the Government Electronics and Information Technology Association.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 John Keller	Reductions eyed for battle management and information technology spending Pentagon spending for network-centric warfare technology over the next decade could see real declines, and at best will remain flat, industry experts say.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008 John Keller	Defense budgets headed down, no matter who's in the White House In fact, fuel prices should have a much broader influence on defense spending over the next several years than who's resident in the White House.