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Major DoD program procurement and modernization budget highlights - Story
March 10, 2016
WASHINGTON. Funding slated for Department of Defense (DoD) major weapon systems programs for Fiscal Year 2017 totals $183.9 billion. The entire DoD budget request for FY 2017 is $582.7 billion, a $2.4 billion increase over the FY 2016 enacted total.
Radar/EW
Rohde & Schwarz transceiver covers frequencies from 30 MHz to 400 MHz - Product
March 06, 2016
Rohde & Schwarz?s MR6000A, an airborne transceiver in the R&S M3AR product family, is intended for applications in military and civil environments including airborne platforms such as helicopters, transport aircraft, jets, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The transceiver covers...
Radar/EW
Self-encrypting solid-state drive for sensitive data - Product
March 06, 2016
Microsemi?s 1 TB TRRUST-Stor SATA SLC self-encrypting solid-state drive is aimed at keeping sensitive data from getting in the wrong hands with features including AES-256 encryption, sanitization protocols, and Microsemi?s TRRUST Purge technology that renders data unrecoverab...
Radar/EW
OpenVPX-compliant board for embedded signal-processing applications - Product
March 06, 2016
Based on the ANSI/VITA 65 OpenVPX standard, the AV104 board from ApisSys is part of the company?s range of high-speed data-conversion and signal-processing solutions. It has default support for the MOD3-PAY-2F1F2U-16.2.1-3 and MOD3-PAY-2F1F2U-16.2.1-4 module profiles, PCIe Gen 1 or...
Radar/EW
Multiport Gigabit Ethernet aircraft switch - Product
March 06, 2016
Aeronix?s Gigabit Ethernet Switch (GES) GEN2 has a rugged design for use in military, commercial, and industrial environments. The GEN2 is a 12-port Gigabit Ethernet switch designed for integration into aircraft where size, weight, and power are a priority. GEN2 weighs two pounds, 1...
Radar/EW
Converter delivers data bits on dedicated output pins - Product
March 06, 2016
The NEXSYS ARINC 429 to Discrete Signal Converter (SR429) from Applied Avionics converts the data bits associated with a single ARINC 429 label and dissects them into 23 discrete output pins, one for each data bit. The unit is software-free as well as firmware-free and does not require a...
Radar/EW
QuadView UHD displays four sources simultaneously - Product
March 06, 2016
From RGB Spectrum, the QuadViewUHD is a quad-screen splitter and presentation-switcher scaler designed for displaying as many as four sources simultaneously on a single screen in a variety of layouts. It can connect to any monitor or projector from XGA up to 4K resolution. The user can m...
Unmanned
Unmanned DARPA VTOL X-Plane contract won by Aurora Flight Sciences - News
March 04, 2016
ARLINGTON, Virginia. Officials at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) Phase 2 contract to Aurora Flight Sciences for the unmanned VTOL Experimental Plane (VTOL X-Plane). The program looks to overcome the challenge of increasing top speeds in VTOL aircraft without sacrificing range and efficiency.
Unmanned
Predator B Extended Range aircraft increases flight time - News
March 03, 2016
WASHINGTON. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), officials announced the first flight of Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Extended Range (ER) Long Wing, which is retrofitted with enhanced long-endurance wings with more internal fuel capacity and additional hard points for carrying external stores.
Unmanned
SYERS-2 intel-gathering sensor flown on Global Hawk UAS - News
March 02, 2016
SAN DIEGO. A SYERS-2 intelligence gathering sensor flew on a Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk high altitude long endurance unmanned aircraft system (UAS), making it the first time this mature U.S. Air Force sensor was demonstrated on a high altitude UAS.
Avionics
NASA supersonic passenger aircraft concept contract won by Lockheed Martin - News
March 01, 2016
WASHINGTON. NASA officials are looking to bring back the days of supersonic air travel for commercial passengers, announcing this week a contract award for the preliminary design of a ?low boom? flight demonstration aircraft. It will be the first in a series of ?X-planes? in NASA's New Aviation Horizons initiative, introduced in the agency?s Fiscal Year 2017 budget.
A.I.
Smart air compressor system for weapons ejection released by Cobham - News
February 29, 2016
ORCHARD PARK, New York. Engineers at Cobham Mission Systems released a smart, power management pure air compressor system for weapons deployment in military aircraft. Cobham officials announced the new system, dubbed SUREPAC at Air Warfare Symposium.
Cyber
Cyber technology at AFCEA and Navy COTS procurement - Story
February 28, 2016Every 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 U.S. Navy COTS procurement trends and the buzz on the floor of the AFCEA West show in San Diego in February, which had a large contingent of Navy attendees.
Radar/EW
Funding for radar, electronic warfare, C4ISR, steady in DoD FY 2017 budget request - Other
February 28, 2016
The President?s Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget request for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) makes it back-to-back years with a budget increase. It?s a nice change of pace for an industry plagued by budget constraints and sequestration prior to the FY 2016 request. Increased funding for radar, electronic warfare (EW), command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR), and overall RDT&E funding as well as a significant bump in cybersecurity promise growth for defense electronics suppliers.
Cyber
Cybersecurity gets nearly billion-dollar increase in DoD FY 2017 budget request - News
February 28, 2016
WASHINGTON: Department of Defense officials are requesting $6.7 billion for cyber operations in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 base budget request. This is an increase in cyber funding of $0.9 billion compared to the FY 2016 enacted base budget.
Radar/EW
Long Range Strike Bomber, B-21, concept unveiled by Air Force - News
February 27, 2016
ORLANDO, Florida. Air Force officials announced the first images of the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB), also known as the B-21 at the Air Force Association's (AFA's) Air Warfare Symposium this month in Orlando, Florida.
Comms
Military maritime system procurement & modernization in FY 2017 DoD budget - News
February 27, 2016
WASHINGTON. Funding slated for major shipbuilding and maritime systems totals $27 billion under the Department of Defense Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 acquisition funding request, which totals $183.9 billion.
Comms
DoD FY 2017 space-based systems funding highlights - News
February 27, 2016
WASHINGTON. Funding slated for major space-based systems totals $7.1 billion under the Department of Defense Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 acquisition funding request, which totals $183.9 billion.
Comms
Ground system procurement & modernization for FY 2017 DoD budget - News
February 27, 2016
WASHINGTON. Funding slated for major ground systems totals $9.8 billion under the Department of Defense Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 acquisition funding request, which totals $183.9 billion.
Avionics
DoD FY 2017 aircraft procurement & modernization - News
February 27, 2016
WASHINGTON. Funding slated for major aircraft and related systems totals $45.3 billion under the Department of Defense (DoD) Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 acquisition funding request, which totals $183.9 billion.
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