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Unmanned
Billion dollar missile interceptor contract won by Lockheed Martin - News
July 28, 2015
DALLAS. U.S. and allied military forces are upgrading their missile defense systems under a new $1.5 billion contract awarded to Lockheed Martin for production and delivery of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) missiles.
Radar/EW
Additional electronic warfare won by Lockheed Martin under Navy SEWIP - News
July 27, 2015
SYRACUSE, N.Y. Lockheed Martin won a $154 million U.S. Navy contract to upgrade the fleet’s electronic warfare defenses against anti-ship missiles and other evolving threats under Block 2 of the Navy’s Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP).
Comms
DNA marking of ICs still causing discontent - Story
July 24, 2015
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) caused quite a stir among authorized integrated circuit (IC) suppliers and original component manufacturers (OCMs) in 2013 when - in an effort to mitigate counterfeits - it essentially required them to mark their Federal Supply Class (FSC) 5962 IC parts with plant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) to tag them as authentic. I wrote about the controversy in this space in our December issue with a column titled: "DNA marking for counterfeit parts: problem solver or money pit," that had comments from the DLA and from authorized suppliers affected by the mandate.
Avionics
Navy RNP-RNAV flight management system aligned to FACE standard - News
July 23, 2015
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and Rockwell Collins officials joined hands under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) Required Navigation Performance-Area Navigation (RNP-RNAV) Flight Management System that will enable more software reuse in naval flight systems by being aligned to Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) standard.
Comms
Counterfeit IC threat evolves with spread of clone parts - Story
July 21, 2015
The better government and industry get at detecting counterfeit parts, the better counterfeiters get at fooling detection techniques, especially today with remanufactured or cloned parts adding to the threat. They are an imminent threat as they can permeate military systems, from fighter jets to nuclear submarines, and cause catastrophic failures.
Avionics
Sikorsky acquired by Lockheed Martin - News
July 20, 2015
BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin officials say the company is now in a definitive agreement to buy Sikorsky Aircraft, known for producing military and commercial helicopters, for $9.0 billion.
Unmanned
ISR network web created for French armed forces by Airbus Defence and Space - News
July 20, 2015
MUNICH, Germany. Airbus Defence and Space won a contract from French defense procurement agency, DGA, has to improve the interoperability of its intelligence systems, through the industrialization, deployment, and support of the DOPEC (system for optimizing the use of sensors) and coalition shared data (CSD) systems.
Comms
Cobham releases new rad-hard analog multiplexers - News
July 17, 2015
BOSTON. Cobham Semiconductor Solutions (formerly Aeroflex) released the RHD8541 64-Channel Analog Mux this week at the Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference in Boston this week. The device, part of Cobham's RadHard-by-Design Analog family, is now RHA certified and in QML production.
Avionics
AdaCore's Robert Dewar passes away - Other
July 16, 2015
NEW YORK CITY. AdaCore lost its founder last month and the embedded software community lost one of its most eloquent experts with the passing of Dr. Robert Dewar, AdaCore President. Dr. Dewar succumbed to cancer on June 30, 2015. He was 70.
Comms
Threat of counterfeit parts to defense supply chain getting worse - Story
July 16, 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 proliferation of counterfeit parts in the defense supply chain and how the Department of Defense (DoD) and industry are dealing with it.
Comms
Central control for crew communications - Product
July 14, 2015
The Telephonics NetCom-V system provides crew intercommunications and radio management for a wide range of tactical vehicles, including airborne, ground vehicle, and marine applications.
Comms
Digital communication system aimed at evolving security needs - Product
July 14, 2015
In response to the world’s constantly evolving transmission and communication security needs and to comply with the National Security Agency’s (NSA) Cryptographic Modernization Initiative, Rockwell Collins offers the RT-1939 ARC-210 Generation5 military airborne transceiver/receiver.
Avionics
Flight display replaces several instruments - Product
July 14, 2015
The iSFD, or integrated secondary flight display, system from Meggitt Avionics is an update of the company’s SFD. The updated system, aimed at use in commercial and military fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, displays critical flight information – attitude, altitude and airspeed...
Radar/EW
OpenVPX 3U SBC a fast data processor for common algorithms - Product
July 14, 2015
The AcQ Inducom “Medusa” VPX3424 is a 3U OpenVPX (VITA 65) single board computer (SBC), featuring the T4240 QorIQ processor from Freescale Semiconductor with as much as 12 GB of DDR3 RAM with ECC and a range of fast interconnects.
Avionics
FACE-based tool for military avionics systems - Product
July 14, 2015
Real-Time Innovations (RTI) engineers released the company’s Transport Services Segment (TSS), a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) connectivity software based on the new Technical Standard for Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) edition 2.1. It enables avionics-software devel...
Radar/EW
Digital tuner for space-constrained applications - Product
July 14, 2015
With a frequency range of 2 to 6,200 MHz, the Polaris SI-9150/D4 multichannel wideband digital tuner from DRS Technologies can intercept a wide range of signals of interest, providing a wideband 85 MHz digitized bandpass from each of its up to four channels.
Unmanned
Multirotor drone market to reach $2.28 billion by 2020, market analysts say - News
July 13, 2015
Analysts at Markets and Markets are estimating that multirotor drones market will be $840.21 million this year with a projected CAGR of 22.2 percent reaching $2.28 Billion by 2020.
Cyber
Defending DoD from cyberattacks, getting to the left of the boom - Story
July 09, 2015
In this Q&A with Deon Viergutz, Vice President of Cyber Solutions at Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions in Fort Meade, Md., he discusses the most common cyber attacks against the military, the biggest threats are going forward such as insider attacks, and how Lockheed Martin leverages its Cyber Kill Chain approach to defend against cyberattacks. Edited excerpts follow.
Comms
RF Center of Excellence opened in Denver by Lockheed Martin for satellite and communication applications - News
July 08, 2015
DENVER. Officials at Lockheed Martin have carved out a niche in the Rocky Mountains for their new Radio Frequency (RF) Center of Excellence, which will focus on the development new RF payloads for satellite sensing and communication applications. It will be located at the company's Denver facility.
Comms
Harris reorganizes following Exelis acquisition - News
July 07, 2015
MELBOURNE, Fla. Harris Corp officials today announced it is reorganizing its business segments to enable the integration of Exelis, which it acquired earlier this year.
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