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Comms
Military satellite payload performance demands drive rad-hard electronics - Story
June 01, 2012
Increased ISR and communications bandwidth demands for military satellites are forcing rad-hard electronics designers to pack more and more performance into smaller form factors. Meanwhile, uncertainty reigns in terms of funding for space-based programs out of the DoD and NASA.
Comms
Navigation payload elements powered on in GPS III test bed - News
May 30, 2012
DENVER. Navigation payload elements of the GPS III Non-Flight Satellite were powered on by the Lockheed Martin team that is producing the satellite system. These navigation elements include advanced atomic clocks that improve GPS accuracy, and the Mission Data Unit, which is the heart of the GPS III navigation payload. The test was completed before the integration of the full Navigation Payload Element.
Comms
Secure smartphones and tablets for defense coming from Samsung and General Dynamics - News
May 29, 2012
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. General Dynamics C4 Systems and Samsung are teaming to provide Samsung Approved for Enterprise (SAFE?) smartphones and tablet devices with General Dynamics defense-level information and cyber security technologies. The SAFE tablets and smartphones also have the Samsung Secure Android platform and will a cost-effective commercial technology solution for for military and government agencies, law enforcement and public safety, as well as financial, utility, and other industry personnel who need to be able to browse the Internet and access secure networks.
From The Editor
ITAR compliance is a mission-critical task for defense suppliers - Story
May 25, 2012
Even though the U.S. government is entertaining various forms of export compliance control, defense suppliers must continue to be vigilant when dealing with the ITAR and other export regulations or face multimillion-dollar fines for failing to comply. Meanwhile, potential reforms to spacecraft export rules potentially could be a big win for rad-hard electronics vendors.
From The Editor
ITAR fines can cripple your business - Story
May 25, 2012Export regulations such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), if taken lightly, levy heavy fines for unapproved military exports.
Avionics
New rugged computer system for avionics, C4ISR released by Kontron - News
May 25, 2012
ECHING, Germany. Engineers at Kontron released a new multi-mission rugged computer system called ApexVX -- based on 3U OpenVPX technology -- is designed for avionics and military applications such as precision-guided munitions, mobile military vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, electronic warfare, and C4ISR.
From The Editor
Marine to run 100 miles around Ground Zero on Memorial Day weekend for wounded vets - Other
May 24, 2012
NEW YORK CITY. This Memorial Day Weekend retired Marine Cpl. Brian Gallagher will be running 100 miles in less than 30 hours over May 26-27 around Ground Zero to raise $100,000 for wounded warriors and their families through three charities.
Avionics
Avionics upgrade by Boeing for NATO & U.S. AWACS fleet worth $368 million - News
May 24, 2012
SEATTLE. U.S. Air Force and NATO officials tasked Boeing to create a new design for modernizing the avionics and flight deck of the U.S. and NATO E-3 707 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft fleet ? under a $368 million contract.
Comms
New UK submarine class to be designed by BAE Systems for about $516 million - News
May 23, 2012
BARROW-IN-FURNESS, United Kingdom. The Royal Navy selected BAE Systems to design the next generation of submarines for the United Kingdom. UK Ministry of Defense officials awarded the first design contracts for the Vanguard replacement program to the main industrial partners, BAE Systems Maritime ? Submarines, Babcock, and Rolls-Royce.
Radar/EW
Rugged FPDP recorders for military airborne, ground, and shipboard applications released by Pentek - News
May 22, 2012
UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. Pentek engineers released a high-speed, multi-channel Serial FPDP recorder family called Talon including a rugged portable and rackmount devices as well as a commercial rackmount version. The systems hit aggregate recording rates as fast as 2 Gbytes per second.
Unmanned
Phalanx weapon system to get overhauled by Raytheon - News
May 21, 2012
LOUISVILLE, KY. Raytheon engineers will be upgrading and overhauling nine Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems for a U.S. Navy contract valued at $57.8 million. Under the contract the company also will produce two SeaRAM anti-ship missile defense systems and provide 20 radar upgrade kits.
