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Intel's 8XC196 family re-introduced by Rochester Electronics - News
May 16, 2014
NEWBURYPORT, MA. Rochester Electronics officials announced that the company is now a fully-authorized continuing source for the Intel 8XC196 Family of microcontrollers. These MCUs, introduced in 1982 as the Intel MCS-96 family, are most commonly used in modem, motor control, printer, and pattern recognition applications within embedded systems.
Unmanned
Comms
More than 36,000 MMICs delivered for AEHF payloads - News
May 12, 2014
REDONDO BEACH, CA. Northrop Grumman engineers delivered more than 36,000 integrated circuits (ICs) for payloads onboard the U.S. Air Force's fifth and sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellites.
Unmanned
TALON laser-guided rocket certified by Army on Apache helicopter - News
May 09, 2014
TUCSON, AZ. U.S. Army and Raytheon engineers finished the certification process for air worthiness release (AWR) of the TALON Laser-Guided Rocket (LGR) for use on the Apache AH-64D/E Attack helicopter. The AWR certification enables potential operational employment of the TALON weapon system on Army Apaches and Apaches that are part of international fleets.
Unmanned
Ground-based laser takes out small boats in demonstration - News
May 08, 2014
SUNNYVALE, CA. Lockheed Martin engineers tested a prototype laser system -- the Area Defense Anti-Munitions (ADAM) system -- disabling two boats at a range of about 1 mile. These were the system's first tests against maritime targets.
Avionics
Apache sensors to be produced for U.S. Army and Indonesia - News
May 05, 2014
ORLANDO, FL. Lockheed Martin won a $80.6 million Army production contract for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) used on the AH-64 Apache helicopter. Army officials are procuring eight systems and spares and nine systems are being developed for the Indonesian army.
Radar/EW
Software modules for radar-camera sensor integration released by Cambridge Pixel - News
April 30, 2014
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom. Cambridge Pixel engineers announced a new line of software modules for radar and camera security designers to integrate different sensor types into their solutions to reduce development cost and time.
Radar/EW
Modernizations and retrofits highlight DoD FY 2015 budget request - Story
April 29, 2014
The President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 budget request for the Department of Defense (DoD) is not in any sense a wish list for new, high-priced platforms, but more a roadmap for extending the life of current weapons systems, aircraft, and ships through targeted retrofits and upgrades.
Radar/EW
New multi-function processor enhances Tomahawk Block IV guidance system - News
April 29, 2014
TUCSON, AZ. A new multi-function processor from Raytheon was demonstrated to enable the Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile to navigate to and track moving targets that emit radio frequency signals. Raytheon engineers conducted this passive seeker test using a modified Tomahawk Block IV missile nosecone.
Unmanned
Enhanced UAS automation enabled by Lockheed Martin GCS software - News
April 28, 2014
OWEGO, N.Y. Lockheed Martin engineers have developed enhanced automation for their Kestrel flight control systems used in the company's Group 1 family of unmanned aircraft systems. Kestrel works in tandem with Lockheed Martin's mobile Ground Control Station (mGCS) software, which now enables operators to have an intuitive interface, user-friendly touchscreen, and joystick options, and a, that all help to reduce their workload.
Unmanned
DoD unmanned systems report maps out technology development for next 25 years - Story
April 22, 2014
A 25-year roadmap for unmanned systems released by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) earlier this year recommends more open standards and commonality in technology. The report, titled “Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap,” lays ou...
Unmanned
Weather satellite's Solar Ultraviolet Imager payload delivered by Lockheed Martin - News
April 22, 2014
PALO ALTO, CA. Lockheed Martin engineers deployed a new solar analysis payload for scientists to measure and forecast space weather, which can seriously damage satellites, electrical grids, and communications systems back on Earth. Dubbed the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) instrument, the payload was integrated with the first flight vehicle for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, better known as GOES-R.
Unmanned
James Webb Space Telescope gets its Near Infrared Camera - News
April 14, 2014
PALO ALTO, CA. Lockheed Martin engineers and experts at the University of Arizona deployed the primary imaging instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The new Near Infrared Camera, or NIRCam, is now integrated within the heart of the telescope, which is known as the Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM).
Avionics
Verifying safety critical software systems - Product
April 10, 2014
Verocel experts developed a commercial version of their VeroTrace tool, which is an advanced lifecycle management environment that develops, verifies, and certifies multiple software systems. The new commercial version has an enhanced architecture, an Eclipse IDE, and other capabilities so...
Unmanned
Navy to get five more Fire Scout UAVs from Northrop Grumman - News
April 08, 2014
SAN DIEGO. Northrop Grumman engineers have been tasked to build five more U.S. Navy MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters. The unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) enable ship commanders to extend ship intelligence-gathering capabilities well beyond the typical horizon.
Avionics
New, FACE-compliant airborne autonomy system demonstrated by Navy, Lockheed Martin - News
April 07, 2014
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. Engineers at Lockheed Martin and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) completed a demonstration of an unmanned rotorcraft completing an autonomous approach and landing in an unprepared environment via the OPTIMUS mission system from Lockheed Martin. The system improves the aircraft's onboard intelligence enabling it to have advanced mission planning capability that can then be applied to current and future unmanned rotary wing aircraft. It does so by using an open architecture set up for Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) compliance.
Unmanned
Rugged small computer - Product
March 31, 2014
Designers at Small PC Computers developed a new iBrick rugged computer model called SC215ML that is an all-weather Intel i-series computer.
Avionics
Verifying safety critical software systems - Product
March 31, 2014
Verocel experts developed a commercial version of their VeroTrace tool, which is an advanced lifecycle management environment that develops, verifies, and certifies multiple software systems. The new commercial version has an enhanced architecture, an Eclipse IDE, and other capabilities so...
Comms
New interface supports PROFINET v2.3 IRT - Product
March 31, 2014
Innovasic engineers released a new version of the company’s RapID Platform Network Interface for PROFINET IRT and RT connectivity. The new interface supports PROFINET v2.3 and provides cycle times down to 250 µs. Cycle times down to 31.25 µs are supported on the same hardwa...
Radar/EW
Low-power system-on-chip modules - Product
March 31, 2014
Low-power, System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions are enabled by two new QorIQ-based modules from Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. (X-ES).
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