MPM Pioneer Meppalli Shandas Inducted into AOC Electronic Warfare Technology Hall...

MPM Pioneer Meppalli Shandas Inducted into AOC Electronic Warfare Technology Hall of Fame

FREMONT, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
dB Control, an established manufacturer of reliable, high-power
microwave amplifiers, radar transmitters and power supplies, announced
today that Meppalli Shandas, vice president of technology and business
development, has been inducted into the Association of Old Crows (AOC)
Electronic Warfare Technology Hall of Fame. This award recognizes
individuals or groups of individuals who have been prime innovators in
Electronic Warfare (EW) technology development that has resulted in
significant survivability improvements for the armed forces and its
equipment.

A highly regarded international professional association, the AOC
was founded in 1964 to promote research and knowledge in the fields of
EW, Information Operations (IO), and related disciplines. The
Electronic Warfare Technology Hall of Fame is one of the
organization's highest honors and is only awarded after careful
deliberation and extensive evaluation.

Shandas was invited to join the AOC's elite group of distinguished
individuals for his pioneering microwave power module (MPM)
achievements. He was one of the leading contributors to the
Tri-Service MPM program managed by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
where the MPM was invented. Over his 35-year career, he has continued
to promote high power amplifier and transmitter technologies at
Defense R&D Organization India, Space Microwave Laboratories,
Microsource Inc., Varian Associates, CPI, and, currently, at dB
Control, where he has helped develop a family of MPMs featuring
unparalleled performance and excellent reliability.

"It's not often that you meet a contributor of Shandas' caliber.
Despite design challenges in microwave technology, he has championed
MPMs for EW and has made impressive breakthroughs in achieving the
high microwave power over a wide frequency spectrum so essential to EW
and threat simulation applications," said dB Control CEO Joe Hajduk.

About dB Control

dB Control, Inc. designs and manufactures reliable high-power
microwave amplifiers, transmitters, power supplies and modulators for
radar, electronic countermeasure (ECM), communication and
instrumentation applications. Founded in 1990, dB Control also
provides depot repair services, specialized contract manufacturing and
high-voltage, RF, microwave, and environmental testing services. More
information is available by calling 510-656-2325 or at
www.dbcontrol.com.

dB Control
Steven Olson, 510-656-2325
mobile 408-691-6557
solson@dbcontrol.com
or
c3PR
Mar Junge, 408-730-8506
mobile 408-219-0101
mar@c3pr.com

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