Ongoing Gas Plasma Antenna Technology Research Could Revolutionize Radar Designs
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Ongoing Gas Plasma Antenna Technology Research Could
Revolutionize Radar Designs


RIDGEFIELD, Conn. May 22, 2003 - Markland Technologies, Inc. (OTC: MKLD - News), (www.marklandtech.com) ongoing US government funded research efforts led by its team of top plasma physicists has the potential to revolutionize radar design concepts employed by the military.

To date research has demonstrated that this new antenna design concept offers unique advantages over traditional metal antennas, which hereto fore have not been found elsewhere in radar antenna design. These unique, demonstrated benefits of a gas plasma antenna make it very attractive in military applications such as: Naval Surface Ship and Submarine Radar, Stealth Aircraft Radar and Ballistic Missile Defense Radar Antennas.

These advantages include:

·    Stealth - When de-ionized, a plasma antenna will not backscatter radar waves nor will it absorb high power microwave radiation, which reduces the effects of electronic warfare counter measures.

·    Flexibility for numerous signal types - Dynamically re-configurable characteristics such as bandwidth, frequency, gain and directivity.

·    Portability for remote deployments - Much more compact and lightweight designs than          those offered by conventional antenna designs.

·    Greater Efficiency - Significantly reduces ringing effects, which allow for improvements in short pulse radar performance.

Traditional radar antenna design in its most common form employs a conducting metal surface that is sized to emit radiation at one or more selected frequencies. A plasma antenna design employs ionized gas, which is contained within an enclosure. When the gas is electrically charged or ionized to a plasma state it becomes conductive allowing radio frequency signals to be transmitted or received.

To date research has been funded by all three US Military Services and is ongoing. The company believes that its plasma antenna technology will give the military expanded capabilities.

Along with completing the existing research contracts, the company has submitted additional follow on research contract proposals. Markland is actively pursuing a major Department of Defense contractor as a teaming partner to help accelerate adoption of the technology.





About Markland Technologies

Markland Technologies is committed to helping secure America by providing innovative emerging technologies and expert services to meet the country's needs to protect our people, our borders and our infrastructure assets.

The Company is a member of the Homeland Security Industries Association http://www.hsianet.org.

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Markland Technologies, Inc., Ridgefield
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ECON Investor Relations, Inc.
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Source: Markland Technologies, Inc.






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