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Comms
Rugged LED lighting for military vehicles - Product
October 13, 2013
Engineers at Truck-Lite in Falconer, NY, developed a round LED headlamp that uses a light delivery method that adopts parabolic reflector technology to generate a smooth, even light output. Truck-Lite’s 27290C and 27291C LED Headlamps utilize metalized reflector optics to enable a cl...
Radar/EW
Big, rugged cabinet for use in rough seas - Product
October 13, 2013
Pentair engineers have designed a ruggedized version of their Schroff VARISTAR cabinet platform that has enhanced vibration resistance - meeting MIL-STD-901D - for protecting sensitive electronic systems during extreme operating conditions often encountered during sea operation.
Unmanned
Rugged, 1.25 mm connectors save space in embedded systems - Product
October 13, 2013
Engineers at Harwin in Salem, NH, are meeting reduced size requirements from their aerospace customers with their Gecko high-reliability connector family based on a 1.25 mm pitch. The low profile G125 series' 1.25 mm pin spacing enables a 35 percent space saving.
Radar/EW
Small-sized SAASM inertial navigation system - Product
October 13, 2013
The Geo-iNAV Selective Availability Anti-spoofing Module (SAASM), designed by engineers at Geodetics Incorporated in San Diego, CA, and distributed by Spectracom in Rochester, NY, is a GPS-aided inertial navigation system used for UAV and Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) navigation and tracking.
Avionics
First Canadian CH-147 Chinook uses glass cockpit from Rockwell Collins - News
October 10, 2013
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA. The first CH-147 Chinook helicopter for Canada's armed forces features a Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) cockpit from Rockwell Collins. Its configuration has an enhanced system architecture and custom pilot-vehicle interface that meets the Canadian DND certification requirements.
From The Editor
VITA leadership changes, industry mergers, acquisitions - Story
October 10, 2013
An era is coming to an end at the VITA Standards Organization (VSO) as Ray Alderman, the organization’s long-term Executive Director, is retiring from his everyday leadership role and becoming Chairman of the VITA Board of Directors. Jerry Gipper, VITA’s current Marketing Director, will take over Alderman’s position effective January 1, 2014. John Rynearson, the Technical Director of VITA, will also be retiring from VITA early next year.
Comms
Maintaining legacy test systems, an obsolescence battle - Story
October 09, 2013
Sequestration is forcing aircraft, ground vehicles, and other military platforms to perform well past their planned operational life, creating obsolescence challenges with their electronics and test and measurement equipment. The Department of Defense (DoD) is also demanding that test systems be compatible with multiple platforms to reduce costs.
Comms
For every soldier, a smartphone - Story
October 09, 2013
Commercial smartphone technology, long thought to be too unsecure or not rugged enough for battlefield use, is gaining support among U.S. military program managers who see it as a cost-effective way to quickly get capability in the hands of warfighters.
Radar/EW
Korean Demilitarised Zone monitored by radar systems from Blighter Surveillance Systems - News
October 09, 2013
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom. South Korean armed forces officials selected Blighter Surveillance Systems to supply the company's Blighter B400 electronic-scanning radars to monitor the Korean Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) -- the buffer zone that stretches 250 kilometers across the Korean peninsula and divides North and South Korea.
Unmanned
Electronic seeker technology for Tomahawk Block IV missile demonstrated by Raytheon - News
October 08, 2013
POINT LOMA, CA. Raytheon engineers finished field testing an advanced Electronic Support Measure (ESM) seeker that is installed in a Block IV Tomahawk missile as part Raytheon's new product improvement program. The ESM uses an antenna and a state-of-the-art processor to find and track moving and fixed emitting targets.
Avionics
Navy F-35C Squadron officially active at Eglin AFB - News
October 03, 2013
FORT WORTH, TX. U.S. Navy officials and members of the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin AFB, FL., officially stood up t VFA-101 Grim Reapers Squadron during ceremonies held this week. VFA-101 pilots will fly the Lockheed Martin F-35C Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Lightning II carrier variant.
Avionics
Curtiss-Wright Controls buys Parvus from Eurotech - News
October 01, 2013
SALT LAKE CITY. Officials at Curtiss-Wright Controls in Charlotte, NC, are adding PC/104 technology to their portfolio with the purchase of Parvus Corp. in Salt Lake City from Italian embedded computer maker Eurotech in Amaro, Italy.
Radar/EW
U.S. Army, UAE award $3.9 billion THAAD contract to Lockheed Martin - News
September 25, 2013
DALLAS. Lockheed Martin engineers will produce elements of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapons System for the Missile Defense Agency and the United Arab Emirates under a $3.9 billion production contract.
Unmanned
Ground sensor network designed by Rockwell Collins for Australian military - News
September 24, 2013
SYDNEY, Australia. Officials at the Australian Defence Forces tasked Rockwell Collins engineers to provide the Patrol Persistent Surveillance System (PPSS) -- made up of imaging, sound, and vibration sensors -- to enable constant monitoring of threats targeting military bases, forward observation posts, and other secure facilities.
Radar/EW
AN/TPY-2 BMD radar's Antenna Equipment Unit completed by Raytheon - News
September 23, 2013
TEWKSBURY, MA. Raytheon engineers finished manufacturing an Antenna Equipment Unit (AEU) for the AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar. The AN/TPY-2 searches, discriminates between threats and non-threats then acquires and tracks threat ballistic missiles as part of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS).
From The Editor
Leadership changes at VITA, Alderman semi-retiring - Other
September 19, 2013
SCOTTSDALE, AZ. An era is coming to an end at the VITA Standards Organization (VSO) as its long-time Executive Director -- Ray Alderman -- is retiring from his everyday leadership role and becoming Chairman of the VITA Board of Directors. Jerry Gipper, VITA's current marketing director, will take over Ray's position effective January 1, 2014. John Rynearson, the Technical Director of VITA, also will be retiring from VITA early next year.
Unmanned
HARM Control Section Modification (HCSM) contract won by Raytheon - News
September 18, 2013
TUCSON, AZ. Raytheon won a $14 million Air Force Lot 2 contract for continuing full rate production of the High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) Control Section Modification (HCSM) upgrade units. This modification adds a GPS receiver as well as an enhanced inertial measurement unit (IMU) for precision navigation to the current HARM. It also has a digital flight computer that fuses targeting solutions from navigation and seeker systems.
Avionics
ISR/strike aircraft -- Scorpion -- debuted by Textron - News
September 17, 2013
PROVIDENCE, R.I. Officials at Textron AirLand, LLC, a joint venture of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) and AirLand Enterprises, LLC, debuted the Scorpion prototype, an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)/strike aircraft platform. The Scorpion is in test phase, with its first flight set to happen before the end of this year.
Radar/EW
Apache radar systems from LONGBOW ordered by Republic of Korea - News
September 13, 2013
LONDON. The Republic of Korea ordered fire control radars (FCRs) for the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter from LONGBOW, LLC, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. It is a foreign military sales contract valued at $51 million. The announcement was made during the DSeI show in London this week.
Comms
Astute Boat 5 submarine Platform Management System delivered by Northrop Grumman - News
September 11, 2013
LONDON. England's Royal navy received the final Platform Management System (PMS) hardware from Northrop Grumman Corp. for the Astute-class series' boat 5 submarine. The announcement was made during the DSeI show in London this week.
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