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Comms
U.S. Army orders another 13,000 JTRS HMS Rifleman radios - News
August 20, 2012
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. U.S. Army officials ordered another 13,000 Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) AN/PRC-154 Rifleman radios as well as accessory kits from General Dynamics C4 Systems for about $53.9 million. This is the Army?s second order of PRC-154 Rifleman radios, bringing the total to more than 19,000.
Comms
Actuators and rad-hard components from Aeroflex used on Curiosity rover - News
August 17, 2012
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. Actuators for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), which recently landed on on the 4th planet from the Sun were provided by Aeroflex Inc. These Actuators will drive the rover?s wheels, enable steering motion, robotic arm joint motion, camer and high-gain antenna as well as various instrument functions on the Curiosity rover. Curiosity?s mission is to determine whether Mars has ever had the proper conditions to support life.
Radar/EW
Integration tests of MEADS multifunction fire control radar completed in Italy - Other
August 16, 2012
ROME, Italy. Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) International engineers integrated the MEADS Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) with a MEADS battle launcher and manager Pratica di Mare Air Force Base near Rome, Italy. This test series is expected to show that the MEADS TOC can control the MEADS MFCR in coordination with the MEADS Launcher. Demonstrated during the tests were functionalities such as 360-degree target acquisition and track through dedicated flights and other air traffic.
Radar/EW
More Navy Dual Band Radar contracts awarded to Raytheon - News
August 03, 2012
TEWKSBURY, Mass. The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon contracts for the multimission air defense radar -- Dual Band Radar -- for the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) next-generation aircraft carrier. Raytheon engineers will improve the radar system's software to maximize power efficiency and prepare the radar suite for the next testing and evaluation phase.
Unmanned
Unmanned Cargo helicopter gets second deployment extension from U.S. Marine Corps - News
August 02, 2012
WEBSTER FIELD, Md. U.S. Marine Corps officials extended the deployment the of K-MAX Cargo Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) for the second time this year in theater. K-MAX -- a joint effort by Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace ? was to stay in theater through September 30, the end of this fiscal year. Now its service in Afghanistan will extended for an additional six months with an option to extend through September 2013.
Comms
New software defined radio released by DRS Signal Solutions - News
August 01, 2012
ARLINGTON, VA. A new software-defined radio (SDR ? the Picoflexor ? was announced by officials at DRS Signal Solutions, a business unit of DRS Technologies. It uses digital signal processing (DSP) technology such as Xilinx Zynq-7000 EPP devices and iVeia?s Atlas small form factor, low-power processing modules
Radar/EW
Mobile air traffic control radar system for Air Force proposed by ARINC and Lockheed Martin - News
July 31, 2012
SYRACUSE, N.Y. A proposal for a transportable air traffic control (ATC) radar system designed to enable U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard units to quickly establish tactical military or disaster-relief airfield operations was submitted by officials at ARINC and Lockheed Martin.
Comms
Two new rad-hard ICs from Texas Instruments enable power savings - News
July 30, 2012
DALLAS. Engineers at Texas Instruments have developed two new radiation-hardened ICS ? a floating point digital signal processor (DSP) and a 16M SRAM ? that produce power savings and improve FPGA efficiency.
Avionics
Certifying and securing UASs for civilian airspace is more about rules than technology - Story
July 27, 2012
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials have started clearing the way for UASs to enter national airspace, causing a stir about how to assure they are just as safe and secure as manned aircraft.
Unmanned
Smarter sensor processing for UAS payloads - Story
July 27, 2012
UAS payload designers are packing more and more processing capability behind the sensor, enabling more data filtering at the sensor level so only the most important information gets to the commanders in the field, cutting down on communication bottlenecks.
From The Editor
Unmanned aircraft are coming to a sky near you - Story
July 27, 2012
People are not good at change, but one is coming. Though there are still a lot of questions surrounding the use of UAVs in civilian settings, don't be surprised if before long Jimmy is visiting an empty cockpit.
Radar/EW
G/ATOR radar system sent to Wallops Island for developmental testing - News
July 27, 2012
BALTIMORE. The Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) from Northrop Grumman was delivered to Surface Combat Systems Center (SCSC) Wallops Island in Virginia for the beginning developmental test phases. system The final and third phase of developmental test and AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR?s operational assessment will be performed in Yuma, Ariz.
Comms
NSA certification for Soldier Radio Waveform granted on Harris Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio - News
July 25, 2012
MELBOURNE, Fla. Harris Corp. engineers achieved National Security Agency Type-1 certification allowing them to implement the Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) in the company?s Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack tactical radio.
Radar/EW
F-15E Radar Modernization Program gets green light to begin LRIP 2 - News
July 24, 2012
ST. LOUIS. The F-15E Radar Modernization Program (RMP) ? led by Boeing -- was granted approval from the Air Force to begin Low Rate Initial Production 2 (LRIP 2) of 10 APG-82(V)1 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar systems.
Comms
New rad-hard DC-DC converter released by International Rectifier - News
July 23, 2012
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Engineers at International Rectifier released the GHP2815S radiation-hardened (rad-hard) DC-DC converter for space applications. The low voltage, 15V/8A single output device is designed for extended operation in extreme environments such as geostationary earth orbit satellites and deeps space probes.
Avionics
Navy gets second P-8A maritime patrol aircraft from Boeing - News
July 20, 2012
SEATTLE. The U.S. Navy received the second production P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Boeing. The P-8A is one of 13 low rate initial production (LRIP) maritime patrol aircraft being built for the Navy. The aircraft, which will replace the venerable P-13 aircraft performs anti-surface warfare anti-submarine warfare, as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR).
Unmanned
Rugged AdvancedTCA for C4ISR applications - Product
July 19, 2012
Engineers at SANBlaze Technology?s Defense Solutions Group have come up with a rugged AdvancedTCA solution for C4ISR applications such as shipboard, ground, and airborne battle management and communications systems. They have dubbed it the Rugged Compute Platform for Tactical Ops, or...
Radar/EW
RF signal analysis products from D-TA leverage 10 GbE for SIGINT applications - Product
July 19, 2012
Two new software radio solutions from engineers at D-TA Systems Inc., called RFvision-1 and RFvision-2, help enable sensor-independent processing for SIGnals INTelligence (SIGINT), RF spectrum monitoring; ELectronic INTelligence (ELINT); COMmunications INTelligence (COMINT), RF test and me...
Cyber
New GrammaTech code analysis tool works with millions of lines of code - Product
July 19, 2012
Engineers at GrammaTech designed a new tool for code analysis that includes a Google Earth-like zooming feature that enables users to zoom in on individual lines of code in systems that contain as much as 20 million lines of code.
Radar/EW
Small Diameter Bomb II from Raytheon engaged and destroyed target - News
July 19, 2012
WHITE SANDS, N.M. The GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) from Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Ariz., engaged and hit a moving target as part of a flight test at the White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The SDB II is designed to take out moving targets in hazardous weather and through battlefield obscurants.
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