Radar/EW
New SBC from Trenton uses Intel dual-processor solution - News
May 18, 2012
ATLANTA, GA. A new single-board computer (SBC) for military applications from Trenton Systems ? the BXT7059 -- integrates the Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 family Intel C604 chipset into a dual-processor, PICMG 1.3 design.
Unmanned
New UAS open payload architecture verified in PredatorB/MQ-9 Reaper flight test - News
May 17, 2012
SAN DIEGO. Officials at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), SELEX Galileo, and Cobham Aviation Services joined hands in an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) open payload architecture demonstration for the Sovereign Payload Capability Demonstration (SPCD) that took place at GA-ASI?s Gray Butte Flight Operations Facilities in Palmdale, Calif.
Avionics
Rockwell Collins selects INTEGRITY-178B tuMP RTOS for Shadow UAS mission computer - News
May 16, 2012
SANTA BARBARA, CA. Engineers at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, chose the INTEGRITY-178B Time-Variant Unified Multi Processing (tuMP) multicore operating system from Green Hills Software in Santa Barbara, Calif., for use in their mission computer designed for the RQ-7B Shadow Unmanned Air System (UAS).
Comms
Rugged small form factor router running Cisco IOS released by X-ES - News
May 15, 2012
MIDDLETON, Wis. Cisco officials selected Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) to host the Cisco IOS IP Routing software on the X-ES SFFR, a rugged small form factor router. The router enables mobile ad hoc networking for military and emergency response applications.
A.I.
Army, Raytheon BBN to track metaphors under IARPA research program - News
May 14, 2012
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Officials at the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, or IARPA, through the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), selected Raytheon BBN Technologies to create analysis tools and techniques that enable insights into the underlying beliefs and worldviews revealed by metaphors.
Radar/EW
Mercury solution delivers sensor data directly to coprocessors for electronic warfare applications - News
May 11, 2012
CHELMSFORD, Mass. Engineers at Mercury Computer Systems, Inc., are leveraging technology from NVIDIA for a new product called StreamDirect, that is designed for sensor applications that require significant amounts of signal processing. StreamDirect essentially is an efficient way to deliver streams of sensor data directly to specialized coprocessors such as general purpose graphics processing units (GPGPUs).
Comms
Space vehicle from Alenia Aerospace to use Curtiss-Wright Controls data handling and telemetry subsystems - News
May 10, 2012
CHARLOTTE, NC ? May 8, 2012 ? Alenia Aermacchi S.p.A. in Turin, Italy selected Curtiss-Wright Controls Avionics & Electronics (CWC-AE) division to supply rugged data acquisition subsystems for Alenia?s Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV). Curtiss-Wright Controls engineers will provide their Acra KAM-500, Acra PCM recorder, and Acra network switch for the re-entry vehicle?s data handling and telemetry subsystem for acquiring data to test new re-entry vehicle technologies.
Unmanned
Apache test pilots take out moving targets with DAGR from Lockheed Martin - News
May 09, 2012
ORLANDO, Fla. The Direct Attack Guided Rocket (DAGR) from Lockheed Martin tracked and engaged a moving target from 3.5 kilometers during an Apache helicopter demonstration at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz. Test pilots on an AH-64D Apache shot an inert DAGR round in high winds, designating the target via the helicopter?s lock-on-before-launch mode. The target -- a truck ? was moving at 25 miles per hour.
Unmanned
Sonar upgrade installed on Navy minehunting fleet - News
May 08, 2012
WASHINGTON. Improved sonar detection technology for minehunting operations was installed by Naval Surface Warfare Center engineers on the on USS Guardian (MCM 5) in Sasebo, Japan, its home port. The AN/SQQ-32(V)4 minehunting sonar set is a high-frequency wideband upgrade to the current AN/SQQ-32(V)3 sonar.
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