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Comms
Aviation Command & Control System (AC2S) developed by General Dynamics passes critical design review - News
February 05, 2014
SCOTTSDALE, AZ. – A General Dynamics C4 Systems-led team was part of the critical design review of the Aviation Command and Control Subsystem (AC2S), which is a part of the U.S. Marine Corps’ new Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S). Company engineers will now build four AC2S engineering development models (EDM) for use in a CAC2S system for developmental testing and operational assessment.
Radar/EW
Air Force centers to integrate air operations and missile defense with Lockheed Martin software planner - News
February 04, 2014
DENVER. Lockheed Martin engineers developed a software planner that will integrate air operations and missile defense systems, providing the Air Force with the ability to see and better understand dynamic global scenarios. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and is worth about $8 million to provide an air and missile defense planner that will then be integrated into the U.S. Air Force Air Operations Center.
Comms
More Boeing search and rescue radios ordered by Air Force - News
February 03, 2014
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. U.S. Air Force officials ordered 2,550 more Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) radios – which are used in the rescue of downed pilots and other warfighters in dangerous situations. The contract is valued at $24 million.
Radar/EW
Embedded signal processing enables advanced radars and EW systems with low latency - Story
January 29, 2014
Modern radar and electronic warfare designs rely heavily on embedded computing systems that leverage high-speed commercial processors and FPGAs to find every target or signal and enable the warfighter to respond in real time. Meanwhile, signal processing system designers are cutting costs by using parallel compute platforms such as OpenCL that work across multiple chip platforms.
Radar/EW
Radar market promising for embedded computing designers - Story
January 29, 2014
Welcome to our 2014 Radar Issue. Why have an issue focused on radar? Simple: the radar market, along with Electronic Warfare (EW), shows the most promise for embedded-computing system designs.
Radar/EW
AESA radar, electronic warfare upgrades made to Korean military aircraft - News
January 27, 2014
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Raytheon won a contract with BAE Systems to support the Republic of Korea's fleet's upgrade of more than 130 KF-16C/D Block 52 aircraft. As a subcontractor to BAE Systems, Raytheon will provide their Advanced Combat Radar (RACR), the ALR-69A all-digital radar warning receiver, advanced mission computing technology, and weapon systems integration.
Radar/EW
FMC/VPX carrier from Pentek has optical backplane interface - News
January 21, 2014
PHOENIX,. Pentek released a new FMC carrier board that has an optical backplane interface making it ideal for high-level signal processing applications such as radar and Software Defined Radio (SDR). The 3U VPX product -- the Model 5973 -- is the first one from of Pentek's new Flexor line of FMC (FPGA Mezzanine Card) carriers and FMC modules. Pentek released the product this week at the Embedded Tech Trends conference in Phoenix.
Radar/EW
VITA tech healthy, with 3U VPX systems promising long-term growth - Other
January 20, 2014
PHOENIX. The market for VITA standard-based technology is quite healthy with VME still going strong especially in the defense industry. However, over the next five years the VITA standard with the most promise looks to be 3U VPX due to reduced Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) requirements in military systems, according to Toby Colquhoun, Senior Analyst at IHS Electronics & Media. He made his remarks during the Embedded Tech Trends Conference today in Phoenix.
Unmanned
Rocket-based weapon system demonstrated for small ship protection - News
January 17, 2014
YUMA PROVING GROUND, AZ. Engineers at Raytheon and L-3 Communications fired Raytheon-made TALON laser-guided rockets from L-3 remote weapon station designed by L-3 using an LAU-68 launcher. The test demonstrated how small ships can be protected by using the lightweight remote weapon system integrating the already-fielded launcher and sensor systems as well as the TALON missiles.
Comms
Top Secret NSA certification given to TacNet radio from Rockwell Collins - News
January 14, 2014
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA. The TacNet Tactical Radio (TTR) from Rockwell Collins garnered final National Security Agency certification to Top Secret. The TTR enables Link 16 networked communications to new users.
Radar/EW
Software and hardware on Marine Corps AN/TYQ-23(V)4 Command, Control and Communications TAOM getting upgrade from Northrop Grumman - News
January 13, 2014
WOODLAND HILLS, CA. Northrop Grumman won a a U.S. Marine Corps contract to deliver post-production life cycle support for Marine Corp AN/TYQ-23(V)4 Tactical Air Operations Module (TAOM) and related subsystems through this fall.
Radar/EW
Raytheon to provide Advanced Countermeasures Electronic Systems for foreign military sales - News
January 08, 2014
EL SEGUNDO, CA. Raytheon won a contract to provide various full Advanced Countermeasures Electronic Systems (ACES) and Line Replaceable Units (LRU) for support of in-country spares, software sustainment, and other activities at Warner Robins and Eglin Air Force Bases.
Radar/EW
AFRL to use rugged HPEC system from GE - News
January 07, 2014
HUNTSVILLE, AL. Officials at the High Performance Systems Branch (RITB) with the US Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL's) Information Directorate selected computing systems from GE Intelligent Platforms for the development and eventual deployment of advanced neuromorphic architectures and algorithms for implementing adaptive learning, large-scale dynamic data analytics, and reasoning.
Radar/EW
Japanese E-2C Hawkeye program gets extended support from Northrop Grumman - News
December 31, 2013
TOKYO. Northrop Grumman Corp. in Bethpage, NY, signed a five-year deal with AAR Corp. and Sumitomo Corp. in Japan, to expand industrial support for Japan's E-2C Hawkeye program through a "just-in-time" inventory management process.
Comms
Avionics
Air Force gets 300th C-130J Super Hercules - News
December 23, 2013
MARIETTA, GA. The C-130J Super Hercules program saw its 300th aircraft delivered. The latest Super Hercules is an MC-130J Commando II currently assigned to the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command. The Commando II supports missions such as infiltration/exfiltration, in-flight refueling, and aerial delivery and resupply of special operations forces.
Cyber
San Antonio Cyber Center opened by Raytheon - News
December 18, 2013
SAN ANTONIO. Raytheon opened the doors on a new cyber facility in San Antonio, Texas, that combines the company's San Antonio-area cyber professionals with its cyber solutions for government and Department of Defense users.
Comms
Mobile ad hoc networking in a small form factor - Product
December 17, 2013
The Mobile Ad Hoc Networking System (MANET), Wave Relay, from Persistent Systems in New York, NY, is designed to maintain wireless connectivity on the go, in a variety of environments. It is a scalable, wireless network that provides data, video, and voice from peer-to-peer, and provides u...
Comms
Complex military systems require efficient power electronics - Story
December 17, 2013
High density power electronics with high efficiencies ? typically more than 90 percent ? are becoming the defacto requirement for high-end mission critical military platforms such as radar, fighter jets, UAVs, and weapon systems where size, weight, and power are limited. Meanwhile, Gallium Nitride based RF components are beginning to populate military RF applications.
Comms
DNA marking for counterfeit parts: problem solver or money pit? - Story
December 17, 2013
Counterfeit Integrated Circuits (ICs) in the military supply chain that make their way into a weapon system or the avionics of a jet fighter can cause loss of life. Government and industry spend millions of dollars every year to mitigate against counterfeit components entering their supply lines, but it's still a serious threat.
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