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From The Editor
DSEI London highlights - Blog
September 29, 2015
Anyone thinking the global defense market is slowing down would’ve been surprised if they attended the Defense and Security International (DSEI) show this month in London. Thousands of attendees saw everything from uniforms to tanks to radar signal processing board displayed at the stands. Highlights for me were an anti-drone system from three British companies, a cyber defense solution for submarine control systems (yes you can hack a submarine), a synthetic vision type of system for ground vehicles, and of course a plethora of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) devices for electronic warfare, radar, and unmanned systems applications.
Radar/EW
Border security, COTS tech, VPX systems, threat detection trending in European defense market and DSEI show - Story
September 29, 2015
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 Defense and Security Equipment International (DSEI) held this month in London and the European defense electronics market with exhibitors from the show.
Unmanned
Anti-UAV system released by Blighter, Chess Dynamics, and Enterprise Control Systems - News
September 29, 2015
LONDON. Experts at Blighter Surveillance Systems, Chess Dynamics, and Enterprise Control Systems joined hands to develop an anti-UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) system to help defeat the emerging threat of malicious micro, mini, and larger UAVs or drones that may carry weapons, cameras, toxic chemicals, or explosives.
Radar/EW
Submarine combat system lab to be opened by Lockheed Martin in Australia - News
September 29, 2015
CANBERRA, Australia. Lockheed Martin Australia officials plan to open a submarine combat system laboratory in Mawson Lakes in November of this year to help support their pursuit of the Royal Australian navy's Future Submarine project SEA 1000 Phase 1. An expanded Phase 2 with a secure area is expected to open in the third quarter of next year.
Comms
DARPA looking for new composite material & process for manufacturing small parts - News
September 25, 2015
ARLINGTON, Virginia. Officials at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) want to make the manufacturing of small parts for military systems simpler, faster, and less costly so they have launched the Tailorable Feedstock and Forming (TFF) program, which looks at reducing the time and cost burdens associated with current manufacturing design and development cycles for defense platforms. TFF aims to cut the turnaround time for part modifications and redesigns by as much as 50 percent.
Radar/EW
GE embedded computing business bought by Veritas Capital - Blog
September 23, 2015
Rumors were flying last week, but the official announcement that GE was selling its embedded computing business – which falls under GE Energy Management’s Intelligent Platforms subdivision – to venture capital firm Veritas Capital in New York City didn't hit the wires till yesterday.
From The Editor
Tech mergers and military electronics obsolescence - Story
September 22, 2015
How the Department of Defense navigates through the costs of obsolete components and an idea that might help with obsolescence.
Radar/EW
Electronic warfare market to grow over next five years - Other
September 10, 2015
Market analysts on both sides of the pond say that the electronic warfare (EW) market is strong with modest growth expected over the next five years.
Radar/EW
High-speed video streaming for defense, robotics arenas - Product
September 08, 2015
Designers wanting a CoaXPress acquisition platform for real-time video at high speeds can consider the PFC: Platform for CoaXPress acquisition, an FPGA-based platform that enables real-time processing of CoaXpress channels, from Techway.
Unmanned
Hi-rel embedded computer for extreme spots - Product
September 08, 2015
The RE1112 compact embedded computer from Crystal Group is an all-aluminum-chassis unit intended for use in space-constrained deployments. The 10-inch by 8-inch computer weighs just eight pounds and can be ordered with various DIN railmount options.
Avionics
Development suite for ARINC 818 installations - Product
September 08, 2015
Great River Technology's suite of tools for ARINC 818 (avionics digital video bus protocol) projects enables designers to design and implement system-critical video and data transmission products into cockpit displays, avionics graphics generators, infrared cameras and sensors.
Unmanned
Sensor fits in military guidance, navigation applications - Product
September 08, 2015
The STIM300 from Sensonor is a small (35 cubic centimeters), tactical grade, low-weight inertial measurement unit (IMU) that can offer users another option to fiber-optic gyro systems. The non-GPS-aided IMU contains three MEMS gyros, three high-stability accelerometers, and three inclinome...
Unmanned
Shrinking the air data system for UASs - Product
September 08, 2015
The Micro Air Data System 2.0 from Aeroprobe is a microprocessor-based embedded system that acquires and processes air flow data for unmanned aerial systems (UASs). The multihole air data probe and micro air data computer lets the user calculate the complete flow vector and calculate air d...
Comms
GaN power amps to boost satellite communications - Product
September 08, 2015
A family of GaN power amplifiers from Qorvo is intended for use in military satellites and commercial very small aperture terminal (VSAT) ground stations. The Ku- and Ka-band power amps are fabricated using Qorvo's already-released QGaN15 process technology, for reliable operation.
Radar/EW
SCOUT Specialist Vehicle to use rugged vetronics displays from Esterline - News
September 08, 2015
BELLEVUE, Washington. General Dynamics UK officials chose Codis vetronics displays from Esterline Corp. for use on the the armored SCOUT Specialist Vehicle (SV) program.
Avionics
Italy's F-35A makes JSF program's first European flight - News
September 08, 2015
CAMERI AIR BASE, Italy. Italy's first F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), dubbed AL-1 and assembled at the Cameri Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility in Italy, flew for the first time today over Europe -- marking this as the program’s first-ever F-35 flight outside the United States.
Comms
Raytheon expands its operations in Colorado Springs - News
September 08, 2015
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. Raytheon officials announced that they are speeding up the expansion of the company's Colorado Springs presence following a $700 million NORAD multi-year contract for supporting operations at NORAD's Cheyenne Mountain Complex.
Radar/EW
X-band radar market to grow more than 3 percent over next five years - News
September 04, 2015
VANCOUVER, Wash. Analysts at Markets and Markets say the global X-band radar market for defense, government and commercial applications should grow by about 3.56 percent between 2015 and 2020.
Radar/EW
Space radar contract won by Raytheon - News
September 04, 2015
CAPE COD, Massachusetts. BAE Systems won a U.S. Air Force contract modification to continue operations and maintenance support services for the Air Force Solid State Phased Radar System (SSPARS). Company engineers will continue supporting the Air Force’s 21st Space Wing — the unit responsible for enabling missile warning and space surveillance awareness through 2018.
Radar/EW
Sonar contract for anti-submarine warfare won by Raytheon - News
September 03, 2015
TEWKSBURY, Mass. Raytheon won a U.S. Navy contract valued at $33 million for the production, integration, testing, and delivery of AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) systems for applications such as anti-submarine warfare (ASW).
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