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Comms
OpenSlice enables shared data between operating systems, platforms - Product
November 13, 2017
Vortex OpenSplice from PrismTech, an ADLINK company, is a commercial and open source implementation of the Object Management Group's Data Distribution Service (OMG DDS) standard. Vortex OpenSplice enables data to be shared and integrated across a wide spectrum of operating systems and pla...
From The Editor
Thank you to our veterans - Other
November 11, 2017
One of the best things is not just covering the technology used by the U.S. military, but getting to know the men and women, who use that technology to keep us safe. It continues to be a privilege. Today, all of us at Military Embedded Systems and OpenSystems Media wish every man and woman who serves today or has served a Happy Veteran?s Day and a heartfelt thank you for your service.
Radar/EW
Lansdale Semiconductor wins 4th Raytheon Award for Exellence - News
November 03, 2017
PHOENIX. Officials at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) awarded Lansdale Semiconductor, Inc. their 4th straight a4-Star Supplier Excellence Award.
Avionics
Webcast: Safety certification for unmanned aircraft Nov 15, 2pm Est - News
October 31, 2017
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. Avionics safety certification experts are gathering next week for a webcast titled Safety Certification Key to Sharing the Sky for Avionics and UAVs." These speakers will look at the challenges involved in enabling the same safety certification of hardware and software for unmanned aircraft that manned aircraft meet. The webcast, hosted by Military Embedded Systems online and OpenSystems Media, will be held on November 15 at 2 pm Est.
Radar/EW
Modernization, COTS, and open standards hot in growing U.S. Army electronics market - Story
October 31, 2017
Every month the McHale Report will host an online roundtable with experts from the defense electronics industry - from major prime contractors to defense component suppliers. Each roundtable will explore topics important to the military embedded electronics market.
From The Editor
Visiting Old Ironsides - Story
October 13, 2017
One of the benefits of living near Boston is the proximity to U.S. history, especially the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned ship in the U.S. Navy. Visiting the ancient warship, also known as Old Ironsides, is an activity I prefer to do on a quiet Sunday morning before the tourists hit, as I did this August.
Radar/EW
GaN MMIC power amps enable wide bandwidth spread - Product
October 04, 2017
The CMPA2735030S and CMPA2735015S from Wolfspeed are gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT)-based monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) that contain a two-stage reactively matched amplifier design approach, which enables the user to achieve wide bandwidth...
Radar/EW
Rackmount computer with SysCool thermal-management system - Product
October 04, 2017
The U.S.-assembled M2U-20 from Chassis Plans is a revision-controlled mil-grade rackmount computer for use in rugged, computationally intense military applications that consumes limited rack space. It weighs 24 pounds (weight differs on configuration) and contains the proprietary SysCool t...
Radar/EW
3U OpenVPX backplane design with data rate options up to 40 Gbps - Product
October 04, 2017
Pixus Technologies? VPX30 backplanes are compliant with the latest VITA 65 interoperability specifications. The backplanes have data rate options as fast as 40 Gbps, with selectable rear I/O options. While the backplane was designed with five, six, seven, nine, 12, and 18 slots as a...
Comms
SSASM aimed to boost immunity from GPS spoofing, jamming - Product
October 04, 2017
The SyncServer S650 SAASM Time and Frequency Instrument from Microsemi is designed for high security, modern military electronics, and networks that require accurate and adaptable synchronization performance. The base timing I/O module has eight BNC connectors that come standard with the m...
Radar/EW
Nanosecond Pulser product line for high-power microwave applications - Product
October 04, 2017
The Nanosecond Pulser (NSP) product line from Eagle Harbor Technologies features pulse generators for low- and high-power applications. The turnkey precision pulse control system features a front-panel pulse control and outlet for DC power supply. The user can adjust independently the outp...
Comms
Frequency synthesizers built to meet airborne, shipboard standards - Product
October 04, 2017
The 1018 series of frequency synthesizers from Cobham is designed to meet the phase noise, spurious, and harmonic specifications required for airborne, shipboard, and laboratory environments. The product line features a parallel control interface to facilitate pipelined hopping, which enab...
Cyber
SecureCore aimed at GPU security - Product
October 04, 2017
CoreAVI?s SecureCore product is designed to secure information as it is passed through a graphics processing unit (GPU) for display. SecureCore is an option to CoreAVI?s ArgusCore OpenGL drivers to address potential security vulnerabilities within the GPU/OpenGL management of d...
Radar/EW
Oscilloscope enables Windows or standalone modes - Product
October 04, 2017
Tektronix has introduced the 5 Series MSO [mixed-signal oscilloscope], which is intended to meet the design challenges of today?s more complex embedded systems. The 5 Series MSO includes what the company terms calls FlexChannel technology, which enables a view of four, six, or eight...
Avionics
SBC with Intel Xeon D-1500 multicore processor - Product
October 04, 2017
The C876 is a 3U VPX single-board computer (SBC) for embedded and harsh-environment systems applications. The C876 has an Intel Xeon D-1500 (formerly Broadwell DE) silicon on chip (SoC) platform with as many as 12 cores. It features onboard I/O ? including 10 Gb Ethernet, graphics, R...
Radar/EW
Radar, electronic warfare, AI, hot applications in growing European defense market - Story
September 28, 2017
Every month the McHale Report will host an online roundtable with experts from the defense electronics industry from major prime contractors to defense component suppliers. Each roundtable will explore topics important to the military embedded electronics market. This month we discuss the European defense electronics market, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) use, and how the Trump Administrations demands that NATO members pay more for their defense.
Comms
Marine Corps chooses Harris Advanced MUOS-Enabled Tactical Radios to Connect Warfighters - News
September 25, 2017
ROCHESTER, New York. The U.S. Marine Corps chose the Falcon III multiband manpack radio from Harris Corp. to enable warfighters to talk and share data virtually worldwide as the radios use the MUOS (Mobile User Objective System) beyond-line-of-sight SATCOM communications waveform.
Radar/EW
Radar, electronic warfare SWaP challenges webcast led by Vita's Gipper - News
September 22, 2017
FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ. Reduced size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements are affecting every area of military designs especially RF and microwave solutions for electronic warfare (EW), signals intelligence (SIGINT), and radar applications. Jerry Gipper, Executive Director of the VITA Standards Organization will lead a discussion on these challenges on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 2 pm Est. in a webcast titled "Reducing SWaP in RF & Microwave Designs for EW, SIGINT, and Radar Applications." The event will cover how military electronics designers are solving SWaP challenges to enable multifunction, multi-platform systems.
Radar/EW
Navy AMDR tracks simultaneous missile targets - News
September 22, 2017
TEWKSBURY, Massachusetts. Raytheon's AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) acquired and tracked multiple threat-representative targets simultaneously during its third dedicated flight test performed at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii.
Avionics
Rockwell Collins likely to get bought by United Technologies - Other
August 31, 2017
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal online this week, United Technologies Corp. of Farmington, Connecticut, a designer of engines and other aircraft parts is close to signing a deal to acquire Rockwell Collins of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a producer of avionics for commercial and military aircraft, for an excess of $20 billion.
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