This article was first published in the "third generation semiconductor wind direction" public account
Unfortunately, the Russo-Ukrainian War is still ongoing. In this war, the Gallium nitride drone used by Ukraine destroyed hundreds of Russian chariots, and the countries of the world once again recognized the importance of gallium nitride weapons.
It may be a coincidence that countries such as the United Kingdom, Japan, and South Korea are rapidly carrying out military technology research and development or testing of gallium nitride.
Dean White, senior director of defense and aerospace at Qorvo, has said that the next-generation design of defense radar and electronic warfare is rapidly adopting GaN technology, and with the improvement of output power, efficiency and bandwidth, GaN power amplifiers have become the focus of the technological revolution of radar and electronic warfare.
The Gallium Nitride drone is threatening again
Destroy hundreds of Russian tanks
On Feb. 27, a video went viral on Twitter showing a massive explosion destroying a Russian convoy. Within 2 days, the video had more than 3 million hits on Twitter.
On March 1, the Twitter account of the Ukrainian armed forces also retweeted the video, mentioning that "the Bayraktar TB2 drone blew up a Russian gasoline convoy and a group of supply vehicles."
Local Ukrainian media reported that the Bayraktar TB2 drone has destroyed hundreds of Russian armored vehicles, missile systems and trucks since the conflict began.
Last year, "three generations and a half winds" reported that bayraktar TB2 had repelled Russian interceptor missiles twice in a row, and the drone was equipped with a high-power gaN microwave-guided energy weapon.
Before the Russian invasion, Ukraine received 6 TB2s from Turkey. On March 2, Ukraine's defense minister announced that European countries have sent more Bayraktar TB-2 drones to Ukraine, and a new combat-ready TB2 has arrived in the country.
Han tests gallium nitride radar
The Uk and Japan have joined forces to develop it
A growing number of major powers are using GaN to drive innovation in military electronic warfare and radar systems.
On March 4, South Korea's National Arms Procurement Agency said south Korea would launch a test program for the domestically produced Gallium Nitride AESA radar in March, which will be installed on the KF-21 jet currently under development.
In May last year, the South Korean Ministry of National Defense identified a national plan for the KF-X fighter jet - "X-band GaN semiconductor integrated circuit", with the participation of Samsung, FHIC, SK Siltron, LIG nex1 and many other companies.
● On February 15, the UK Ministry of Defence announced that the UK and Japan had signed a Letter of Arrangement (LOA) aiming to develop a gallium nitride RF sensor technology called JAGUAR.
The increasing use of gallium nitride in the military sector is one of the main trends stimulating industrial growth.
With the implementation of the new GaN AESA radar system, GaN-based military radar is expected to dominate the GaN military market, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) expected to exceed 21% from 2018 to 2024, and the military Gallium Nitride RF device market size will reach $1.053 billion (about 6.65 billion yuan) by 2024.