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Radio test system offers fault detection and operational verification - Product
June 12, 2017
The CTS-6000 from Astronics Test Systems combines nine instruments into one radio test set to offer fault detection and operational verification of radio communications systems in the factory, at the depot, or deployed in the field. The operational-level test system is designed for use by...
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TCP and UDP accelerator with network security capability - Product
June 12, 2017
Intilop?s transmission control protocol (TCP) and user datagram protocol (UDP) accelerator with network security capability performs functions of firewall and other monitoring functions at full line rate. The full TCP/UDP offload (TOE) core performs protocol offload of all phases of...
Comms
Multicore, COTS certification, open architecture the hot topics at European avionics event - Story
June 07, 2017
Discussions on safety certification, certifying commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and software to Design Assurance Level - A (DAL-A), and leveraging open architecture standards for avionics took place among embedded computing suppliers attending the Aviation Electronics Europe show and its sister conference the Avionics and Space Testing Expo - both held this spring in Munich.
Comms
Trump DoD budget request jumps more than $50 billion over previous year - News
May 31, 2017
WASHINGTON. The Trump Administration released its proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget request for the Department of Defense (DoD) of $639.1 billion, $574.5 billion in the base budget and $64.6 billion in the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) budget. This is an overall increase of nearly 9 percent over FY 2017?s $586.7 billion total.
Avionics
Multicore for avionics, certifying COTS to DAL-A, commercial UAVs - Story
May 30, 2017
Every month the McHale Report will host an online roundtable with experts from the defense and aerospace electronics industry ? from major prime contractors to defense component suppliers. Each roundtable will explore topics important to the military and avionics embedded electronics market. This month our roundtable of industry experts discuss safety certification of embedded commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and software, multicore in avionics, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) safety certification, and the buzz on the floor at the Aviation Electronics Europe show held last month in Munich, Germany.
Unmanned
Military & commercial unmanned systems designs leverage open architectures - Story
April 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 military and commercial markets for unmanned systems, open architecture trends, and what to expect at the upcoming Xponential show next week in Dallas, which focuses on unmanned systems.
Comms
Air traffic control strikes cost EU GDP $13 billion in 2016 - Other
April 27, 2017
MUNICH, Germany. Aviation Electronics Europe keynote speaker Stefanie Erdmann, Policy Director at Airlines for Europe A4E, stunned many United Kingdom citizens in attendance when she reported that the UK has highest passenger tax spending across Europe and she got everyone's attention when she shared that Air Traffic Control strikes cost 140,000 jobs in 2016.
Avionics
Open architectures and COTS testing hot topics among embedded computing suppliers at European avionics event - Other
April 27, 2017
MUNICH, Germany. Discussions on safety certification and COTS open architectures for testing equipment were of most interest to embedded computing suppliers attending the Aviation Electronics Europe show and its sister conference the Avionics & Space Testing Expo -- both held this week in Munich.
Radar/EW
Military thermal management challenges webcast May 4, 2pm Est - News
April 27, 2017
FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ. Embedded and rugged computing experts are gathering next week on Thursday, May 4, at 2 pm Est., for a webcast titled "Too Hot to Handle: Enabling Efficient Thermal Management in Military Electronics." The speakers will cover methods for removing heat brought on by high-performance commercial processors and FPGAs in military signal processing systems from small form factors to larger designs. The webcast is hosted by Military Embedded Systems online and OpenSystems Media.
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3U VPX storage module with REDI conduction and air-cooled configurations - Product
April 12, 2017
Phoenix International?s VP1-250-SSD/HDD [solid-state drive/hard disk drive] Serial ATA (SATA)-based VPX blade delivers high capacity data storage for military, aerospace, and industrial applications requiring rugged, secure, and durable mass data storage. The VP1-250-SSD/HDD is a 3U...
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Harwin?s Datamate 2-mm jackscrew connectors for high-reliability industries - Product
April 12, 2017
Harwin?s Datamate jackscrew connectors, aimed at high-reliability applications, come in a variety of connector systems with a choice of slotted or hex socket jackscrew fixings, with board mount for PCB connectors. The pole connectors are marked with ?#1 contact? and are a...
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Wideband digital attenuator offers low LSB of .5 dB - Product
April 12, 2017
Qorvo?s TGL2223 is a wideband, 5-bit digital attenuator using the company?s TQPHT15 production 0.15um GaAs pHEMT process. Operating from 0.1 - 31 GHz, the TGL2223 offers a low attenuation step size (LSB) of 0.5 dB and supports > 15.5 dB of attenuation range with a low RMS step...
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PCI-1553-PLX offers option for UTMC?s S?mmit or BCRTM communication device - Product
April 12, 2017
The PCI-1553-PLX module from ALPHI Technology Corp. uses a single UTMC?s S?mmit or BCRTM communication device as its 1553 bus controller, remote terminal, or monitor terminal. The single controller has two redundant channels; this controller accesses 64K by 16 words of external...
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Multiprotocol interface for PCI Express-compatible systems - Product
April 12, 2017
The EXC-4000PCIe/xx is a multiprotocol interface for PCI Express-compatible systems. Excalibur Systems intended the card for the PCI Express bus; it supports as many as four dual-redundant 1553 channels using the M4K1553Px(S) module. The EXC-4000PCIe/xx interface is compatible with all com...
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OpenVPX backplane for signal integrity at up to 10.3 Gbaud - Product
April 12, 2017
Dawn VME?s VPX-5987 backplane is designed to deliver robust signal integrity at Gen3 bandwidths. The backplanes are designed for signal integrity at up to 10.3 Gbaud performance (per VITA 68 backplane simulation models). Supporting PCIe Gen3 and 10 GbE (XAUI) and the most recent Gen3...
Comms
Economics of modularity and reuse, continued - Story
April 11, 2017
In our March issue, I talked about how electronics-reuse initiatives within the Department of Defense (DoD) such as Hardware Open Systems Technology (HOST), the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA), and the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) are driving commonality in avionics, radar, unmanned systems, and other defense applications, thus enabling long-term cost savings in an era of expensive platforms such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Comms
Trump defense budget increase, open architectures, and export reform - Story
March 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. This month we discuss the potential impact on the Trump Administration?s proposed $54 billion increase to the defense budget, open architecture initiatives, and export regulation trends.
Comms
Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA), an overview - Story
March 17, 2017
Budget cuts and sequestration, while handcuffing the defense industry and the warfighter, have also forced the government to embrace a movement toward more commonality across multiple platforms through open standards and establishing a culture of re-use. One such initiative, the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA), creates modular open systems architecture specifications to enable re-use of key sensor components across multiple platforms and services. In this Q&A with Dr. Ilya Lipkin, Lead Manager for SOSA at the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, explains SOSA, its similarities to other initiatives like the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE), how standards organizations like VITA are involved, and why today?s procurement environment is so open to initiatives such as SOSA.
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Avionics data bus users demand more reliability and flexibility - Story
March 10, 2017
New and old military aircraft platforms are continuing to embrace high-speed networks in their new avionics data bus selections, choosing protocols such as high-speed Ethernet and ARINC 429. Meanwhile, MIL-STD 1553 continues to live on in new designs and sustainment contracts despite its slower speeds.
Radar/EW
AdvancedMC module supports latest Intel Xeon processor - Product
March 07, 2017
Concurrent Technologies? AdvancedMC (AMC) module, the AM G6x/msd, supports the latest generation of Intel Xeon processor E3-1500 v6. It is suitable for high-speed physics experiments, instrumentation, and test-based applications. AM G6x/msd users are able to specify a choice of proce...
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