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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).
Radar/EW
New B-2 radar system field installations completed - News
October 01, 2012
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. Engineers at Northrop Grumman Corp. have completed all the field installations of a new radar system from Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems in El Segundo, Calif., for the U.S. Air Force's fleet of B-2 stealth bombers. The radar -- produced for the Air Force's B-2 Radar Modernization Program (RMP) -- has an Advanced Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) antenna, a power supply, and an upgraded receiver/exciter.
Avionics
Lockheed Martin Apache helicopter M-TADS/PNVS team wins Army PBL contract - News
September 25, 2012
ORLANDO, FL. U.S. Army officials awarded Lockheed Martin a $111 million Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract for Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS).
Cyber
SecureOne high assurance program from Rockwell Collins uses tools from AdaCore - News
September 19, 2012
BOSTON. Engineers at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, are using the SPARK Pro and GNAT Pro High-Security solutions from AdaCore for the development of SecureOne Guard, a high assurance cross domain guard for military tactical systems. AdaCore officials made the announcement uring the Design East show in Boston this week.
Avionics
New code analysis tool released by LDRA at Design East - News
September 18, 2012
BOSTON. A new coverage tool for verifying application source code from LDRA, called LDRAcover completed structural testing. It is for companies that have to comply with safety and security certification standards such as DO-178B in avionics an defense applications. LDRA made the announcement this week during the Design East show in Boston.
Avionics
B-1 Bomber avionics displays to get upgrade from Rockwell Collins - News
September 17, 2012
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Boeing officials selected Rockwell Collins to deliver high-resolution 6-by-8-inch color cockpit displays for Air Force B-1 Bomber aircraft. The $21 million contract is part of the Air Force’s Integrated Battle Station Program.
Comms
Inertial Navigation System Eurofighter Tranche 3 to be supplied by Northrop Grumman - News
September 12, 2012
POMEZIA, Italy. Officials at Alenia Aermacchi and the Eurofighter Consortium selected Northrop Grumman Corp. to deliver inertial and satellite navigation systems for the Tranche 3 of the Eurofighter Typhoon multirole combat fighter aircraft.
Radar/EW
Rugged video display released by Curtiss-Wright - News
September 10, 2012
LAINDON, United Kingdom. Engineers at Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions (CWCDS), have designed a new rugged widescreen display -- the Skyquest AVDU4300. The 17-inch device has full 1080p resolution and is designed for military and law enforcement applications.
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