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Comms
Secure data transfer for strict SWaP requirements released by Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions - News
November 05, 2012
WASHINGTON. Engineers at Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions (RTCS) released a secure data transfer solution called Small Format Guard for warfighters in mobile and tactical deployments.
Comms
Raytheon demos Army's SRW airborne and ground radios - News
October 31, 2012
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. Raytheon engineers demonstrated the Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) on ground and airborne radio terminals, enabling warfighters to communicate over disparate networks.
Comms
MILCOM 2012 canceled due to Hurricane Sandy - News
October 28, 2012
ORLANDO, FL. Officials organizing the annual MILCOM conference and exhibition just canceled this year's events due to the travel disruptions being caused by Hurricane Sandy. It was estimated that about 40 percent of the attendees would have to travel from the impacted areas and either be majorly delayed or unable to attend all together.
From The Editor
AUSA Army attendance down - News
October 23, 2012
WASHINGTON. Last year the AUSA Annual Meetings expanded to both floors of the Washington, DC convention center, making it one of the biggest military trade shows in the country. This year it shrunk back a little bit due to the budget cuts and threat of sequestration.
Cyber
Raytheon acquires cybersecurity firm - News
October 22, 2012
GARLAND, Texas. Raytheon officials announced the company purchased Teligy, Inc., a company focuse don developing cybersecurity technology. Technology. The acquisition extends Raytheon’s cybersecurity equipment footprint in vulnerability analysis, wireless communications, reverse engineering, as well as custom kernel software/device driver development.
Comms
New secure laptop computer from General Dynamics enables classified and unclassified data for government users - News
October 17, 2012
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Engineers at General Dynamics C4 Systems released a new Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) secure laptop computer for government and agency workers. The TACLANE-MultiBook laptop is certified by the National Security Agency (NSA) to secure network communications to the Secret level and below.
Unmanned
AFRL sodium guide star laser enables more detailed images of objects in space - News
October 16, 2012
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) engineers began operating a new Boeing-built sodium guide star laser on a telescope at Kirtland Air Force Base. The 50-watt laser will enable AFRL scientists to enhance their acquisition of detailed images of objects in Earth orbit.
Comms
Communications range for Legacy NTDS devices extended with new Sabtech system - News
October 15, 2012
YORBA LINDA, Calif. Sabtech Industries engineers have extended the communications range of its Naval Tactical Data System (NTDS) equipment with a new PowerNet Bridge System. The firmware addition to Sabtech’s PowerNet NTDS to Ethernet Converter builds on this functionality and increases the communications range for legacy equipment beyond maximum MIL-STD-1397C distances.
Radar/EW
Office of Naval Research tasks Raytheon to develop new power architectures for surface ships and submarines - News
October 10, 2012
TEWKSBURY, Mass. Raytheon won two Phase 2 contracts under the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR’s) Compact Power Conversion Technologies (CPCT) program, which looks to improve fuel economy and architectural flexibility on critical mission systems fir future surface ships and submarines. The one-year programs for a Bi-Directional Power Converter and a Power Management Controller will help to reduce equipment footprint and personnel on future naval platforms.
Comms
Radio technology trends and NDIs - Story
October 10, 2012
It seems that Software-Defined Radios (SDRs) are finally here, there, and everywhere, pointing to a trend of Non-Developmental Item (NDI) procurement from here on.
Comms
The SDR technology evolution continues - Story
October 10, 2012
The Software-Defined Radio (SDR) concept is now a mature technology enabling radio functions to be defined in warfighters? radios across the globe, not just in large government programs such as the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS).
Avionics
Training in a virtual world is cost effective - Story
October 10, 2012
Warfighters are spending more time than ever in virtual environments as military leaders take advantage of commercial technology that finds itself in simulators with a realism unheard of 10 years ago - all while saving millions in infrastructure and live training expenses.
Comms
Rugged flash drive has built-in security - Product
October 09, 2012
Engineers at Apacer have designed a rugged flash drive for extreme military environments that comes with built-in security features to prevent enemy eyes from ever seeing the secure data. The 2.5" Serial ATA Flash Drive (SAFD 25P) has ATA secure erase and S.M.A.R.T. functions that basicall...
Radar/EW
VPX SBC building block hastens time-to-market for C4ISR apps - Product
October 09, 2012
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) is a hot focus in mil tech these days, and so is fast time-to-deployment. The good news is that Parvus’ CPU-111-10 6U VPX SBC can act as a ready building block in C4ISR applications, h...
Comms
Vetronics displays help with incremental upgrade path - Product
October 09, 2012
Sometimes taking a huge leap forward in military technologies isn’t reality – technologically or budget-wise – whereas incremental upgrades are often the name of the game. Case(s) in point: GE’s IVD2010 and IVD2015 rugged intelligent vehicle displays, which provide...
Comms
NIST-certified, rugged SSD provides AES encryption and durability - Product
October 09, 2012
With national and technological security as vital concerns, Microsemi’s NIST-certified TRRUST-Stor SSD aims to help government and military officials rest (at least a little bit) easier. Having recently achieved National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) certification for...
Comms
Harris Falcon III radios ordered by NATO country - News
October 09, 2012
MELBOURNE, Fla. Harris Corp. won a $5.1 million order for their Falcon III multiband, multi-mission handheld radios from a NATO nation. The radios will enable line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight tactical communications for the country's armed forces personnel.
Unmanned
Two Global Hawk UAVs fly and refuel in close formation as part of DARPA program - News
October 08, 2012
SAN DIEGO. Two NASA Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) completed the first autonomous aerial refueling between two high-altitude UAVs. Engineers at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Northrop Grumman, and NASA Dryden Flight Research Center have completed these flight demonstrations as part of DARPA's Autonomous High-Altitude Refueling (AHR) program.
Comms
Smartphone, tablets securely connected via collaboration from Raytheon, Twisted Pair Solutions - News
October 03, 2012
SAN DIEGO. Engineers at Raytheon and Twisted Pair Solutions in Seattle have joined hands to develop software that will enable hand held communications across multiple devices.
Avionics
Royal Danish F-16s get night-attack technology from VSI - News
October 02, 2012
SAN JOSE, Calif. Engineers at Vision Systems International (VSI), LLC, will supply the Royal Danish air force (RDAF) with their Night Vision Cueing and Display-Aviator’s Night Vision Imaging Systems (NVCD-ANVIS) technology, which is the night module for the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS).
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