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Vietnam – An important strategic market for RFOptic

Posted on January 27, 2025July 9, 2025 by admin

RFOptic’s Presence at Vietnam Defense Expo 2024

From December 19, 2024 to December 22, 2024, we, as RFOptic, co-exhibited with our local partner at Vietnam International Defense Expo 2024. The expo covered an area of over 100,000 square meters, including 15,000 square meters of indoor exhibition space and over 20,000 square meters of outdoor display areas, with 242 domestic and foreign participants. As RFOptic, the Vietnam is an important strategic market. In this blog post we will explain why.

For starters, Vietnam had some of the largest increases in military expenditures in Southeast Asia. Between 2003 and 2018, its military spending increased by nearly 700%, from USD 841 million in 2003 to USD 5.5 billion in 2018. [Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)]. With the Vietnamese government investing heavily in modernizing its armed forces, including the acquisition of cutting-edge technologies, the defense market is expected to keep on growing in the next five years. The main focus is on maritime security-related activities. These efforts encompass air force, air defense, surface, and subsurface capabilities. Defense equipment suppliers and subcontractors can expect increased demand for naval combatants, aerial defense, intelligence systems, and surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) equipment.

In 2019, the government published its Vietnam Defense White Paper, which outlines its non-aligned policy for territorial protection and regional security stability. Part of the government strategy is seeking new partners, updated equipment, and new technology. Against this background, there is a growing local demand for RFOptic’s products. That’s why we were present at the booth of our local partner, s9 Technology JSC, at the Viet Nam International Defence Expo 2024, showcasing RF-Optic’s products and subsystems for the EW & Defense industry. Our partnership with s9 Technology already resulted in getting orders for Optical Delay Lines.

To conclude, the Vietnamese optical fiber market is growing rapidly, and we expect to provide all our solutions to both the local mobile and the EW/Radar sectors.

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The importance of RFOptic’s presence at the Tyndall Air Force Base Tech Expo 2024

Posted on January 13, 2025July 9, 2025 by admin

On December 10, 2024, we, as RFOptic, co-exhibited at the Tyndall Air Force Base Tech Expo together with Southern Marketing Associates (SMA, Inc.). Hosted by the 325^th Communications Squadron, the event took place in Panama City, FL. After setting up our booth early, we were ready to meet captains, majors, other officers, and members from EW and engineering wings during their walkabout.

We were invited to deliver a speech to the Tyndall AFB leadership presenting RFOptic and explaining about our mission, solutions, and, in general what we do and stand for. We introduced our three RFoF product lines (0.5MHz to 6GHz RFoF programmable, 0.1GHz up to 67GHz HSFDR RFoF, and ODL and Altimeter ODL) as well as our custom solutions, such as DF/Phase match, optical mixer, phase control, and HD systems. It was received well and resulted in several officers visiting us directly afterward.

From those meetings, it is clear that their main interest is in remote antenna and simulator applications. Our RF over Fiber high SFDR for satellite remote antenna applications consist of outdoor and indoor end-to-end solutions up to 40GHz are suitable for Ku and Ka satellite antennas. The indoor terminal can be installed up to several kilometers from the outdoor solution that can be controlled remotely. This especially useful if a LAN connection near the antenna is impossible.

Our Altimeter RADAR Test solution is a high-frequency Altimeter Optical Delay Line (ALT ODL) solution for testing and calibration of radar altimeter systems. Benefits include very high accuracy and a maximum altitude of 100,000 feet or 30 km in one enclosure.

The Tyndall AFB Tech Expo aims to foster innovation, collaboration, and education by bringing together government and industry to address mission requirements and technology solutions to address mission requirements and technology solutions. What made this event unique, was that all organizations, units, and tenant commands were invited to explore, assess, and learn about current and upcoming technologies.

Innovation helps Tyndall AFB personnel to stay current on industry trends, evaluate the latest emerging technologies related to its mission, and explore innovative solutions to current challenges.
Collaboration consists of connecting Tyndall AFB personnel with industry partners (such as RFOptic), meeting new solutions providers, and discovering ways to adapt new technologies into existing infrastructures.
Education focuses on sharing knowledge on future requirements, learning about enhancements to current products and services, and supporting industry outreach.

It was an excellent opportunity for Tyndall AFB personnel to identify potential solutions and products worth exploring further. In general, we talked to many potential customers who showed a specific interest in our offerings.

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